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States Minutes 19th March 2014

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THE STATES assembled on Tuesday 19th March 2014, at 09.30 a.m. under the Presidency of the Bailiff ,

Sir Michael Birt.

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

Deputy Judith Ann Martin of St. Helier – excused attendance Deputy Kristina Louise Moore of St. Peter ill

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Prayers

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Deputy Greffier of the States designate – Mrs. Lisa-Marie Hart

The Bailiff informed the Assembly that the Greffier of the States had, with his consent as required by Article 41(4) of the States of Jersey Law 2005, appointed Mrs. Lisa-Marie Hart as Deputy Greffier of the States with effect from 1st May 2014. The Bailiff , on behalf of all members, congratulated Mrs. Hart on her appointment.

Deputy Greffier of the States – Mrs. Anne Helen Harris

The Bailiff informed the Assembly that a reception would be held on 30th April 2014 to honour the retiring Deputy Greffier of the States, Mrs. Anne Helen Harris .

Notification of lodged propositions

Draft Public Elections (Expenditure and Donations) (Jersey) Law 201-.  P.36/2014. Lodged: 19th March 2014.

Privileges and Procedures Committee.

Esplanade Quarter Developments: approval by the States – P.15/2014

THE STATES resumed consideration of the proposition of Senator Alan Breckon entitled Esplanade Quarter Developments: approval by the States' (P.15/2014) and rejected the proposition requesting them to  request  the  Minister  for  Treasury  and  Resources  to  give  directions  to  the  States  of  Jersey Development Company Limited in accordance with Article 22(a) of the Articles of Association of the company that none of the new developments currently proposed for the area known as the Esplanade Quarter,   St. Helier  should  be  progressed  until  the  details  of  the  proposed  developments  had  been presented to the States by the Minister for Treasury and Resources and endorsed by the Assembly.

Members present voted as follows –

99   Price code: B

STATES MINUTES POUR: 15

Senator A. Breckon Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré (L) Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C) Deputy J.H. Young (B) Deputy N. Le Cornu (H) Deputy S.Y. Mezec (H)


19th March 2014

  CONTRE: 31  ABSTAIN: 3

  Senator P.F. Routier  Senator S.C. Ferguson

  Senator P.F.C. Ozouf   Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S)

  Senator A.J.H. Maclean   Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S)  Senator B.I. Le Marquand

  Senator F. du H. Le Gresley

  Senator I.J. Gorst

  Senator L.J. Farnham

  Senator P.M. Bailhache

  Connétable of St. Helier

  Connétable of Trinity

  Connétable of St. Clement

  Connétable of St. Lawrence

  Connétable of St. Mary

  Connétable of St. Ouen

  Connétable of St. Martin

  Connétable of Grouville

  Deputy of St. Ouen

  Deputy of Grouville

  Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)

  Deputy of Trinity

  Deputy K.C. Lewis (S)

  Deputy E.J. Noel (L)

  Deputy T.A. Vallois (S)

  Deputy A.K.F. Green (H)

  Deputy of St. John

  Deputy J.P.G. Baker (H)

  Deputy S.J. Pinel (C)

  Deputy of St. Mary

  Deputy of St. Martin

  Deputy R.G. Bryans (H)

  Deputy R.J. Rondel (H)

Piquet House: cancellation of sale and future use – P.16/2014

THE STATES, adopting a proposition of Deputy John Hilary Young of St. Brelade , requested the Minister for Treasury and Resources –

  1. not to proceed with the sale of Piquet House, Royal Square, St. Helier as proposed in the Report presented to the States by the Minister in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 168 on 29th January 2014;
  2. to investigate and implement suitable alternative uses of the premises for public or community purposes which were compatible with the strategic location of the premises in the Royal Square, including their leasing to community organisations; provided that, if no suitable alternative public or community use could be identified within 12 months, the Minister should offer a lease of the building for commercial purposes, subject to restrictive conditions to ensure the building was conserved and that its future use was compatible with its historic location in the Royal Square.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 30   CONTRE: 16  ABSTAIN: 0

Senator P.F. Routier

Senator A. Breckon

Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator F. du H. Le Gresley Senator L.J. Farnham Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy of Grouville

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy S.S.P.A. Power (B) Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C) Deputy J.H. Young (B) Deputy S.J. Pinel (C) Deputy of St. Martin

Deputy R.G. Bryans (H) Deputy R.J. Rondel (H) Deputy N. Le Cornu (H) Deputy S.Y. Mezec (H)


 Senator P.F.C. Ozouf

  Senator A.J.H. Maclean

  Senator B.I. Le Marquand

  Senator I.J. Gorst

  Senator P.M. Bailhache

  Connétable of Trinity

  Connétable of St. Clement

  Connétable of St. Peter

  Connétable of St. Ouen

  Connétable of St. Martin

  Connétable of Grouville

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

  Deputy E.J. Noel (L)

  Deputy of St. John

  Deputy of St. Mary

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) –

1st April 2014

Draft Financial Services Ombudsman (Jersey) Law 201-.  P.9/2014. Lodged: 21st January 2014.

Minister for Economic Development.

Draft Financial Services Ombudsman (Jersey) Law 201- (P.9/2014): amendment.  P.9/2014. Lodged: 18th March 2014.  Amd. Minister for Economic Development.

