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THE STATES assembled on Wednesday 17th April 2024, at 9.30 a.m. under

the Presidency of the Deputy Bailiff , Robert James MacRae , Esquire.

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His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, Vice-Admiral Jeremy Paul Kyd, C.B.E. was present. __________________

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

Connétable Philip Bond Le Sueur of Trinity – excused attendance (arrived in the Chamber at 09.51 a.m.) Connétable Karen Shenton-Stone of St. Martin – ill

Connétable Richard Anthony Kingston Honeycombe of St. Ouen – en défaut

Deputy Carolyn Labey of Grouville and St. Martin – ill

Deputy Montfort Tadier of St. Brelade – ill

Deputy Ian Joseph Gorst of St. Mary , St. Ouen and St. Peter – absent on States business

Deputy Philip Francis Cyril Ozouf of St. Saviour – ill

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Prayers

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Standing Order 55A – remote participation

THE STATES, with reference to their Act dated 14th September 2021, in which they had agreed that, notwithstanding Standing Order 55A(1), members who did not wish to attend in the States Chamber might continue to take part in States meetings using Microsoft Teams (until the States had considered and voted upon a proposition to re-apply Standing Order 55A(1) or to repeal or vary the terms of the Standing Order), assembled in accordance with Standing Order 55A with members able to participate remotely using Microsoft Teams. The following Members attended remotely, either for all or part of the meeting –

Connétable Marcus O'Donnel Troy of St. Clement Deputy Thomas Anthony Coles of St. Helier South

Documents presented

Strategic Reserve Fund: Long-term funding plan (P.22/2024) – Children's Rights P.22/2024. Impact Assessment. Add. Lodged: 17th April 2024, Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North .

Re-appointment of the Chair of the Statistics Users Group. R.59/2024. Presented: 16th April 2024, Chief Minister.

Land Transactions under Standing Order 168(3) – sale of land – La Rue Des R.60/2024. Barraques, Mont Mado.

Presented: 16th April 2024, Minister for Infrastructure.

Notification of lodged propositions

Strategic Reserve Fund: Long-term funding plan. P.22/2024. Lodged: 17th April 2024, Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North .

Offshore Wind P.82/2023

THE STATES, resuming consideration of the proposition of the Minister for the Environment entitled Offshore Wind' (P.82/2023), and an amendment proposed by Deputy David James Warr of St. Helier (P.82/2023 Amd.), rejected the amendment that a new paragraph (c) be inserted as follows and the subsequent paragraph re-designated accordingly –

"to request the Council of Ministers to work in partnership with Jersey Electricity PLC during all stages of the development of an offshore wind farm, including (but not limited to) the establishment of processes for engaging third-party developers and the utilisation of the Company's sector knowledge, expertise and French contractual relationships to ensure that risks are managed appropriately in the provision of any offshore wind energy solution and that benefits realised; and"

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 2 CONTRE: 41 ABSTAIN:

Deputy L.M.C. Doublet Deputy D.J. Warr

Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy G.P. Southern Deputy M. Tadier

Deputy S.G. Luce

Deputy K.F. Morel

Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat Deputy S.M. Ahier

Deputy R.J. Ward

Deputy C.S. Alves

Deputy I. Gardiner Deputy L.J Farnham Deputy K.L. Moore Deputy S.Y. Mézec Deputy P.M. Bailhache Deputy T.A. Coles

Deputy B.B.S.V.M. Porée Deputy H.M. Miles Deputy M.R. Scott

Deputy J. Renouf

Deputy C.D . Curtis Deputy L.V. Feltham Deputy R.E. Binet

Deputy H.L. Jeune

Deputy M.E. Millar

Deputy A. Howell Deputy M.R. Ferey Deputy R.S. Kovacs Deputy A.F. Curtis Deputy B. Ward

Deputy K.M. Wilson Deputy L.K.F Stephenson Deputy M.B. Andrews

THE STATES, adopting the proposition of the Minister for the Environment entitled Offshore Wind' (P.82/2023), agreed that –

Jersey should pursue the opportunities arising from the development of an offshore wind farm in the south west of its territorial waters;
development of up to around 1000MW in provision should be encouraged in order to meet the needs of Islanders, to power the Island's future economy and to create energy for export; and
requested the Council of Ministers to bring forward appropriate policy and legislation before the end of 2024 to set in place a process to lease, provide consent for, regulate and safely decommission a wind farm.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 40 CONTRE: 1 ABSTAIN: Connétable of St. Helier Deputy M.B. Andrews

Connétable of St. Lawrence

Connétable of St. Brelade

Connétable of Trinity

Connétable of St. John

Connétable of St. Clement

Connétable of Grouville

Connétable of St. Mary

Connétable of St. Saviour

Deputy G.P. Southern

Deputy M. Tadier

Deputy S.G. Luce

Deputy L.M.C. Doublet

Deputy K.F. Morel

Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat

Deputy S.M. Ahier

Deputy R.J. Ward

Deputy C.S. Alves

Deputy I. Gardiner

Deputy L.J Farnham

Deputy K.L. Moore

Deputy S.Y. Mézec

Deputy P.M. Bailhache

Deputy T.A. Coles

Deputy B.B.S.V.M. Porée

Deputy D.J. Warr

Deputy H.M. Miles

Deputy M.R. Scott

Deputy J. Renouf

Deputy C.D . Curtis Deputy L.V. Feltham Deputy H.L. Jeune Deputy M.E. Millar Deputy A. Howell Deputy M.R. Ferey Deputy R.S. Kovacs Deputy A.F. Curtis Deputy B. Ward

Deputy K.M. Wilson Deputy L.K.F Stephenson

Arrangement of public business for future meetings

THE STATES agreed the following arrangement of public business for future meetings proposed, as amended, by the Vice-chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 88(3) –

30th April 2024

Pay Gap Reporting. P.13/2024. Lodged: 8th March 2024, Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour .

Pay Gap Reporting (P.13/2024) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment. P.13/2024. Presented: 8th March 2024, Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour . Add.

Pay Gap Reporting (P.13/2024) – amendment. P.13/2024. Lodged: 9th April 2024, Deputy H.L. Jeune of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity . Amd.

Pay Gap Reporting (P.13/2024) – amendment. (P.13/2024 Amd.) – Children's Rights P.13/2024. Impact Assessment. Amd. Presented: 9th April 2024, Deputy H.L. Jeune of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity . Add.