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States Minutes 13th May 2010

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THE STATES assembled on Thursday 13th May 2010, at 09.30 a.m. under the Presidency of the Deputy Bailiff , William James Bailhache , Esquire. __________________

All members were present at roll call with the exception of –

Senator Philip Francis Cyril Ozouf – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.37 a.m.)

Senator Sarah Craig Ferguson – en défaut (défaut raised at 10.11 a.m.)

Senator Alan John Henry Maclean – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.38 a.m.)

Connétable Daniel John Murphy of Grouville – excused attendance (arrived in the Chamber at 12.30 p.m.) Connétable Silvanus Arthur Yates of St. Martin ill

Connétable John Martin Refault of St. Peter – absent on States business

Deputy Roy George Le Hérissier of St. Saviour – excused attendance (arrived in the Chamber at 10.54 a.m.) Deputy John Benjamin Fox of St. Helier – absent on States business

Deputy Collin Hedley Egré of St. Peter – excused attendance (arrived in the Chamber at 10.31 a.m.) Deputy Sean Seamus Patrick Augustine Power of St. Brelade – absent on States business

Deputy Anne Teresa Dupré of St. Clement – absent on States business

__________________

Prayers __________________

Notification of lodged propositions

North of Town Masterplan (P.57/2010): amendment.  P.57/2010. Lodged: 13th May 2010.  Amd. Connétable of St. Helier .

Millennium Town Park: commencement in 2010 P.42/2010

THE STATES resumed consideration of a proposition of the Connétable of St. Helier concerning the commencement of the Millennium Town Park and, adopting an amendment of the Council of Ministers, agreed that in paragraph (b), for the words "in their entirety and no part of the site should be developed for housing or other uses" there should be substituted the words "subject to the outcome of the debate on the North of Town Masterplan"

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 28   CONTRE: 18  ABSTAIN: 0

Senator T.A. Le Sueur   Senator A. Breckon

Senator P.F. Routier   Connétable of St. Helier Senator P.F.C. Ozouf   Connétable of St. John Senator T.J. Le Main   Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Senator B.E. Shenton   Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Senator F.E. Cohen   Deputy G.P. Southern (H)

177   Price code: B

STATES MINUTES

Senator J.L. Perchard Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator A.J.D. Maclean Senator B.I. Le Marquand Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of Trinity Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Mary Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy of St. Martin

Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy of St. Peter

Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy of Trinity

Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy I.J. Gorst (C) Deputy A.E. Jeune (B) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S)


13th May 2010

Deputy of Grouville

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)

Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy S. Pitman (H)

Deputy of St. John

Deputy M. Tadier (B)

Deputy of St. Mary

Deputy T.M. Pitman (H)

Deputy M.R. Higgins (H)

Deputy A.K.F. Green (H)

Deputy D.J. De Sousa (H)

Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)

THE STATES, having resumed consideration of the proposition of the Connétable of St. Helier concerning the commencement of the Millennium Town Park, as amended, adopted a proposition of Deputy Jeremy Martin Macon of St. Saviour that the meeting should adjourn for lunch.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 37 CONTRE: 7 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator B.E. Shenton Senator F.E. Cohen

Senator J.L. Perchard Senator A. Breckon

Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator A.J.D. Maclean Senator B.I. Le Marquand Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Mary Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy of Grouville

Deputy of St. Peter

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L)


Senator P.F. Routier

Senator P.F.C. Ozouf

Senator T.J. Le Main

Connétable of St. Ouen

Connétable of Grouville

Deputy of St. Martin

Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S)

Deputy of Trinity

Deputy S. Pitman (H) Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy I.J. Gorst (C) Deputy of St. John Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy A.E. Jeune (B) Deputy of St. Mary Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy D.J. De Sousa (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)

Changes in Presidency

The Deputy Bailiff retired from the Chair during consideration of the proposition of the proposition of the Connétable of St. Helier entitled Millennium Town Park: commencement in 2010' (P.42/2010) and the meeting continued under the presidency of Mrs. Anne Helen Harris , Deputy Greffier of the States until his return. The States re-assembled after the lunch adjournment under the Presidency of Mrs. Anne Helen Harris , Deputy Greffier of the States.

Roll call

Following the lunchtime adjournment the Presiding Officer, in accordance with Standing Order 56(2), directed that elected members be summoned as the Assembly was inquorate. In accordance with Standing Order 56(2), having allowed such time as she considered reasonable for elected members to return to the Chamber, the Presiding Officer asked the Assistant Greffier to call the roll, as she believed that the States remained inquorate. The following members who had been marked as present during the morning were absent from the Chamber for this second roll call –

Senator Terence Augustine Le Sueur

Senator Philip Francis Cyril Ozouf

Senator Ben Edward Shenton

Senator Frederick Ellyer Cohen

Senator Sarah Craig Ferguson

Senator Alan John Henry Maclean

Connétable Michael Keith Jackson of St. Brelade Connétable Graeme Frank Butcher of St. John

