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THE STATES assembled on Tuesday 9th April 2020, at 10.00 a.m. under the Presidency of the Bailiff , Timothy John Le Cocq , Esquire.
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His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor,
Air Chief Marshall Sir Stephen Dalton, G.C.B., LL.D. (Hon.), D.Sc. (Hon.), B.Sc., F.R.Ae.S., C.C.M.I. was present.
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All members were present at roll call with the exception of –
Senator Sarah Craig Ferguson – excused attendance (joined at 11.53 a.m.)
Deputy Robert David Johnson of St. Mary – excused attendance
Deputy Charles Hugh Raymond of Trinity – excused attendance (joined at 10.50 a.m.)
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Prayers read by the Deputy Greffier of the States __________________
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.
Subordinate enactments tabled
The following enactments were tabled, namely –
Social Security (Contributions) (Covid-19) (Jersey) Order 2020. R&O.38/2020. Minister for Social Security [signed for and on behalf of the Minister by Assistant
Minister Deputy S.M. Wickenden of St. Helier ].
Documents presented
Draft Regulation of Care (Amendment of Law) (Covid-19 – Temporary Amendment P.39/2020. No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 202- (P.39/2020): comments. Com. Presented: 9th April 2020.
Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel.
Draft Covid-19 (Residential Tenancy) (Temporary Amendment of Law) (Jersey) P.42/2020. Regulations 202- (P.42/2020): comments. Com. Presented: 8th April 2020.
Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel.
Jersey Appointments Commission: Annual Report 2019. R.36/2020. Presented: 6th April 2020.
Chief Minister.
States of Jersey Law 2005: delegation of functions – Minister for the Environment – R.37/2020. appointment of an additional Assistant Minister.
Presented: 6th April 2020.
Minister for the Environment.
Jersey Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (JMAPPA) Annual Report 2019. R.38/2020. Presented: 6th April 2020.
Minister for Home Affairs.
Notification of lodged propositions
Draft Regulation of Care (Amendment of Law) (Covid-19 – Temporary Amendment P.39/2020. No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 202-.
Lodged: 7th April 2020.
Chief Minister.
Draft Children (Placement) (Covid-19 – Temporary Amendment) (Jersey) Regulations P.40/2020. 202-.
Lodged: 7th April 2020.
Minister for Children and Housing.
Draft Covid-19 (Emergency Provisions – Courts) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. P.41/2020. Lodged: 7th April 2020.
Chief Minister.
Draft Covid-19 (Emergency Provisions – Courts) (Jersey) Regulations 202- P.41/2020. (P.41/2020): amendment. Amd. Lodged: 8th April 2020.
Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade .
Draft Covid-19 (Residential Tenancy) (Temporary Amendment of Law) (Jersey) P.42/2020. Regulations 202-.
Lodged: 8th April 2020.
Minister for Children and Housing.
Draft Covid-19 (Residential Tenancy) (Temporary Amendment of Law) (Jersey) P.42/2020. Regulations 202- (P.42/2020): amendment. Amd. Lodged: 8th April 2020.
Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel.
Withdrawal of lodged propositions
THE STATES noted that, in accordance with Standing Order 34(1), the proposer of the following proposition lodged "au Greffe" had informed the Greffier of the States that it had been withdrawn –
Draft Children (Placement) (Covid-19 – Temporary Amendment) (Jersey) Regulations P.40/2020. 202-.
Lodged: 7th April 2020.
Minister for Children and Housing.
Arrangement of public business for the present meeting
THE STATES agreed that the items of public business listed for the present meeting would be considered before the scheduled period for questions and statements.
THE STATES, adopting a proposition of Senator John Alexander Nicholas Le Fondré, agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 80, to suspend Standing Order 32 in order that the following propositions might be listed for consideration at the present meeting; and further agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 26(7), to reduce the minimum lodging period in respect of these propositions in order that they might be debated at the present meeting –
Draft Regulation of Care (Amendment of Law) (Covid-19 – Temporary Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 202- (P.39/2020)
Draft Covid-19 (Residential Tenancy) (Temporary Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 202- (P.42/2020)
Draft Regulation of Care (Amendment of Law) (Covid-19 – Temporary Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 202- P.39/2020
THE STATES commenced consideration of the Draft Regulation of Care (Amendment of Law) (Covid- 19 – Temporary Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 202- and adopted the principles.
