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THE STATES assembled on Wednesday 15th September 2010, at 09.30 a.m. under the Presidency of the Bailiff ,
Michael Cameron St. John Birt Esquire. __________________
All members were present at roll call with the exception of –
Senator Terence John Le Main – ill
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 __________________
Documents presented or laid
Property and Infrastructure Regeneration: the States of Jersey Development Company P.73/2010. Limited (P.73/2010) – amendment (P.73/2010 Amd.) – comments. Amd.Com. Presented: 15th September 2010.
Council of Ministers.
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proposers of the following propositions lodged "au Greffe" had informed the Greffier of the States that they had been withdrawn –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 4 P.99/2010. and 5). Amd.(7) Lodged: 24th August 2010.
Senator B.E. Shenton.
Draft Annual Business Plan 2011 (P.99/2010): eighth amendment (paragraph 1). P.99/2010. Lodged: 24th August 2010. Amd.(8) Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel.
Draft Annual Business Plan 2011 P.99/2010
THE STATES resumed consideration of paragraph (a) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2011 (P.99/2010) and an amendment of Deputy Geoffrey Peter Southern of St. Helier (Amendment 4, paragraph 3).
THE STATES rejected the amendment of Deputy Geoffrey Peter Southern of St. Helier (Amendment 4, paragraph 3) that after the words "withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2011" there should be inserted the words –
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"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."
Members voted as follows –
POUR: 14 CONTRE: 30 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator A. Breckon Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. John Deputy of St. Martin Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of Grouville
Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy of St. John
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 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 Trinity
Connétable of Grouville
Connétable of St. Brelade
Connétable of St. Martin
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 of Trinity
Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy I.J. Gorst (C)
Deputy A.E. Jeune (B)
Deputy A.T. Dupré (C)
Deputy E.J. Noel (L)
Deputy A.K.F. Green (H)
Following the rejection of paragraph 3 of the amendment of Deputy Geoffrey Peter Southern of St. Helier (Amendment 4, paragraph 3), the Deputy Bailiff informed the Assembly that paragraph 4 of the same amendment was deemed to have been withdrawn.
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).
THE STATES rejected an amendment of Deputy Geoffrey Peter Southern of St. Helier (Amendment 4, paragraph 2) 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 decreased by £400,000 in order to reduce the level of support for Jersey Finance Limited and not proceed with the Comprehensive Spending Review proposal on page 62 of the Plan ED-S8 "Additional support for JFL".
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 23 CONTRE: 25 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator B.E. Shenton Senator J.L. Perchard Senator A. Breckon
Senator F. du H. Le Gresley Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Lawrence Deputy of St. Martin Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of Grouville Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy of St. Mary
Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) 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)
Senator T.A. Le Sueur
Senator P.F. Routier
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf
Senator F.E. Cohen
Senator S.C. Ferguson
Senator A.J.H. Maclean
Senator B.I. Le Marquand
Connétable of St. Ouen
Connétable of Trinity
Connétable of St. Brelade
Connétable of St. Martin
Connétable of St. Saviour
Connétable of St. Clement
Connétable of St. Peter
Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S)
Deputy J.B. Fox (H)
Deputy of St. Ouen
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)
In accordance with Standing Order 106(1)(b) Deputy Ian Joseph Gorst of St. Helier declared an interest but remained in the Chamber for the duration of the debate.
THE STATES rejected an amendment of the Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel (Amendment 8, paragraph 2), that in paragraph (a) of the Draft Annual Business Plan, after the words "withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2011" there should be inserted the words –
"except that the net revenue expenditure of the Education, Sport and Culture Department shall be increased by £88,000 in order maintain the post of Educational Psychologist and not proceed with the Comprehensive Spending Review proposal on page 62 of the Plan ESC-S3 (Restructuring the Special Educational Needs Service and the way emotional and behavioural support is delivered to primary school children') 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: 13 CONTRE: 33 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator A. Breckon
Senator F. du H. Le Gresley Connétable of St. Lawrence Deputy of St. Martin Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of Grouville
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 S.C. Ferguson
Senator A.J.H. Maclean
Senator B.I. Le Marquand
Connétable of St. Ouen
Connétable of St. Helier
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
Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S)
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 A.K.F. Green (H)
THE STATES rejected an amendment of the Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel (Amendment 8, paragraph 3) that in paragraph (a) of the Draft Annual Business Plan, after the words "withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2011" there should be inserted the words –
"except that the net revenue expenditure of the Education, Sport and Culture Department shall be increased by £33,000 in order maintain the annual payment to Durrell to allow free entry and teaching time for school parties and not proceed with the Comprehensive Spending Review proposal on page 62 of the Plan ESC-S5 (Cease annual payment to Durrell to allow free entry and teaching time for school parties') 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: 14
Senator F.E. Cohen
Senator A. Breckon Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Helier Deputy of St. Martin Deputy J.B. Fox (H) 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 D.J. De Sousa (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)
CONTRE: 31 ABSTAIN: 1
Senator T.A. Le Sueur Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Senator P.F. Routier
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf
Senator B.E. Shenton
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 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. Ouen
Deputy of Grouville
Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)
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 A.K.F. Green (H)
THE STATES rejected an amendment of Deputy Geoffrey Peter Southern of St. Helier (Amendment 2) 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 Education Sport and Culture Department shall be increased by £67,000 in order to maintain the level of modern foreign language assistants in secondary schools and not proceed with that element of the Comprehensive Spending Review proposal on page 62 of the Plan ESC-S4 "Re-defining core business for schools and colleges at ESC" 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: 20 CONTRE: 25 ABSTAIN: 1
Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator T.A. Le Sueur Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Senator F.E. Cohen Senator P.F. Routier
Senator A. Breckon Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. Saviour Connétable of St. Lawrence Deputy of St. Martin
Deputy J.B. Fox (H)
Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of Grouville
Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire (H) Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy of St. Mary
Deputy T.M. Pitman (H) Deputy D.J. De Sousa (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)
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 Trinity
Connétable of Grouville
Connétable of St. John
Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Peter
Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)
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 M.R. Higgins (H)
Deputy A.K.F. Green (H)
THE STATES rejected an amendment of Deputy Trevor Mark Pitman of St Helier (Amendment 12) 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 Education, Sport and Culture Department shall be increased by £50,000 to maintain the overall budget of the Youth Service (notwithstanding the saving that will be made through the restructuring of the senior management of the Youth Service as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review (ESC-S7))".
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 12 CONTRE: 33 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator A. Breckon
Deputy J.B. Fox (H) Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy J.A. Hilton (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 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. John
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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 of St. Ouen
Deputy of Grouville
Deputy of St. Peter
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 A.K.F. Green (H)
Changes in Presidency
THE STATES re-assembled after the lunch adjournment under the Presidency of the Deputy Bailiff during consideration of the amendment of Deputy Geoffrey Peter Southern of St. Helier (Amendment 4, paragraph 2) to paragraph (a) of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2011 (P.99/2010).
Arrangement of public business for the current meeting
THE STATES rejected a proposition of the Deputy of St. Peter that the Assembly should meet until 7.30 p.m. when it reconvened the following day.
Adjournment
THE STATES adjourned, having agreed to reconvene on Thursday 16th 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 6.38 p.m.
M.N. DE LA HAYE Greffier of the States