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THE STATES assembled on Tuesday 14th September 2010, at 09.30 a.m. under the Presidency of the Bailiff ,
Michael Cameron St. John Birt Esquire. __________________
His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant-General Andrew Peter Ridgway, C.B., C.B.E., was present.
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All members were present at roll call with the exception of –
Connétable Alan Simon Crowcroft of St. Helier – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.59 a.m.) Connétable Juliette Gallichan of St. Mary – excused attendance
Deputy Roy George Le Hérissier of St. Saviour – absent on States business
Deputy Shona Pitman of St. Helier – ill
Deputy Kevin Charles Lewis of St. Saviour – absent on States business
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Prayers __________________
Withdrawal of lodged propositions
THE STATES noted that, in accordance with Standing Order 34(1), the proposers of the following propositions lodged "au Greffe" had informed the Greffier of the States that they had been withdrawn –
Draft Annual Business Plan 2011 (P.99/2010): seventh amendment (paragraphs 1–3, P.99/2010. 6–15, 18–22, 25–27, 30–39, 42–46). Amd.(7) Lodged: 24th August 2010.
Senator B.E. Shenton.
Draft Annual Business Plan 2011 (P.99/2010): ninth amendment (paragraph 2). P.99/2010. Lodged: 27th August 2010. Amd.(9) Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel.
Draft Annual Business Plan 2011 P.99/2010
THE STATES commenced consideration of paragraph (a) of a proposition of the Chief Minister concerning the Draft Annual Business Plan 2011 and rejected an amendment of the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel (Amendment 9, paragraph 1), that after the words "withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2011" there should be inserted the words –
", except that the proposed total net revenue expenditure of £652,881,000 shall be reduced to £647,881,000 and that the net revenue expenditure of the ministerial departments as set out in the said Summary Table A shall be reduced on a pro-rata basis to achieve this £5,000,000 reduction as shown in the Summary Table A amended for Ministerial Departments (excluding Grant to the Overseas Aid Commission and Central Allocations for Treasury and Resources) set out below –
321 Price code: B
Summary Table A amended for Ministerial Departments (excluding Grant to the Overseas Aid Commission and Central Allocations for Treasury and Resources)
2011 2011 2011 Revised Gross Income Revised Net
Revenue Allocation Expenditure States Funded Bodies Expenditure Allocation
£ £ £
Ministerial Departments
Chief Minister 5,545,841 (493,000) 5,052,841 Economic Development 17,424,680 (1,475,000) 15,949,680 Education Sport and Culture 116,199,606 (16,904,000) 99,295,606 Health and Social Services 186,373,798 (20,118,000) 166,255,798 Home Affairs 49,670,364 (1,706,000) 47,964,364 Housing 17,127,883 (38,184,000) (21,056,117) Planning & Environment 10,316,435 (3,644,000) 6,672,435 Social Security 176,958,673 (3,335,000) 173,623,673 Transport and Technical Services 46,687,501 (18,602,000) 28,085,501 Treasury & Resources (Dept alloc.) 47,399,219 (7,712,000) 39,687,219
TOTALS FOR THESE
MINISTERIAL DEPARTMENTS 673,704,000 (112,173,000) 561,531,000
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 23 CONTRE: 25 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator B.E. Shenton Senator J.L. Perchard Senator A. Breckon
Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator F. du H. Le Gresley Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of Trinity Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Saviour Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Lawrence Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy of St. Martin Deputy J.B. Fox (H) Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy of Grouville Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy of St. John
Deputy T.A. Vallois (S)
Senator T.A. Le Sueur
Senator P.F. Routier
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf
Senator F.E. Cohen
Senator A.J.H. Maclean
Senator B.I. Le Marquand
Connétable of St. Ouen
Connétable of St. Brelade
Connétable of St. Martin
Connétable of St. Peter
Deputy G.P. Southern (H)
Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)
Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy of Trinity
Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B)
Deputy I.J. Gorst (C)
Deputy M. Tadier (B)
Deputy A.E. Jeune (B)
Deputy of St. Mary
Deputy T.M. Pitman (H)
Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.T. Dupré (C) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy E.J. Noel (L)
Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy D.J. De Sousa (H)
THE STATES commenced consideration of an amendment of the Deputy of St. Mary (Amendment 13, paragraph 1), that in paragraph (a) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2011, after the words "withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2011" there should be inserted the words –
"except that the net revenue expenditure of the Chief Minister's Department shall be increased by –
- £24,000 in order to maintain the ability of the Law Draftsman's Department to recruit as required, and not proceed with the Comprehensive Spending Review proposal on page 62 of the Plan CMD-S4 "Reduce recruitment budget for the Law Draftsman" and;
- £26,700 in order to maintain the budget for the Legislation Advisory Panel, and not proceed with the Comprehensive Spending Review proposal on page 62 of the Plan CMD-S5 "Reduce the Legal (sic) Advisory Panel budget",
and the net revenue expenditure of the Treasury and Resources Department shall be decreased by the same amount by reducing the allocation for Restructuring Costs.".
