Order Paper 17th November 2009

STATES OF JERSEY ORDER PAPER

Tuesday 17th November 2009

1. COMMUNICATIONS BYTHE PRESIDING OFFICER
2. TABLING OF SUBORDINATE ENACTMENTS
3. DOCUMENTS PRESENTED OR LAID

States of Jersey Complaints Board: findings – complaint against a decision of R.123/2009. the Minister for Housing regarding a refusal to grant housing qualifications.

Presented: 10th November 2009.

Privileges and Procedures Committee.

Land Transactions under Standing Order 168(3) – No.  1 Howard Davis Farm, R.124/2009. La Route de la Trinité, Trinity – lease.

Presented: 10th November 2009.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Land Transactions under Standing Order 168(3) – R.125/2009.

1. Flats 2,4,5, 6 and 15, Fourteen Gloucester Street, St.  Helier – lease;
2. JEC Substation No. 283,LeMont Rossignol, St. Ouen.

Presented: 11th November 2009.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

4. NOTIFICATION OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS

H1N1 Influenza Pandemic Funding: expenditure approval (P.174/2009) – P.174/2009. amendment. Amd. Lodged: 12th November 2009.

Public Accounts Committee.

Employment of States of Jersey Employees Law: proposed changes P.175/2009. (P.175/2009) – amendment. Amd. Lodged: 11th November 2009.

Chief Minister.

Draft Supply of Goods and Services (Jersey) Regulations 200-. P.190/2009. Lodged: 11th November 2009.

Minister for Economic Development.

Rate Appeal Board: appointment of members. P.191/2009. Lodged: 11th November 2009.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Jersey Police Complaints Authority: appointment of members. P.192/2009. Lodged: 12th November 2009.

Minister for Home Affairs.

5. WITHDRAWAL OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS

6. APPOINTMENT OF MINISTERS, COMMITTEES AND PANELS
7. MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE
8. PETITIONS
9. QUESTIONS

1. – Written Questions (attached)

1. T he Chief Minister will table ananswerto a question asked by Deputy P.V.F.LeClaireof St. Helier regarding law suits against the Statesin the last 5 years.
2. T he Chief Minister will table ananswerto a question asked by Deputy P.V.F.LeClaireof St. Helier regarding leases signedbyWEB for leisure facilities on the Waterfront.
3. T heChairman of the Comité des Connétable s will table an answer to a questionaskedby Deputy P.V.F.Le Claire of St. Helierregardingshopspermittedto open on a Sunday.
4. T he Minister forTreasuryandResources will table an answerto a questionaskedby the Connétable ofSt.John regarding the supply of duty free fuel formarine and commercialuse.
5. T he Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answerto a questionasked by Senator S.C.Ferguson regarding the recruitment and retention ofmiddlegradedoctors.
6. T he Minister for Health and Social Services will tableananswer to a questionaskedby Deputy P.V.F.Le Claire ofSt.Helierregarding serious casereviews.
7. T he Minister for Treasury and Resources will tableananswer to a questionaskedby Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding reductions in water rates.
8. T he Minister for Health and Social Services will tableananswer to a questionaskedby Deputy R.G.Le Hérissier ofSt. Saviour regarding the suspension and dismissal ofstaffin relation to child abusematters.
9. T he Chief Minister will tableananswerto a question asked by Deputy R.G.Le Hérissier of St. Saviour regarding the final pay settlement of the Chief Executive Officer of Health andSocial Services.
10. H.M. Attorney General will table ananswerto a question asked by Deputy T.M. PitmanofSt. Helier regarding the supply ofBlackberry mobile phones to MinistersandAssistant Ministers.
11. The Chief Minister will table an answerto a questionaskedby Deputy T.M. Pitman of St. Helier regarding supply ofBlackberrymobilephones to membersoftheExecutive.
12. The Chief Minister will table an answerto a questionaskedby Deputy T.M. Pitman of St. Helier regarding bills forBlackberry mobile phones.
13. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answerto a questionasked by Deputy

T.M. Pitman of St. Helier regarding the tax intake from 1(1)(k) residents.