Connétable Leonard Norman of St. Clement

Deputy Judith Ann Martin of St. Helier

Deputy Carolyn Fiona Labey of Grouville

Deputy Collin Hedley Egré of St. Peter

Deputy John Alexander Nicholas Le Fondré of St. Lawrence Deputy Shona Pitman of St. Helier

Deputy Kevin Charles Lewis of St. Saviour

Deputy Trevor Mark Pitman

Deputy Edward James Noel of St. Lawrence

Millennium Town Park: commencement in 2010 P.42/2010

THE STATES, having resumed consideration of the proposition of the Connétable of St. Helier concerning the commencement of the Millennium Town Park, as amended, agreed –

  1. that work to create the Millennium Town Park should commence in 2010 beginning with the remediation of the contaminated land, and public consultation over the design of the park;
  2. that the Millennium Town Park should extend over both sites known as Gas Place car park and the Talman land, subject to the outcome of the debate on the North of Town Masterplan;
  3. to request the Council of Ministers to take all necessary steps to bring the Millennium Town Park project to completion within the available funds by the end of 2011.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 27 CONTRE: 15 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator P.F. Routier Senator T.J. Le Main Senator B.E. Shenton Senator F.E. Cohen Senator J.L. Perchard Senator A. Breckon Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator A.J.D. Maclean Senator B.I. Le Marquand Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of Trinity Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Mary Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy of St. Martin Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy of Grouville Deputy of Trinity

Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy I.J. Gorst (C) Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy of St. Mary

Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S)


Connétable of St. Helier

Connétable of St. John

Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.A. Martin (H)

Deputy G.P. Southern (H)

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)

Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy S. Pitman (H)

Deputy of St. John

Deputy A.E. Jeune (B)

Deputy T.M. Pitman (H)

Deputy M.R. Higgins (H)

Deputy A.K.F. Green (H)

Deputy D.J. De Sousa (H)

Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)

The Deputy of St. John , in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 106(b), declared an interest not being of a direct financial nature, but remained in the Chamber for the duration of the debate.

The Connétable of St. Saviour , in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 106(1)(a), declared an interest and withdrew from the Chamber for the duration of the debate.

Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority: proposal to grant a Postal Operator's licence P.44/2010

THE STATES, adopting a proposition of Deputy Geoffrey Peter Southern of St. Helier , requested the Minister for Economic Development to request the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority (JCRA) to extend the period of consultation over the granting of postal licences to Citipost and HubEurope so that members could be fully informed of the consequences of such action by the JCRA.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 39   CONTRE: 2  ABSTAIN: 1

Senator T.A. Le Sueur   Senator S.C. Ferguson   Connétable of St. Mary Senator P.F. Routier   Deputy of Trinity

Senator T.J. Le Main

Senator B.E. Shenton

Senator F.E. Cohen

Senator J.L. Perchard

Senator A. Breckon

Senator A.J.D. Maclean

Senator B.I. Le Marquand

Connétable of Trinity

Connétable of Grouville

Connétable of St. Brelade

Connétable of St. John

Connétable of St. Saviour

Connétable of St. Lawrence

Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S)

Deputy of St. Martin

Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S)

Deputy J.A. Martin (H)

Deputy G.P. Southern (H)

Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy of Grouville

Deputy of St. Peter

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)

Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H)

Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L)

Deputy S. Pitman (H)

Deputy K.C. Lewis (S)

Deputy I.J. Gorst (C)

Deputy of St. John

Deputy M. Tadier (B)

Deputy A.E. Jeune (B)

Deputy of St. Mary

Deputy T.M. Pitman (H)

Deputy E.J. Noel (L)

Deputy T.A. Vallois (S)

Deputy M.R. Higgins (H)

Deputy A.K.F. Green (H)

Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)

Jersey Child Care Trust: appointment of Chairman P.47/2010

THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture, approved the re- appointment of Mr. Geoffrey Colin Powell, CBE as Chairman of the Jersey Child Care Trust until 31st December 2011.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 38 CONTRE: 0 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator T.A. Le Sueur Senator P.F. Routier

Senator T.J. Le Main Senator B.E. Shenton Senator J.L. Perchard Senator A. Breckon

Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator B.I. Le Marquand Connétable of Trinity Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Saviour Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Mary Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy of St. Martin

Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy of Grouville

Deputy of St. Peter

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy of Trinity

Deputy S. Pitman (H) Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy I.J. Gorst (C) Deputy of St. John

Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy A.E. Jeune (B) Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)

Changes in Presidency

Mrs Anne Helen Harris , Deputy Greffier of the States, retired from the Chair during consideration of the proposition of the proposition of the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture entitled Jersey Child Care Trust: appointment of Chairman' (P.47/2010) and the meeting continued under the presidency of the Deputy Bailiff .

Arrangement of public business for future meetings

THE STATES agreed the following arrangement of public business for future meetings proposed, as amended,  by  the  Chairman  of  the  Privileges  and  Procedures  Committee  in  accordance  with  the provisions of Standing Order 88(3) –

25th May 2010

Strategy for dealing with young offenders: establishment of Working Group.  P.201/2009. Lodged: 27th November 2009.