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 47 CONTRE: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
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 Senator S.Y. Mézec Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Saviour 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 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. Martin
Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy L.M.C. Doublet (S) Deputy R. Labey (H) Deputy S.M. Wickenden (H) 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 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, having been informed that the relevant scrutiny panel had indicated that it did not wish to scrutinise the draft legislation, adopted Regulations 1 and 2.
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 47 CONTRE: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
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 Senator S.Y. Mézec Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Saviour 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 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. Martin Deputy of St. Ouen Deputy L.M.C. Doublet (S) Deputy R. Labey (H) Deputy S.M. Wickenden (H) 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 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 made Regulations entitled the Regulation of Care (Amendment of Law) (Covid-19 – Temporary Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 2020, under Article 2 of the Regulation of Care (Jersey) Law 2014.
Draft Covid-19 (Residential Tenancy) (Temporary Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 202- P.42/2020
THE STATES commenced consideration of the Draft Covid-19 (Residential Tenancy) (Temporary Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 202- and adopted the principles.
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 43 CONTRE: 1 ABSTAIN: 0 Senator I.J. Gorst Deputy of St. Peter
Senator L.J. Farnham
Senator S.C. Ferguson
Senator J.A.N. Le Fondré
Senator T.A. Vallois
Senator K.L. Moore
Senator S.W. Pallett
Senator S.Y. Mézec
Connétable of St. Helier
Connétable of St. Clement
Connétable of St. Lawrence
Connétable of St. Saviour
Connétable of St. Brelade
Connétable of Grouville
Connétable of St. Peter
Connétable of St. Mary
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. Martin Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy L.M.C. Doublet (S) Deputy R. Labey (H) Deputy S.M. Wickenden (H) Deputy G.J. Truscott (B) Deputy L.B.E. Ash (C) Deputy K.F. Morel (L) Deputy G.C.U. Guida (L) Deputy of St. John
Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat (H) 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)
THE STATES, having been informed that the relevant scrutiny panel had indicated that it did not wish to scrutinise the draft legislation, commenced consideration of Regulation 1 and rejected an amendment of the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel that, in Regulation 1, the inserted Article 7F should be deleted and that the inserted Article 7G should be renumbered as 7F.
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 15 CONTRE: 27 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator L.J. Farnham Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator K.L. Moore Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Saviour Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of Grouville
Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Martin Deputy of St. Martin Deputy L.B.E. Ash (C) Deputy K.F. Morel (L) Deputy of St. Peter Deputy S.M. Ahier (H) Deputy I. Gardiner (H)
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. Clement Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Ouen Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) 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 S.M. Wickenden (H) Deputy G.J. Truscott (B) Deputy of St. John
Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat (H) Deputy J.H. Perchard (S) Deputy R.J. Ward (H)
Deputy C.S. Alves (H) Deputy K.G. Pamplin (S)
THE STATES adopted Regulation 1.
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 40 CONTRE: 4 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator L.J. Farnham Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator J.A.N. Le Fondré Senator T.A. Vallois Senator K.L. Moore
Senator S.W. Pallett
Senator S.Y. Mézec Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Saviour 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. Martin Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy L.M.C. Doublet (S) Deputy R. Labey (H) Deputy S.M. Wickenden (H) Deputy G.J. Truscott (B) Deputy L.B.E. Ash (C) Deputy K.F. Morel (L) Deputy of Trinity
Deputy of St. John
Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat (H) 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)
Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of Grouville
Connétable of St. John Deputy of St. Peter
THE STATES adopted Regulation 2.
THE STATES made Regulations entitled the Covid-19 (Residential Tenancy) (Temporary Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 2020 under Article 2 of the Covid-19 (Enabling Provisions) (Jersey) Law 2020.