14. H.M. Attorney General will table ananswerto a question asked by Deputy T.M. PitmanofSt. Helier regarding confidentiality issues.
15. The Chief Minister will tableananswer to a questionasked by the Deputy of St. Martin regarding the independent review ofthe 3 year suspension of a ConsultantGynaecologist.
16. The Minister for Planning and Environment will tableananswerto a questionaskedby Deputy A.K.F.Greenof St. Helier regarding thechemicalmakeupofthecontaminants in the excavations from theCastleQuayssite.
17. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will tableananswer to a questionaskedby Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding the dividends on shareholdings in the Jersey New WaterworksCompany Limited.
18. The Minister for Health and Social Services will tableananswer to a questionaskedby Deputy R.G.LeHérissierofSt. Saviour regarding serious casereviews.
19. The Minister for EconomicDevelopment will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St.Helier regarding thelevelofwaterrates and charges by the JerseyNew WaterworksCompany Limited.
20. The Minister for SocialSecurity will table ananswer to a questionaskedby Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding redundancies at the Jersey New Waterworks Company Limited.
21. The Chief Minister will tableananswerto a questionaskedby Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding the Deloitte estimate of lost tax revenuesgiven in theFootReport.
22. The Minister for TransportandTechnicalServices will tableananswerto a questionasked by the Deputy of St. Mary regarding the numberofdamage-onlyaccidents on theIsland's road network.
23. The Minister forTreasuryandResources will table an answerto a questionaskedby the Deputy of St. Maryregarding data protection.
24. The Chairmanof Privileges andProcedures Committee willtableananswer to a question asked by Senator J.L. Perchard regarding limiting propositions and lengths ofspeeches.

2. – Oral Questions (120 minutes)

1. T he Deputy ofSt.Martin will askthefollowingquestionof the Minister forHome Affairs –

" W ill the Minister give an update on the investigation by the Wiltshire Constabulary into the allegations made against the Suspended Chief Police Officer, and advise who has been responsible for not meeting target dates; what the latest cost of the suspension is (including cover and investigation costs) and what personal steps, if any, the Minister is taking to expedite the matter?"

2. D eputyK.C. Lewis of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –

" W ill the Chief Minister be intervening in the proposed redundancies of a quarter of Jersey Telecoms employees and twenty Jersey New Water Works employees?"

3. T he Deputy of Grouville will ask the followingquestionofthe Minister for Home Affairs –

" A  s more and more licensed establishments are now demanding that young people prove their age by either producing their passports or driving licenses; which then frequently get lost or stolen on the premises; what action, if any, is the Minister taking to address the very real possibility of identity fraud?"

4. D eputyP.V.F.Le Claire of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury andResources –

" W hat funding mechanisms and support from the States of Jersey does the Jersey Homes Trust enjoy and in what way, if any, can the States involvement be used, to ensure that ongoing concerns expressed by tenants at Berkshire Court in particular are addressed?"

5. D eputyD. de Sousa ofSt.Helier will ask thefollowingquestionof the Minister for Social Security –

" W ill the Minister be examining whether the actions of Jersey New Waterworks Company Limited, in making 20 workers redundant, conform with the conditions laid out in the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003 and, if not, why?"

6. D eputyR.G.LeHérissierof St. Saviour will ask thefollowingquestionofthe Minister for Home Affairs –

" W ould the Minister confirm whether or not the suspended Chief Officer of Police has been fully informed of the allegations made against him?"

7. D eputyS.Pitman of St.Helier will ask the followingquestionof the Minister for Social Security –

" W hat happens to a person's Income Support when their Long Term Incapacity Allowance (LTIA) increases and at what level of LTIA is a person's Income Support disregarded?"

8. The   Deputy  of St.  John will  ask the  following question  of  the  Minister  for  Economic Development –

" C ould members have details of the policy within Harbours to inspect all charter and fishing vessels, giving numbers of both types of vessels on the register and would the Minister advise whether skippers hold certificates of competence and crews are fully certified in safety/survival at sea, first aid and fire fighting and give details of how often they are re-evaluated and whether a training program is still available?"

9. D eputyS.S.P.A. Power ofSt.Brelade will askthefollowingquestionofthe Minister for Transport and TechnicalServices –

" C an the Minister outline what options, if any, are available to garage and forecourt operators when an obviously defective vehicle pulls up for fuel or attention and the operator strongly advises the owner of the vehicle to have it repaired immediately and not drive off the forecourt until it has been made safe ?"

10. The Deputy of St. Mary will askthe following questionofthe Minister for Planning and Environment –

" C an the Minister give an assurance that no planning permission will be given for the Zephyrus project on the Waterfront, until the Scrutiny Panel report on the planning processes and errors made surrounding the Energy from Waste Plant is published and until the pending court case

around the major pollution incident at La Collette is heard?"

11. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the followingquestionof the Minister forTreasury and Resources –

" H ow long, as the representative of the States as majority shareholder in Jersey Telecom, has the Minister known of the company's decision to make a number of employees redundant and will he outline the extent to which introducing competition into this market has played a part in the need for redundancies?"

12. Deputy T.M.Pitmanof St. Helier will ask the following questionof the Minister for Economic Development –

" W ill the Minister inform Members whether JAYEN, the company designated to outsource the work of the 20 employees selected for redundancy by the Jersey New Water Works Company is owned by local residents and therefore subject to local taxation; and what proportion, if any, of the workforce of JAYEN is locally qualified under Regulation of Undertakings and Development rules?"

13. The Deputy ofSt.John will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources –

" G  iven that many of the staff at Jersey Telecom were formerly States employees, do they still have the same redundancy rights as public sector employees and is the Minister aware of any other States owned companies which are considering making redundancies?"

14. The Deputy of St. Martin will ask the followingquestionofthe Minister for Treasuryand Resources –

"W ill the Minister inform Members, why in his view, the provisions of the Draft Data

Protection (Amendment No 2) Jersey Law 200- are compatible with the Human Rights (Jersey) Law 2000 and what particular Articles are relevant to the Data Protection Law?"

15. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the followingquestionof the Minister forTreasury and Resources –

" W ill the Minister inform members what estimate he has for the costs in lost tax in respect of the redundancies at Jersey Telecom?"

16. Deputy R.G.Le Hérissier ofSt.Saviour will ask thefollowing question ofthe Chief Minister –

" W ould the Chief Minister identify the source from which staff under suspension are paid, identify the sums spent this current year and advise what changes, if any, he is proposing to expedite the processes which determine the length of suspensions?"

17. Deputy K.C. Lewis ofSt. Saviour will ask the following question of the Chairman of the Comitédes Connétable s –

" S ince the implementation of the new style of driving licence the provision for the organ donor authorisation has been missing, will the Comité include this facility in new licences or is it the Comité des Connétable s' policy to have an opt out system as opposed to an opt in?"

18. The Deputy of St. Mary will askthe following questionofthe Minister for Planning and Environment –

" W ere water samples taken and tested from the Castle Quay site whilst excavations took place,

when it was known that the works were within reclaimed land  containing  loose dumped  hazardous

waste, and the site was being flooded with seawater twice a day to a depth of several feet and, if not, why not?"

3. – Questions to Ministerswithout notice (30 minutes) –

1 s t q u e stion period – Minister for Economic Development 2 n d q u estion period – Chief Minister

10. PERSONAL STATEMENTS
11. STATEMENTS ON A MATTER OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITY
12. PUBLIC BUSINESS

17th November 2009

Public Holidays and Bank Holidays: designation of 26th December 2009. P.173/2009. Lodged: 15th October 2009.

Deputy S. Pitman of St. Helier .

Public Holidays and Bank Holidays: designation of 26th December 2009 P.173/2009. (P.173/2009) – comments. Com. Presented: 30th October 2009.

Council of Ministers.

Manual Workers' Joint Council: membership. P.172/2009. Presented: 12th October 2009.

Chief Minister.

Committee of Inquiry: confidential files held by States of Jersey Police on P.104/2009. States Members and others.

Lodged: 23rd June 2009.

Deputy M.R. Higgins of St.  Helier.

Committee of Inquiry: confidential files held by States of Jersey Police on P.104/2009. States Members and others (P.104/2009) – comments. Com. Presented: 16th October 2009.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Committee of Inquiry: confidential files held by States of Jersey Police on P.104/2009. States Members and others (P.104/2009) – amendment. Amd. Lodged: 20th October 2009.

Deputy J.B. Fox of St. Helier.

Draft Gambling Commission (Jersey) Law 200-. P.139/2009. Lodged: 8th September 2009.

Minister for Economic Development.

Draft Gambling Commission (Jersey) Law 200- (P.139/2009): amendment. P.139/2009. Lodged: 6th October 2009. Amd. Deputy of St. Martin.

Draft Gambling (Gaming and Lotteries) (Amendment No.  15) (Jersey) P.140/2009. Regulations 200-.

Lodged: 8th September 2009.

Minister for Economic Development.

Draft Gambling (Gaming and Lotteries) (Amendment No. 15) (Jersey) P.140/2009. Regulations 200- (P.140/2009): amendment. Amd. Lodged: 6th October 2009.