Deputy T.M. Pitman of St. Helier .

Strategy for dealing with young offenders: establishment of Working Group  P.201/2009. (P.201/2009) – comments.  Com. Presented: 24th December 2009.

Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel.

Strategy for dealing with young offenders: establishment of Working Group  P.201/2009. (P.201/2009) – comments.  Com.(2) Presented: 18th January 2010.

Council of Ministers.

Strategy for dealing with young offenders: establishment of Working Group  P.201/2009. (P.201/2009) – comments.  Com.(3) Presented: 19th January 2010.

Minister for Home Affairs.

Island Plan 2002: H3 Site No. 8, Field 1248 and Channel Television Site.  P.10/2010. Lodged: 2nd February 2010.

Deputy J.A. Hilton of St. Helier .

Health and Social Services Department: Management Improvement Plan.  P.31/2010. Lodged: 17th March 2010.

Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier of St. Saviour .

Health and Social Services Department: Management Improvement Plan  P.31/2010. (P.31/2010) – comments.  Com. Presented: 10th May 2010.

Minister for Health and Social Services.

Draft Amendment (No. 13) of the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey.  P.40/2010. Lodged: 1st April 2010.

Privileges and Procedures Committee.

Draft Incorporated Limited Partnerships (Jersey) Law 201-.  P.45/2010. Lodged: 13th April 2010.

Minister for Economic Development.

Draft Separate Limited Partnerships (Jersey) Law 201-.  P.46/2010. Lodged: 13th April 2010.

Minister for Economic Development.

Jersey Financial Services Commission: appointment of Commissioner.  P.58/2010. Lodged: 11th May 2010.

Minister for Economic Development.

Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme Committee of Management:  P.60/2010. membership.

Lodged: 11th May 2010.

Chief Minister.

8th June 2010

User Pays' Charges: issuing of animal health export and associated certificates.  P.25/2010. Lodged: 5th March 2010.

Minister for Planning and Environment.

Ratification of a Double Taxation Agreement between the States of Jersey and the  P.50/2010. Government of Malta.

Lodged: 20th April 2010.

Chief Minister.

Draft Taxation (Double Taxation) (Jersey) Regulations 201-.  P.51/2010. Lodged: 20th April 2010.

Chief Minister.

Field 633, St. Peter and procedure for Island Plan H3 sites.  P.52/2010. Lodged: 20th April 2010.

Minister for Planning and Environment.

22nd June 2010

Property and Infrastructure Regeneration: the States of Jersey Development  P.79/2009. Company Limited (as amended).  (re-issue) Lodged: 2nd June 2009.

Council of Ministers.

Property and Infrastructure Regeneration: the States of Jersey Development  P.79/2009. Company Limited (P.79/2009) – fourth amendment.  Amd.(4) Lodged: 14th January 2010.

Senator J.L. Perchard.

Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police Force: appointment.  P.30/2010. Lodged: 16th March 2010.

Minister for Home Affairs.

Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police Force: appointment (P.30/2010) –  P.30/2010. comments.  Com. Presented: 8th April 2010.

Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel.

Chief Officer of States of Jersey Police: appointment process.  P.33/2010. Lodged: 23rd March 2010.

Deputy of St. Martin .

Chief Officer of States of Jersey Police: appointment process (P.33/2010) –  P.33/2010. amendment.  Amd. Lodged: 13th April 2010.

Minister for Home Affairs.

Draft Supply of Goods and Services (Amendment) (Jersey) Regulations 201-.  P.53/2010. Lodged: 28th April 2010.

Minister for Economic Development.

Draft Mental Health (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 201-.  P.55/2010. Lodged: 6th May 2010.

Minister for Health and Social Services.

Draft States of Jersey (Period for Election) (Jersey) Regulations 201-.  P.56/2010. Lodged: 10th May 2010.

Privileges and Procedures Committee.

North of Town Masterplan.  P.57/2010. Lodged: 11th May 2010.

Minister for Planning and Environment.

North of Town Masterplan (P.57/2010): amendment.  P.57/2010. Lodged: 13th May 2010.  Amd. Connétable of St. Helier .

Jersey Red Ensign: optional use for ships registered in Jersey.  P.59/2010. Lodged: 11th May 2010.

Minister for Economic Development.

6th July 2010

Island Plan 2002: Field 622, St. Ouen – rezoning.  P.48/2010. Lodged: 19th April 2010.

Connétable of St. Ouen .

Samarès Nursery site, St. Clement : removal from draft Island Plan – petition.  P.49/2010. Lodged: 20th April 2010.

Connétable of St. Clement .

Housing Development Fund: cost/benefit analysis.  P.61/2010. Lodged: 12th May 2010.

Senator A. Breckon.

THE STATES rose at 3.34 p.m.

A.H. HARRIS Deputy Greffier of the States