Draft Financial Services Ombudsman (Jersey) Law 201- (P.9/2014): second  P.9/2014. amendment.  Amd.(2) Lodged: 18th March 2014.

Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier .

Draft Taxation (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Regulations 201-.  P.13/2014. Lodged: 3rd February 2014.

Minister for External Relations.

Draft Taxation (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Regulations 201- (P.13/2014):  P.13/2014. amendment.  Amd. Lodged: 18th March 2014.

Minister for External Relations.

Draft Passports (False Statements and Forgery) (Jersey) Law 201-.  P.14/2014. Lodged: 6th February 2014.

Minister for Home Affairs.

Ratification of the Agreement on the Exchange of Information relating to Tax  P.12/2014. Matters between the Government of Jersey and the Government of Hungary.

Lodged: 3rd February 2014.

Minister for External Relations.

Draft Taxation (Exchange of Information with Third Countries) (Amendment  P.17/2014. No. 10) (Jersey) Regulations 201-.

Lodged: 14th February 2014.

Minister for External Relations.

Tasers: deployment and use in Jersey by the States of Jersey Police.  P.18/2014. Lodged: 17th February 2014.

Minister for Home Affairs.

States Housing: arrangements for new tenants.  P.19/2014. Lodged: 18th February 2014.

Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade .

States Housing: arrangements for new tenants (P.19/2014) – comments.  P.19/2014. Presented: 17th March 2014.  Com. Minister for Housing.

Draft Statute Law Revision (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 201-.  P.21/2014. Lodged: 18th February 2014.

Chief Minister.

States of Jersey Development Company Limited: re-appointment of Chairman and  P.23/2014. Non-Executive Directors.

Lodged: 26th February 2014.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Grouville School: parking facilities.  P.24/2014. Lodged: 4th March 2014.

Connétable of Grouville .

29th April 2014

Sunstone Holdings Ltd. and De Lec Ltd. – ex gratia payments to investors.  P.90/2013. Lodged: 26th July 2013.

Senator A. Breckon.

Sunstone Holdings Ltd. and De Lec Ltd. – ex gratia payments to investors  P.90/2013. (P.90/2013) – comments.  Com. Presented: 23rd September 2013.

Council of Ministers.

Elected Speaker of the States.  P.160/2013. Lodged: 10th December 2013.

Connétable of St. Helier .

Elected Speaker of the States (P.160/2013): comments.  P.160/2013. Presented: 16th December 2013.  Com. Privileges and Procedures Committee.

Draft European Union Legislation (Implementation) (Jersey) Law 201-.  P.164/2013. Lodged: 16th December 2013.

Minister for External Relations.

(Referred to Scrutiny on 4th February 2014)

Interim Population Policy: 2014 – 2015.  P.10/2014. Lodged: 30th January 2014.

Council of Ministers.

Interim Population Policy: 2014 – 2015 (P.10/2014) – amendment.  P.10/2014. Lodged: 18th February 2014.  Amd. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier .

Committee of Inquiry: planning applications by the Channel Islands Co-operative  P.20/2014. Society Ltd.

Lodged: 18th February 2014.

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

Channel Islands Lottery: allocation of profits for 2013.  P.22/2014. Lodged: 26th February 2014.

Minister for Economic Development.

Health and Safety Appeal Tribunal: re-appointment of Chairman.  P.25/2014. Lodged: 7th March 2014.

Minister for Social Security.

Draft Referendum (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 201-.  P.26/2014. Lodged: 10th March 2014.

Privileges and Procedures Committee.

Draft Jersey Mutual Insurance Society, Incorporated (Alteration of Rules) (No. 7)  P.27/2014. (Jersey) Law 201-.

Lodged: 11th March 2014.

Chief Minister.

Draft Public Employees (Pensions) (Jersey) Law 201-.  P.28/2014. Lodged: 11th March 2014.

States Employment Board.

Draft Financial Services Commission (Amendment of Law No. 2) (Jersey)  P.29/2014. Regulations 201-.

Lodged: 12th March 2014.

Chief Minister.

Draft Road Traffic (No. 60) (Jersey) Regulations 201-.  P.30/2014. Lodged: 18th March 2014.

Minister for Transport and Technical Services.

Draft States of Jersey (Amendment No. 7) Law 201-.  P.31/2014. Lodged: 18th March 2014.

Chief Minister.

Draft Treason (Jersey) Law 201-.  P.32/2014. Lodged: 18th March 2014.

Chief Minister.

Draft States of Jersey (Amendment No. 8) Law 201-.  P.33/2014. Lodged: 18th March 2014.

Chief Minister.

International Criminal Court Act 2001: extension to Jersey.  P.34/2014. Lodged: 18th March 2014.

Chief Minister.

Draft International Criminal Court (Jersey) Law 201-.  P.35/2014. Lodged: 18th March 2014.

Minister for External Relations.

Draft Public Elections (Expenditure and Donations) (Jersey) Law 201-.  P.36/2014. Lodged: 19th March 2014.

Privileges and Procedures Committee (cannot be debated before 30th April)

THE STATES rose at 4.22 p.m.

M.N. DE LA HAYE Greffier of the States