Deputy of St. Martin.

Draft Gambling (2010 Fees) (Jersey) Regulations 200-. P.141/2009. Lodged: 8th September 2009.

Minister for Economic Development.

Draft Gambling (2010 Fees) (Jersey) Regulations 200- (P.141/2009): P.141/2009. amendment. Amd. Lodged: 6th October 2009.

Deputy of St. Martin.

Draft Data Protection (Amendment No.  2) (Jersey) Law 200-. P.147/2009. Lodged: 16th September 2009.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Young Offenders: naming by the media. P.148/2009. Lodged: 17th September 2009.

Deputy T.M. Pitman of St.  Helier.

Young Offenders: naming by the media (P.148/2009) – comments. P.148/2009. Presented: 28th October 2009. Com. Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel.

Young Offenders: naming by the media (P.148/2009) – amendment. P.148/2009. Lodged: 14th October 2009. Amd. Senator B.E. Shenton.

Draft Currency Notes (Variation of Maximum Amount of Issue) (Jersey) P.152/2009 Regulations 200-.

Lodged: 22nd September 2009.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Social Security Fund: research into alternative funding mechanisms. P.153/2009. Lodged; 23rd September 2009. (re-issued) Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier.

Channel Islands Lottery: allocation of profits for 2009–2010. P.155/2009. Lodged: 24th September 2009.

Minister for Economic Development.

Ratification of the Agreement for the Exchange of Information with Respect to P.160/2009. Taxes between the States of Jersey and the Government of Australia.

Lodged: 1st October 2009.

Chief Minister.

Ratification of the Agreement for the Exchange of Information with Respect to P.161/2009. Taxes between the States of Jersey and the Government of New Zealand.

Lodged: 1st October 2009. Chief Minister.

Draft Taxation (Exchange of Information with Third Countries) (Amendment P.162/2009. No. 4) (Jersey) Regulations 200-.

Lodged: 1st October 2009.

Chief Minister.

Draft Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) (Jersey) Law 200-. P.165/2009. Lodged: 5th October 2009.

Minister for Economic Development.

Draft Proceeds of Crime (Amendment of Schedule 2) (No. 2) (Jersey) P.166/2009. Regulations 200-.

Lodged: 6th October 2009.

Minister for Economic Development.

Draft Proceeds of Crime (Supervisory Bodies) (Amendment of Law) (No. 2) P.167/2009. (Jersey) Regulations 200-.

Lodged: 6th October 2009.

Minister for Economic Development.

Draft Foundations (Winding up) (Jersey) Regulations 200-. P.169/2009. Lodged: 6th October 2009.

Minister for Economic Development.

Draft Foundations (Mergers) (Jersey) Regulations 200-. P.170/2009. Lodged: 6th October 2009.

Minister for Economic Development.

Employment of States of Jersey Employees Law - proposed changes. P.175/2009. Lodged: 16th October 2009.

Deputy of St. Martin.

Employment of States of Jersey Employees Law: proposed changes P.175/2009. (P.175/2009) – amendment. Amd. Lodged: 11th November 2009.

Chief Minister.

13. ARRANGEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS

1st December 2009

Pension Schemes: dealing with the past service liability. P.110/2009. Lodged: 1st July 2009.

Senator B.E. Shenton.

Pension Schemes: dealing with the past service liability (P.110/2009) – P.110/2009. comments. Com. Presented: 3rd November 2009.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Plémont Holiday Village: acquisition by the Public. P.144/2009. Lodged: 9th September 2009.

Connétable of St. Ouen.

Carbon Intensity of Imported Electricity: review. P.156/2009. Lodged: 30th September 2009.

Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire of St. Helier .

Natural Gas Pipeline: strategic study. P.157/2009. Lodged: 30th September 2009.

Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire of St. Helier .

Planning and Building Bye-laws: provision of disabled toilets/changing rooms. P.168/2009. Lodged: 6th October 2009. (re-issued) Deputy A.K.F. Green of St. Helier.

Provision of States Members' lunches at certain meetings and car parking. P.171/2009. Lodged: 7th October 2009.

Senator S.C. Ferguson.

Provision of States Members' lunches at certain meetings and car parking P.171/2009. (P.171/2009): comments. Com. Presented: 3rd November 2009.

Privileges and Procedures Committee.