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 41 CONTRE: 2 ABSTAIN: 0
Senator L.J. Farnham Senator S.C. Ferguson Senator J.A.N. Le Fondré Senator T.A. Vallois Senator K.L. Moore
Senator S.W. Pallett
Senator S.Y. Mézec Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. Clement 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 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. Martin Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy L.M.C. Doublet (S) Deputy S.M. Wickenden (H) Deputy G.J. Truscott (B) Deputy L.B.E. Ash (C) Deputy K.F. Morel (L) Deputy of Trinity
Deputy of St. John
Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat (H) 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)
Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy of St. Peter
THE STATES noted that, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 106(1)(a), Deputy John Hilary Young of St. Brelade declared an interest and withdrew from the Meeting for the duration of the debate.
THE STATES noted that, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 106(1)(b), the following members declared an interest, but remained in the Meeting for the duration of the debate –
Senator Ian Joseph Gorst
Senator John Alexander Nicholas Le Fondré The Connétable of St. Helier
The Connétable of Grouville
The Connétable of St. John
The Connétable of St. Mary
The Connétable of St. Ouen
The Deputy of Grouville
Deputy Montfort Tadier of St. Brelade
Deputy Susan Jane Pinel of St. Clement
The Deputy of St. Martin
The Deputy of St. Ouen
Deputy Graham John Truscott of St. Brelade
Deputy Kirsten Francis Morel of St. Lawrence
Deputy Gregory Charles Umberto Guida of St. Lawrence The Deputy of St. Peter
The Deputy of Trinity
Deputy Inna Gardiner of St. Helier
THE STATES noted that, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 106(1)(c), Deputy Kevin Glyn Pamplin of St. Saviour declared an interest which was not financial, and remained in the Meeting for the duration of the debate.
Oral Questions without notice (see Official Report/Hansard)
A period of questions without notice was held, during which questions were permitted to any Minister on the subject of the Government of Jersey's response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Arrangement of public business for future meetings
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) –
21st April 2020
The Communications (Jersey) Order 2020: extension to Jersey by Order in Council. P.14/2020. Lodged: 19th February 2020.
Chief Minister.
The Communications (Jersey) Order 2020: extension to Jersey by Order in Council P.14/2020. (P.14/2020) – addendum to report. Add. Presented: 25th February 2020.
Chief Minister.
Bus service: introduction of through-fares. P.19/2020. Lodged: 12th March 2020.
Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade .
12th May 2020
Ban on the sale of plastic bags. P.11/2020. Lodged: 12th February 2020. (re-issue) Deputy I. Gardiner of St. Helier .
2nd June 2020
Draft Amendment (No. 44) of the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey. P.12/2020. Lodged: 14th February 2020.
Scrutiny Liaison Committee.
Draft Amendment (No. 45) of the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey. P.13/2020. Lodged: 14th February 2020.
Scrutiny Liaison Committee.
16th June 2020
Draft Taxation (Implementation) (International Tax Compliance) (Mandatory P.129/2019. Disclosure Rules for CRS Avoidance Arrangements and Opaque Offshore Structures)
(Jersey) Regulations 202-.
Lodged: 31st December2019.
Minister for External Relations.
Draft Road Traffic (No. 64) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. P.10/2020. Lodged: 3rd February 2020, Minister for Infrastructure.
Priorities for the next Island Plan (Consideration In-Committee Debate)
8th September 2020
Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations P.106/2019. 201-.
Lodged: 1st October 2019, Minister for the Environment.
Minimum standards for rented dwellings: licensing regulations. S.R.1/2020. Presented: 21st February 2020.
Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel.
Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations P.106/2019. 201- (P.106/2019): second amendment. Amd.(2) Lodged: 20th February 2020, Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel.
Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations P.106/2019. 201- (P.106/2019): third amendment. Amd.(3) Lodged: 12th March 2020.
Minister for the Environment.
THE STATES rose at 4.03 p.m.
L.-M. HART Deputy Greffier of the States