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THE STATES assembled on Wednesday 21st October 2020, at 9.30 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 Sarah Craig Ferguson – ill
Connétable Sadie Anthea Le Sueur -Rennard of St. Saviour – excused attendance (joined at 10.09 a.m.) Deputy Michael Roderick Higgins of St. Helier – excused attendance (joined at 10.08 a.m.)
Deputy Russell Labey of St. Helier – excused attendance (joined at 9.50 a.m.)
Deputy Mary Rose Le Hegarat of St. Helier – excused attendance (joined at 10.18 a.m.)
Deputy Jessica Harriet Perchard of St. Saviour – ill
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Prayers
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Standing Order 55A – meeting held remotely
THE STATES assembled remotely, in accordance with Standing Order 55A, as the Bailiff considered that it was not possible to convene or maintain a quorate meeting in view of a substantial risk to the health of both States Members and the public.
Jersey and the slave trade P.78/2020
THE STATES, resuming consideration of a proposition of Deputy Montfort Tadier of St. Brelade entitled Jersey and the slave trade' (P.78/2020), rejected an amendment of Deputy Montfort Tadier of St. Brelade that, after paragraph (c) there should be inserted the following new paragraph –
"(d) to request the Chief Minister to commission work on the desirability and practicalities of
establishing an Equalities and Human Rights Commission in Jersey and to present a report to the States on the outcome of this work by 23rd August 2021."
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 17 CONTRE: 27 ABSTAIN: 1 Senator K.L. Moore Senator I.J. Gorst Deputy of St. Mary
Senator S.Y. Mézec Senator L.J. Farnham
Connétable of St. Peter Senator J.A.N. Le Fondré
Connétable of St. Martin Senator T.A. Vallois
Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Senator S.W. Pallett
Deputy M. Tadier (B) Connétable of St. Helier
Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Connétable of St. Clement
Deputy of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Lawrence
Deputy L.M.C. Doublet (S) Connétable of St. Saviour
Deputy R. Labey (H) Connétable of St. Brelade
Deputy J.H. Young (B) Connétable of Grouville
Deputy K.F. Morel (L) Connétable of St. John
Deputy of St. John Connétable of Trinity
STATES MINUTES
Deputy R.J. Ward (H) Deputy C.S. Alves (H) Deputy K.G. Pamplin (S) Deputy I. Gardiner (H)
21st October 2020
Connétable of St. Ouen Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy of Grouville
Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy S.J. Pinel (C) Deputy of St. Martin Deputy S.M. Wickenden (H) Deputy G.J. Truscott (B) Deputy L.B.E. Ash (C) Deputy G.C.U. Guida (L) Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy of Trinity
Deputy S.M. Ahier (H)
THE STATES, resuming consideration of a proposition of Deputy Montfort Tadier of St. Brelade entitled Jersey and the slave trade' (P.78/2020), rejected paragraph (a) to request the Minister for Treasury and Resources, as shareholder representative, to request the States of Jersey Development Company to rename Trenton Square as Benin Square.
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 3 CONTRE: 42 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator S.Y. Mézec Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy M. Tadier (B)
Senator I.J. Gorst
Senator L.J. Farnham Senator J.A.N. Le Fondré Senator T.A. Vallois Senator K.L. Moore
Senator S.W. Pallett Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. John Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Martin Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy of Grouville
Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy S.J. Pinel (C) Deputy of St. Martin Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy L.M.C. Doublet (S) Deputy R. Labey (H) Deputy S.M. Wickenden (H) Deputy of St. Mary
Deputy G.J. Truscott (B) Deputy J.H. Young (B) Deputy L.B.E. 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 M.R. Le Hegarat (H) Deputy S.M. Ahier (H) Deputy R.J. Ward (H) Deputy C.S. Alves (H) Deputy K.G. Pamplin (S) Deputy I. Gardiner (H)
THE STATES rejected paragraph (b) of the proposition to request the Chief Minister to commission a report into establishing a permanent memorial which acknowledges Jersey's part in the Slave Trade, to be presented to the States no later than 23rd August 2021.
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 9 CONTRE: 36 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator K.L. Moore Senator S.Y. Mézec Connétable of St. Martin Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy L.M.C. Doublet (S) Deputy of St. John
Deputy R.J. Ward (H) Deputy C.S. Alves (H)
Senator I.J. Gorst
Senator L.J. Farnham Senator J.A.N. Le Fondré Senator T.A. Vallois Senator S.W. Pallett Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. John Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. Ouen Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy of Grouville
Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy S.J. Pinel (C) Deputy of St. Martin Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy R. Labey (H) Deputy S.M. Wickenden (H) Deputy of St. Mary
Deputy G.J. Truscott (B) Deputy J.H. Young (B) Deputy L.B.E. Ash (C) Deputy K.F. Morel (L) Deputy G.C.U. Guida (L) Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy of Trinity
Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat (H) Deputy S.M. Ahier (H) Deputy K.G. Pamplin (S) Deputy I. Gardiner (H)
THE STATES rejected paragraph (c) of the proposition to request the Chief Minister to commission, in conjunction with Jersey Heritage, the Jersey Community Relations Trust, Black Lives Matter Jersey and other potential stakeholders, an audit of all place names and memorials relating to former slave traders in Jersey, in order to inform work on understanding and explaining the full contribution of the slave trade to Jersey's history, with the outcome of the audit to be presented to the States no later than 23rd August 2021.