H1N1 Influenza Pandemic Funding: expenditure approval. P.174/2009. Lodged: 15th October 2009.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

H1N1 Influenza Pandemic Funding: expenditure approval (P.174/2009) – P.174/2009. amendment. Amd. Lodged: 12th November 2009.

Public Accounts Committee.

User Pays' Charges: States of Jersey Police. P.176/2009. Lodged: 19th October 2009.

Minister for Home Affairs.

'User Pays' Charges: States of Jersey Police (P.176/2009) – amendment. P.176/2009. Lodged: 6th November 2009. Amd. Deputy of St. Martin.

Draft Companies (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Regulations 200-. P.177/2009 Lodged: 20th October 2009.

Minister for Economic Development.

Draft Tariff of Harbour Dues. P.178/2009. Lodged: 20th October 2009.

Minister for Economic Development.

Blackberries: costs for Ministers and Assistant Ministers and use in the P.186/2009. Assembly.

Lodged: 29th October 2009.

Deputy T.M. Pitman of St. Helier.

Move to Next Item: repeal of Standing Order 85. P.187/2009. Lodged: 3rd November 2009.

Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire of St. Helier .

8th December 2009

Budget Statement 2010. P.179/2009. Lodged: 27th October 2009.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Draft Finance (2010 Budget) (Jersey) Law 200-. P.180/2009. Lodged: 27th October 2009.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Draft Income Tax (Amendment No. 34) (Jersey) Law 200-. P.181/2009. Lodged: 27th October 2009.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Draft Goods and Services Tax (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law  200-. P.182/2009. Lodged: 27th October 2009.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Draft Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) (Jersey) Regulations 200-. P.183/2009. Lodged: 27th October 2009.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Draft Taxation (Land Transactions) (Jersey) Law 2009 (Appointed Day) Act P.158/2009. 200-.

Lodged: 30th September 2009.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Draft Taxation (Land Transactions) (Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations P.159/2009. 200-.

Lodged: 30th September 2009.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

User Pays' Charges: pathology. P.185/2009. Lodged: 27th October 2009.

Minister for Health and Social Services.

Draft Health Insurance (Medical Benefit) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) P.184/2009. Regulations 200-.

Lodged: 27th October 2009.

Minister for Social Security.

Rate Appeal Board: appointment of members. P.191/2009. Lodged: 11th November 2009.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Jersey Police Complaints Authority: appointment of members. P.192/2009. Lodged: 12th November 2009.

Minister for Home Affairs.

19th January 2010

Property and Infrastructure Regeneration: the States of Jersey Development P.79/2009. Company Limited (as amended). (re-issue) Lodged: 2nd June 2009.

Council of Ministers.

Fort Regent: establishment of a working group. P.188/2009.

Lodged: 3rd November 2009.

Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel.

Draft Planning and Building (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Law 200-. P.189/2009. Lodged: 3rd November 2009.

Minister for Planning and Environment.

Draft Supply of Goods and Services (Jersey) Regulations 200-. P.190/2009. Lodged: 11th November 2009.

Minister for Economic Development.

A.H. HARRIS Deputy Greffier of the States

12th November 2009 Note –

In accordance with the meeting dates fixed for 2009 by the Privileges and Procedures Committee, this meeting will continue, if necessary, on Wednesday 18th, Thursday 19th and Friday 20th November 2009.

WRITTEN QUESTIONS (See Item I(a))

1. T h e C hief Minister will tableananswer to the followingquestionaskedby Deputy P.V.F.Le Claire of St. Helier –

" W h a t was the total amount of money paid out in relation to lawsuits against the States in each of the last 5 years, both as a result of court findings and settlements out of court; how many of the cases settled out of court included non-disclosure agreements and what is the total amount of those monies over that 5 year period?"

2. T h e C hief Minister will tableananswer to the followingquestionaskedby Deputy P.V.F.Le Claire of St. Helier –

" A r e there break clauses in relation to the leases signed by the Waterfront Enterprise Board for the swimming pool and leisure facilities on the Waterfront and, if so, what are they?

W  h en do they become available to break and how would the States break these leases prior to the end of

the 150 year initial lease agreements debated in the States?"

3. T h e ChairmanoftheComité des Connétable s will tableananswer to the following questionaskedby Deputy P.V.F.Le Claire of St. Helier –

" W o u l d the Chairman provide details of those shops currently permitted to open on Sunday within each parish including the total number of locations?"