THE STATES, following discussion, granted leave to the Deputy of St. Mary to withdraw his amendment (Amendment 13, paragraph 1) to paragraph (a) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2011.
THE STATES commenced consideration of an amendment of the Deputy of St. Mary (Amendment 13, paragraph 2) that in paragraph (a) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2011, after the words "withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2011" there should be inserted the words –
"except that the net revenue expenditure of the Economic Development Department shall be increased by £204,000 in order to maintain the normal functioning of the Department and not proceed with the Comprehensive Spending Review proposal on page 62 of the Plan ED-S3 "Overheads – Efficiency Savings" and the net revenue expenditure of the Treasury and Resources Department shall be decreased by the same amount by reducing the allocation for Restructuring Costs.".
THE STATES, following discussion, granted leave to the Deputy of St. Mary to withdraw his amendment (Amendment 13, paragraph 2) to paragraph (a) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2011.
THE STATES rejected an amendment of the Deputy of St. Mary (Amendment 15, paragraph 1), that in paragraph (a) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2011, after the words "withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2011" there should be inserted the words –
"except that the net revenue expenditure of the Economic Development Department shall be increased by £175,000 in order to maintain the level of support for tourism marketing and PR and not proceed with the Comprehensive Spending Review proposal on page 62 of the Plan ED-S5 "Reduction in funding for Route Development, destination marketing and PR" and the net revenue expenditure of the Treasury and Resources Department shall be decreased by the same amount by reducing the allocation for Restructuring Costs."
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 10 CONTRE: 37 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator A. Breckon
Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy of St. Mary
Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy A.T. Dupré (C) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy D.J. De Sousa (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)
Senator T.A. Le Sueur
Senator P.F. Routier
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf
Senator B.E. Shenton
Senator F.E. Cohen
Senator J.L. Perchard
Senator S.C. Ferguson
Senator A.J.H. Maclean
Senator B.I. Le Marquand
Senator F. du H. Le Gresley Connétable of St. Ouen
Connétable of St. Helier
Connétable of Trinity
Connétable of Grouville
Connétable of St. Brelade
Connétable of St. Martin
Connétable of St. John
Connétable of St. Saviour
Connétable of St. Clement
Connétable of St. Peter
Connétable of St. Lawrence Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S)
Deputy of St. Martin
Deputy J.B. Fox (H)
Deputy J.A. Martin (H)
Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)
Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy of Trinity
Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B)
Deputy I.J. Gorst (C)
Deputy of St. John
Deputy A.E. Jeune (B)
Deputy E.J. Noel (L)
Deputy T.A. Vallois (S)
Deputy A.K.F. Green (H)
THE STATES rejected an amendment of the Deputy of St. Mary (Amendment 15, paragraph 2), that in paragraph (a) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2011, after the words "withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2011" there should be inserted the words –
"except that the net revenue expenditure of the Economic Development Department shall be increased by £500,000 in order to allow the department to promote the island more effectively".
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 8 CONTRE: 39 ABSTAIN: 0
Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy of St. Mary
Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy D.J. De Sousa (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)
Senator T.A. Le Sueur
Senator P.F. Routier
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf
Senator B.E. Shenton
Senator F.E. Cohen
Senator J.L. Perchard
Senator A. Breckon
Senator S.C. Ferguson
Senator A.J.H. Maclean
Senator B.I. Le Marquand
Senator F.du H. Le Gresley
Connétable of St. Ouen
Connétable of St. Helier
Connétable of Trinity
Connétable of Grouville
Connétable of St. Brelade
Connétable of St. Martin
Connétable of St. John
Connétable of St. Saviour
Connétable of St. Clement
Connétable of St. Peter
Connétable of St. Lawrence Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S)
Deputy of St. Martin
Deputy J.B. Fox (H)
Deputy J.A. Martin (H)
Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)
Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy of Trinity
Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B)
Deputy I.J. Gorst (C)
Deputy of St. John
Deputy A.E. Jeune (B)
Deputy A.T. Dupré (C)
Deputy E.J. Noel (L)
Deputy T.A. Vallois (S)
Deputy A.K.F. Green (H)
THE STATES commenced consideration of an amendment of Deputy Geoffrey Peter Southern of St. Helier (Amendment 4, paragraph 1) to paragraph (a) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2011, that after the words "withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2011" there should be inserted the words –
"except that the net revenue expenditure of the Economic Development Department shall be increased by –
- £138,000 in order to maintain the level of support for tourism events and not proceed with the Comprehensive Spending Review proposal on page 62 of the Plan ED-S6 "Reduction in grants to events" and;
- £36,000 in order to maintain service levels inJersey Tourism Visitor Services and not proceed with the Comprehensive Spending Review proposal on page 62 of the Plan ED-S7 "Reduced opening hours inJersey Tourism Visitor Services reception",
and the net revenue expenditure of the Treasury and Resources Department shall be decreased by the same amount by reducing the allocation for Restructuring Costs."