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 10 CONTRE: 35 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator K.L. Moore Senator S.Y. Mézec Connétable of St. Ouen Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy L.M.C. Doublet (S) Deputy of St. John
Deputy R.J. Ward (H) Deputy C.S. Alves (H)
Senator I.J. Gorst
Senator L.J. Farnham Senator J.A.N. Le Fondré Senator T.A. Vallois Senator S.W. Pallett Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. John Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. Martin Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy of Grouville
Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy S.J. Pinel (C) Deputy of St. Martin Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy R. Labey (H) Deputy S.M. Wickenden (H) Deputy of St. Mary
Deputy G.J. Truscott (B) Deputy J.H. Young (B) Deputy L.B.E. Ash (C) Deputy K.F. Morel (L) Deputy G.C.U. Guida (L) Deputy of St. Peter
Deputy of Trinity
Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat (H) Deputy S.M. Ahier (H) Deputy K.G. Pamplin (S) Deputy I. Gardiner (H)
Write off income tax liability for prior year if moved to current year basis' (e-petition)
THE STATES, on the proposition of the Chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee, resolved to sit in-Committee in order to discuss the e-petition entitled Write off income tax liability for prior year if moved to current year basis', which had attracted 5,100 signatures.
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 2nd November 2020, in order to deal with questions, with consideration of public business to begin at 9.30 a.m. on Tuesday 3rd November 2020.
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) –
2nd November 2020
(Meeting to commence at 2.30 p.m. on Monday 2nd November 2020. Consideration of Public Business to commence at 9.30 a.m. on 3rd November 2020.)
Deployment and use of Energy Conductive Devices (Tasers') by the States of Jersey P.97/2020. Police.
Lodged: 28th July 2020.
Minister for Home Affairs
Deployment and use of Energy Conductive Devices (Tasers') by the States of Jersey P.97/2020. Police (P.97/2020): amendment. Amd. Lodged: 20th October 2020.
Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel.
Draft Wildlife (Jersey) Law 202-. P.110/2020. Lodged: 11th September 2020.
Minister for the Environment.
Jersey Care Model. P.114/2020 Lodged: 22nd September 2020.
Minister for Health and Social Services.
Jersey Care Model (P.114/2020): amendment. P.114/2020. Lodged: 20th October 2020. Amd. Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel.
Draft Statistics and Census (Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. P.115/2020. Lodged: 22nd September 2020.
Chief Minister.
Draft Census (Appointed Day) Act 202-. P.116/2020. Lodged: 22nd September 2020.
Chief Minister.
Draft Income Tax (Amendment No. 46) (Jersey) Law 202-. P.118/2020. Lodged: 22nd September 2020.
Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Draft Social Security (Amendment of Law No. 13) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. P.113/2020. Lodged: 21st September 2020.
Minister for Social Security.
Immigration Acts: extension to Jersey by Order in Council. P.119/2020. Lodged: 22nd September 2020.
Chief Minister.
Migration and Population Data. P.120/2020. Lodged: 23rd September 2020.
Deputy J.H. Perchard of St. Saviour .
17th November 2020
Draft Data Protection (Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. P.121/2020. Lodged: 25th September 2020.
Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture.
Our Hospital Site Selection: Overdale. P.123/2020. Lodged: 6th October 2020.
Council of Ministers.
Draft Social Security (Amendment of Law No.14) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. P.124/2020. Lodged: 6th October 2020.
Minister for Social Security.
Draft Financial Services (Disclosure and Provision of Information) (Jersey) P.125/2020. Regulations 202-
Lodged: 6th October 2020.
Minister for External Relations.
Draft Limited Partnerships (Annual Additional Charge) (Amendment) (Jersey) P.126/2020. Regulations 202-.
Lodged: 6th October 2020.
Minister for External Relations.
Draft Intellectual Property (Unregistered Rights) (Marrakesh Treaty) (Jersey) P.127/2020. Regulations 202-.
Lodged: 6th October 2020.
Minister for External Relations.
Establishment and funding of the Fiscal Stimulus Fund. P.128/2020. Lodged: 6th October 2020.
Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Our Hospital Project: acquisition of land for the new hospital at Overdale. P.129/2020. Lodged: 6th October 2020.
Council of Ministers.
Draft Amendment (No. 48) of the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey. P.131/2020 Lodged: 13th October 2020. (re-issue). Privileges and Procedures Committee.
Carbon Neutral Strategy and Sustainable Transport Policy – Additional Considerations P.132/2020. for Implementation.
Lodged: 14th October 2020.
Deputy J.H. Perchard of St. Saviour .
Draft Financial Services (Disclosure and Provision of Information) (Jersey) Law 202- P.133/2020. (Appointed Day) Act 202-
Lodged: 16th October 2020.
Minister for External Relations.
1st December 2020
Encroachments on the Foreshore: revised policy. P.111/2020. Lodged: 18th September 2020.
Minister for Infrastructure.
Draft Customs and Excise (Export Declarations and Export Controls) (Jersey) P.134/2020. Regulations 202-
Lodged: 16th October 2020.
Minister for Home Affairs.
Draft EU Legislation (Welfare of Animals during Transport and Pet Travel) P.135/2020. (Amendment) (Jersey) Regulations 202-.
Lodged: 16th October 2020.
Minister for the Environment.
Draft Income Support (Amendment No. 20) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. P.136/2020. Lodged: 20th October 2020.
Minister for Social Security.
Migration Control Policy. P.137/2020. Lodged: 20th October 2020.
Chief Minister.
Draft EU Legislation (Official Controls) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. P.138/2020. Lodged: 20th October 2020.
Minister for the Environment.
Composition and Election of the States: Proposed Changes. P.139/2020. Lodged: 20th October 2020.
Privileges and Procedures Committee.
14th December 2020
Government Plan: 2021-24. P.130/2020. Lodged: 12th October 2020.
Council of Ministers.
Government Plan: 2021-24 – Annex. R.111/2020. Presented: 12th October 2020.
Council of Ministers.
THE STATES rose at 12.44 p.m.
DR. M. EGAN Greffier of the States