4. T h e Minister for Treasury and Resources will tableananswertothefollowingquestionasked by the Connétable ofSt.John –

"H  o w many litres of diesel have been supplied duty free for marine leisure use annually for the past 5

years?

H o w m any litres of petrol have been supplied duty free for marine leisure use annually for the past 5

years?

H o w m any litres of petrol have been supplied duty free for commercial use annually for the past 5 years?

H o w m any litres of petrol have been supplied duty free for commercial use annually for the past 5

years?"

5. T h e Ministerfor Health and SocialServices will table ananswerto the followingquestionaskedby Senator S.C.Ferguson –

" W  o u ld the Health Minister explain exactly what she is doing to address the problem in recruiting and retaining middle grade doctors, on whom emergency service provision and patient safety are reliant, given that of the 46 posts in the major departments, 7 are either filled by locums, or are completely vacant?"

6. T h e Ministerfor Health and SocialServices will table ananswerto the followingquestionaskedby

Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire of St. Helier –

" H o w many serious case reviews have been instigated since the Jersey Children Protection Committee was formed?

H o w m any are currently active?

W h a t i s the procedure to initiate a serious case review and who can request one?

W  h at appeal mechanism, if any, is available for those who wish to trigger a review but are unsuccessful

in doing so?"

7. T h e M inister forTreasury and Resources will tableananswer to the following questionaskedby Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier –

"Will the Minister use his powers to act in the public interest as contained in Article 23 of the Water (Jersey) Law 1972, to determine the water rates and charges to be made by the Company in respect of water which it supplies, in order to reduce water rates across the Island?"

8. T h e Ministerfor Health and SocialServices will table ananswerto the followingquestionaskedby Deputy R.G.Le Hérissier ofSt.Saviour –

"Given the Assistant Minister's statement in the debate on P.145/2009 (The Committee of Inquiry into the management of Health and Social Services Department'), would the Minister confirm that staff have been suspended and dismissed in relation to child abuse matters and, if so, advise how many have been suspended and dismissed and for what reasons and over what time period?"

9. T h e C hief Minister will table ananswerto the followingquestionaskedby Deputy R.G.LeHérissierof St. Saviour –

"What sum of money, if any, was paid by way of a final settlement to the recently departed Chief Executive Officer of Health and Social Services and what was the source of the funding?"

10. H . M . Attorney General will tableananswerto the followingquestionasked by Deputy T.M.Pitmanof St. Helier –

"Would H.M. Attorney General confirm that the supply of Blackberry mobiles, initially to Ministers (2005) and now to Assistant Ministers (2008) - yet not to Scrutiny members or backbenchers – and the payment of the bills for these communications (at the taxpayer's expense) in addition to their contracted expenses is a clear breach of Article 44 of the States of Jersey Law 2005 giving Ministers and Assistant Ministers the potential to increase their expenses limit in excess of other Members?"

11. T h e Chief Minister will table ananswer to the following question askedby Deputy T.M.Pitmanof St. Helier –

"Will the Chief Minister clarify and outline what advice, if any, he took prior to taking the decision to effectively increase the expenses limit for members of the Executive by the supply of Blackberry mobiles, setting all such bills against the Chief Minister's office and will he also confirm that no documented policy exists defining a cap on such expenses or that any checks have been carried out to ensure that all bills being paid are work related?"

12. T h e Chief Minister will table ananswer to the following question askedby Deputy T.M.Pitmanof St. Helier –

"Will the Chief Minister provide full details of which Ministers and Assistant Ministers have been provided with Blackberries, the 18 claiming both expenses and having their bills paid for these devices; further still, the total extent of their individual bills since December 2008 to the present time?"

13. T h e Minister forTreasury and Resources will tableananswer to the following questionaskedby Deputy T.M.Pitmanof St. Helier –

"Will the Minister confirm the estimated resultant increase in tax take (based on present numbers) if the core principle of the 20 means 20' policy was also applied to 1(1)(k) residents?"

14. H . M . Attorney General will tableananswerto the followingquestionasked by Deputy T.M.Pitmanof St. Helier –

"Would H.M Attorney General confirm whether members of the public, through certain rights as guaranteed under the European Court of Human Rights and a traditional common-law right of confidentiality, are free to contact their elected representatives, without such communications being monitored or seized by the police or other authorities?"