THE STATES, following discussion, granted leave to Deputy Geoffrey Peter Southern of St. Helier to withdraw paragraph (b) of his amendment (Amendment 4, paragraph 1) to paragraph (a) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2011.
THE STATES rejected an amendment of Deputy Geoffrey Peter Southern of St. Helier (Amendment 4, paragraph 1 as amended) to paragraph (a) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2011, that after the words "withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2011" there should be inserted the words –
"except that the net revenue expenditure of the Economic Development Department shall be increased by –
(a) £138,000 in order to maintain the level of support for tourism events and not proceed with the Comprehensive Spending Review proposal on page 62 of the Plan ED-S6 "Reduction in grants to events" and the net revenue expenditure of the Treasury and Resources Department shall be decreased by the same amount by reducing the allocation for Restructuring Costs."
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 12 CONTRE: 32 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator A. Breckon
Senator F. du H. Le Gresley Deputy of St. Martin Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy of St. Mary
Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy A.T. Dupré (C) Deputy D.J. De Sousa (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)
Senator T.A. Le Sueur
Senator P.F. Routier
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf
Senator B.E. Shenton
Senator F.E. Cohen
Senator J.L. Perchard
Senator S.C. Ferguson
Senator A.J.H. Maclean
Senator B.I. Le Marquand
Connétable of St. Ouen
Connétable of St. Helier
Connétable of Trinity
Connétable of Grouville
Connétable of St. Brelade
Connétable of St. John
Connétable of St. Saviour
Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Peter
Connétable of St. Lawrence Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S)
Deputy J.B. Fox (H)
Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)
Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy of Trinity
Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B)
Deputy I.J. Gorst (C)
Deputy of St. John
Deputy A.E. Jeune (B)
Deputy E.J. Noel (L)
Deputy A.K.F. Green (H)
In accordance with Standing Order 106(1)(b) Deputy Jeremy Martin Maçon of St. Saviour declared an interest but remained in the Chamber for the duration of the debate.
THE STATES commenced consideration of an amendment of Deputy Geoffrey Peter Southern of St. Helier (Amendment 4, paragraph 3) to paragraph (a) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2011, that after the words "withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2011" there should be inserted the words –
After the words "withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2011" there should be inserted the words –
"except that the net revenue expenditure of the Economic Development Department shall be increased by £183,000 in order to maintain support for the provision of school milk and not proceed with the Comprehensive Spending Review proposal on page 62 of the Plan EDS-13 "Cease funding to subsidise the provision of school milk" and the net revenue expenditure of the Treasury and Resources Department shall be decreased by the same amount by reducing the allocation for Restructuring Costs.".
Senator James Leslie Perchard declared an interest and withdrew from the Chamber during consideration of the amendment of Deputy Geoffrey Peter Southern of St. Helier (Amendment 4, paragraph 3) to paragraph (a) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2011 (P.99/2010).
Changes in Presidency
The Bailiff retired from the Chamber during consideration of the amendment of the Deputy of St. Mary (Amendment 13, paragraph 1) to paragraph (a) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2011 (P.99/2010) and the meeting continued under the presidency of Mr. Michael Nelson de la Haye, Greffier of the States. The Bailiff resumed the presidency during the consideration of the amendment of the Deputy of St. Mary (Amendment 15, paragraphs 1 and 2) to paragraph (a) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2011 (P.99/2010).
Adjournment
THE STATES adjourned, having agreed to reconvene on Wednesday 15th September 2010 to continue consideration of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2011 (P.99/2010) and the outstanding items of public business.
THE STATES rose at 6.35 p.m.
M.N. DE LA HAYE Greffier of the States