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THE STATES assembled on Thursday 24th October 2019, at 09.30 a.m. under the Presidency of the Bailiff ,
Timothy John Le Cocq , Esquire.
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All members were present at roll call with the exception of –
Senator Lyndon John Farnham – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.45 a.m.)
Senator Stephen William Pallett – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.46 a.m.)
Senator Samuel Yves Mézec – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.35 a.m.)
Connétable Sadie Anthea Le Sueur -Rennard of St. Saviour – en défaut
Connétable Christopher Hugh Taylor of St. John – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.46 a.m.) Deputy Michael Roderick Higgins of St. Helier – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.39 a.m.) Deputy Jeremy Martin Maçon of St. Saviour – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.35 a.m.) Deputy Scott Michael Wickenden of St. Helier – ill
Deputy Charles Hugh Raymond of Trinity – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.54 a.m.) Deputy Trevor Pointon of St. John – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.46 a.m.)
Deputy Mary Rose Le Hegarat of St. Helier – ill
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Prayers read by the Deputy Greffier of the States __________________
Documents presented
Remuneration of Board Members. R.132/2019. Presented: 24th October 2019.
Comptroller and Auditor General.
Draft Employment (Amendment No. 11) (Jersey) Law 201- P.100/2019
THE STATES, resuming consideration of the Draft Employment (Amendment No. 11) (Jersey) Law 201-, adopted Articles 3 and 4, as amended.
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 30 CONTRE: 5 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator I.J. Gorst
Senator J.A.N. Le Fondré Senator T.A. Vallois Senator K.L. Moore Senator S.Y. Mézec Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Martin Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of Grouville Deputy K.C. Lewis (S)
Senator S.C. Ferguson Connétable of St. Mary Deputy of St. Martin Deputy L.B. Ash (C) Deputy S.M. Ahier (H)
Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy S.J. Pinel (C) Deputy of St. Ouen Deputy L.M.C. Doublet (S) Deputy R. Labey (H) Deputy of St. Mary Deputy G.J. Truscott (B) Deputy J.H. Young (B) Deputy K.F. Morel (L) Deputy G.C.U. Guida (L) Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy J.H. Perchard (S) Deputy R.J. Ward (H) Deputy C.S. Alves (H) Deputy K.G. Pamplin (S) Deputy I. Gardiner (H)
THE STATES adopted Articles 5 to 9.
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 33 CONTRE: 4 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator I.J. Gorst
Senator J.A.N. Le Fondré Senator T.A. Vallois Senator K.L. Moore Senator S.Y. Mézec Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of Grouville Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Martin Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of Grouville Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy S.J. Pinel (C) Deputy of St. Ouen Deputy L.M.C. Doublet (S) Deputy R. Labey (H) Deputy of St. Mary Deputy G.J. Truscott (B) Deputy J.H. Young (B) Deputy L.B. Ash (C) Deputy K.F. Morel (L) Deputy G.C.U. Guida (L) Deputy S.M. Ahier (H) Deputy J.H. Perchard (S) Deputy R.J. Ward (H) Deputy C.S. Alves (H) Deputy K.G. Pamplin (S) Deputy I. Gardiner (H)
Senator S.C. Ferguson Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Mary Deputy of St. Peter
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Employment (Amendment No. 11) (Jersey) Law 201-.
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 38 CONTRE: 6 ABSTAIN: 2
Senator I.J. Gorst Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator S.W. Pallett Senator L.J. Farnham Connétable of St. Brelade Deputy G.C.U. Guida (L) Senator J.A.N. Le Fondré Connétable of St. Mary
Senator T.A. Vallois Deputy of St. Martin
Senator K.L. Moore Deputy L.B. Ash (C)
Senator S.Y. Mézec Deputy of St. Peter
Connétable of St. Helier
Connétable of St. Clement
Connétable of St. Lawrence
Connétable of Grouville
Connétable of St. John
Connétable of Trinity
Connétable of St. Peter
Connétable of St. Ouen
Connétable of St. Martin
Deputy J.A. Martin (H)
Deputy G.P. Southern (H)
Deputy of Grouville
Deputy K.C. Lewis (S)
Deputy M. Tadier (B)
Deputy M.R. Higgins (H)
Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)
Deputy S.J. Pinel (C)
Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy L.M.C. Doublet (S)
Deputy R. Labey (H)
Deputy of St. Mary
Deputy G.J. Truscott (B)
Deputy J.H. Young (B)
Deputy K.F. Morel (L)
Deputy of Trinity
Deputy of St. John
Deputy S.M. Ahier (H)
Deputy J.H. Perchard (S)
Deputy R.J. Ward (H)
Deputy C.S. Alves (H)
Deputy K.G. Pamplin (S)
Deputy I. Gardiner (H)
Employment (Jersey) Law 2003: Review of parental leave rights amendments P.54/2019
THE STATES commenced consideration of a proposition of Deputy Louise Mary Catherine Doublet of St. Saviour entitled Employment (Jersey) Law 2003: Review of parental leave rights amendments' (P.54/2019) and, adopting an amendment of Deputy Louise Mary Catherine Doublet of St. Saviour (P.54/2019 Amd.), agreed that for the word "twelve" there should be substituted the word "twenty-four". THE STATES resumed consideration of the proposition of Deputy Louise Mary Catherine Doublet of St. Saviour and, adopting an amendment of Deputy Louise Mary Catherine Doublet of St. Saviour (P.54/2019 Amd.(2)), agreed that for the words "P.17/2019" there should be substituted the words "P.100/2019".