15. T h e Chief Minister will table an answer to the following questionaskedby the Deputy ofSt.Martin –

"Following the announcement by the Chief Minister on 3rd November, that Goodwin Hannah Consultants would be appointed to undertake an independent review of the 3 year suspension of a Consultant Gynaecologist -

1. W ill the Chief Minister explain the methodof selection?
2. W hen will the Terms ofReference be published?
3. W ill GoodwinHannah Consultants include a member with medical expertise to i n vestigate whether there were groundsfor the suspensionin the first place?
4. W ill GoodwinHannahConsultantshaveaccesstothebody of evidence already gathered b y Verita about the managementof the suspension?
5. W ill the full costofthesuspension including the cost of the reviewsbeincluded in the findings?
6. W ill GoodwinHannah make recommendations?
7. W ill theFinalReportbemadepublic?"

16. T h e Minister for Planning and Environment will table ananswerto the followingquestionasked by Deputy A.K.F.Greenof St. Helier –

"Further to my written question tabled on 21st September 2009, will the Minister confirm when he will be in a position to provide the answer to part 3 of my question namely: the precise chemical makeup of the contaminants in the excavations from the Castle Quays site?

In the Ministers reply he indicated that he would provide a copy of a report showing the heavy metal uptake in marine indicator organisms which have been monitored since the early 1990's, will he advise when that will be made available?"

17. T h e Minister forTreasury and Resources will tableananswer to the following questionaskedby Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier –

As the representative of the States majority and controlling shareholding in the Jersey New Waterworks Company Limited (JNWWC) (holding 100% of the issued "A" ordinary shares, 50% of the issued ordinary shares and 100% of the 7.5 – 10% cumulative fifth preference shares), will the Minister inform members of his position on the following aspects of the JNWWC's announcement of the intention to make 20 of its employees redundant -

1. G i ven that the companyannounced a profit of £4,034,000 for2008, an increaseof 14% on the previous year,and a dividend of194pencepershare (up by15%)on the ordinary and "A" ordinary sharesof the company, does the Minister endorse the need for redundancies in order to increase the potential dividend?
2. W i llthe Minister inform membershowmuchtheStatesreceivedin dividend on its shareholding in 2008 andwhat additional dividend might begeneratedbytheseredundancies in 2009? Will he further produce an estimate of the likely impactof these redundanciesonStatesrevenues in lost tax and social security collected and additional IncomeSupportpayments?"

18 T  h e Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to the following question asked by

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

"Would the Minister identify who initiates Serious Case Reviews and outline what the sources of information are that lead to the initiation of such Reviews?"

19  T  h e Minister for Economic Development will table an answer to the following question asked by

Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier –

"Will the Minister use his powers under Article 6(4) of the Competition Regulatory Authority (Jersey) Law 2007, to request the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority to investigate the level of water rates and charges of the Jersey New Waterworks Company Limited and to satisfy himself that the level of profits produced by its monopoly position is appropriate?"

20. T h e Ministerfor Social Security will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier –

"Will the Minister inform members whether the redundancies recently announced by Jersey New Waterworks Company Limited meet the conditions set out in Article 2 of the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003?"

21. T h e Chief Minister will tableananswer to the following questionaskedby Deputy G.P. Southern ofSt. Helier –

"Does the Chief Minister consider that the Deloitte estimate of lost tax to through the activities of offshore centres given in the Foot Report as £2 billion is an accurate estimate, and, if not, why?

How does the Chief Minister explain the difference between the Deloitte estimate and the figure of over £11 billion derived from the TUC investigation?"

22. T h e Minister for Transportand Technical Serviceswilltableananswerto the following questionasked by the Deputy ofSt.Mary –

"Can the Minister advise the Assembly of the number of damage-only accidents on the Island road

network as a whole in the years 2004 to 2008 inclusive?"

23. T h e Minister for Treasury and Resources will tableananswertothefollowingquestionasked by the Deputy of St. Mary –

"Can the Minister give the Assembly full details of the review of regulatory requirements' of data protection which have led to his putting forward P.147/2009 (Draft Data Protection (Amendment No.2) (Jersey) Law 200-)?"

24. T h e Chairmanof Privileges andProceduresCommittee will table ananswerto the followingquestion asked by Senator J.L. Perchard –

"Will the Chairman undertake to bring to the States for debate proposals that –

1. li m it the numberof propositions anindividualmembercanlodge for debate in a given period (such as a maximumof 3 per parliamentary session)?
2. li m i t the length of speeches a membercan make during a States debate."

ORAL QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS WITHOUT NOTICE (See Item I(c))