THE STATES, adopting the proposition of Deputy Louise Mary Catherine Doublet of St. Saviour , as amended –
- requested the Minister for Social Security to conduct a full review of the family-friendly' elements of the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003 twenty-four months after the parental leave rights amendments outlined in the Draft Employment (Amendment No. 11) (Jersey) Law 201- (P.100/2019) had been implemented, and to consider bringing forward for debate recommendations to provide support (financial or otherwise) for any businesses which might have struggled to comply with the Law and families that might have struggled to access the rights set out in the Law; and
- agreed that the aforementioned review should include the following, but not be limited to –
- consultation with families, including an assessment of the impact on children and the extent of uptake by parents; and
- consultation with local businesses, including an assessment of impact on finances and supply of cover staff.
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 41 CONTRE: 1 ABSTAIN: 0 Senator I.J. Gorst Connétable of St. Mary
Senator L.J. Farnham
Senator S.C. Ferguson
Senator J.A.N. Le Fondré
Senator T.A. Vallois
Senator S.W. Pallett
Senator S.Y. Mézec
Connétable of St. Helier
Connétable of St. Lawrence
Connétable of St. Brelade
Connétable of Grouville
Connétable of St. John
Connétable of Trinity
Connétable of St. Peter
Connétable of St. Ouen
Deputy J.A. Martin (H)
Deputy G.P. Southern (H)
Deputy of Grouville
Deputy K.C. Lewis (S)
Deputy M. Tadier (B)
Deputy M.R. Higgins (H)
Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)
Deputy S.J. Pinel (C)
Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy L.M.C. Doublet (S) Deputy R. Labey (H) Deputy of St. Mary Deputy G.J. Truscott (B) Deputy J.H. Young (B) Deputy L.B. Ash (C) Deputy K.F. Morel (L) Deputy G.C.U. Guida (L) Deputy of St. Peter Deputy of Trinity Deputy of St. John Deputy S.M. Ahier (H) Deputy J.H. Perchard (S) Deputy R.J. Ward (H) Deputy C.S. Alves (H) Deputy K.G. Pamplin (S) Deputy I. Gardiner (H)
Arrangement of public business for future meetings
THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee, agreed that it would meet at 2.30 p.m. on Monday 25th November 2019, in order to deal with questions, with consideration of public business to begin at 9.30 a.m. on Tuesday 26th November 2019.
THE STATES agreed the following arrangement of public business for future meetings proposed, as amended, by the Chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 88(3) –
12th November 2019
Draft Banking Business (Depositors Compensation) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) P.81/2019. Regulations 201-.
Lodged: 14th August 2019.
Minister for External Relations.
States Assembly: time limits on speeches in debates. P.101/2019. Lodged: 11th September 2019.
Privileges and Procedures Committee.
Draft Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) P.104/2019. Regulations 201-.
Lodged: 23rd September 2019.
Minister for Home Affairs.
Channel Islands Lottery: allocation of proceeds from 2018. P.105/2019. Lodged: 24th September 2019.
Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture.
States of Jersey Development Company Limited: re-appointment of Non-Executive P.108/2019. Directors.
Lodged: 7th October 2019.
Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Draft Financial Services Ombudsman (Case-Fee, Levy and Budget – Amendments P.111/2019. No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 201-.
Lodged: 21st October 2019.
Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture.
Note: Because of the requirement for a six-week lodging period, the Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture will expire on Monday 2nd December 2019 would seek the agreement of the Assembly, under Standing Order 26(7), to reduce the lodging period in order that this matter could be debated at the meeting.
25th November 2019
(Meeting to commence at 2.45 p.m. on Monday 25th November 2019. Consideration of Public Business to commence at 9.30 a.m. on 26th November 2019.)
Government Plan 2020–2023. P.71/2019. Lodged: 23rd July 2019.
Council of Ministers.
Government Plan 2020–2023 (P.71/2019): amendment. P.71/2019. Lodged: 11th October 2019. Amd. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier .
Draft Social Security (Amendment of Law No. 11) (Jersey) Regulations 201-. P.110/2019. Lodged: 14th October 2019.
Minister for Social Security.
Draft Finance (2020 Budget) (Jersey) Law 201-. P.109/2019. Lodged: 11th October 2019.
Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Guidelines for Busking in Jersey: proposed changes. P.113/2019. Lodged: 21st October 2019.
Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade .
10th December 2019
5G Network: restrictions on use. P.69/2019. Lodged: 2nd July 2019.
Senator S.C. Ferguson.
Public Holidays: designation of 28th September from 2021 onwards. P.102/2019. Lodged: 16th September 2019.
Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade .
Draft Children and Education (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 201-. P.112/2019. Lodged: 21st October 2019.
Minister for Children and Housing.
Draft Data Protection (Registration and Charges) (Amendment) (Jersey) Regulations P.114/2019. 201-.
Lodged: 22nd October 2019.
Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture.
21st January 2020
Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations P.106/2019. 201-.
Lodged: 1st October 2019.
Minister for the Environment.
THE STATES rose at 10.55 p.m.
L.-M. HART Deputy Greffier of the States