Order Paper 8th December 2009

STATES OF JERSEY ORDER PAPER

Tuesday 8th December 2009

1. COMMUNICATIONS BYTHE PRESIDING OFFICER
2. TABLING OF SUBORDINATE ENACTMENTS
3. DOCUMENTS PRESENTED OR LAID
4. NOTIFICATION OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS
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 Minister for Home Affairs will table an answer to a question askedbySenator S.C. Ferguson regarding the total costs of subscriptions to theAssociationof Chief Police Officers.
2. T  he Minister for EconomicDevelopment will table an answer to a questionaskedby the Deputy ofSt. John regarding the nature of a project between Harbours and the Octabomb Group.
3. T he Minister for EconomicDevelopment will table ananswerto a questionasked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St.  Helier regarding employment figures in the telecom market in Jersey.
4. T he Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answerto a questionasked by Deputy G.P.  Southern  of  St.  Helier regarding assistance  to  staff being made redundant by Jersey Telecom.
5. T he Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answerto a questionasked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St.  Helier regarding tax exemptions in the 2010 budget.
6. T he Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answerto a questionasked by Deputy G.P. Southern regarding the effects oftaxesonhousehold incomes.

7. T he Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answerto a questionasked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St.  Helier regarding increasing tax yield from 1.1.(k) residents.
8. T he Minister for EconomicDevelopment will table ananswerto a questionasked by Deputy M.R. HigginsofSt. Helier regarding monthlylevelsof banking lending.
9. T he Minister for EconomicDevelopment will table ananswerto a questionasked by Deputy M.R. HigginsofSt. Helier regarding the establishment ofan informal bankersforum.
10. The Minister forHome Affairs will table an answerto a question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins ofSt. Helierregarding the discipline and sickness records of police officers.
11. The Minister forHome Affairs will table an answerto a question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins ofSt. Helierregardingcriminal records and DNA data bases.
12. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answerto a questionasked by Deputy M.R. HigginsofSt. Helier regarding the impactof the new Zero Ten tax regime.
13. The Chief Minister will tableananswer to a question askedby Deputy M. Tadier of St.  Brelade regarding forging trade links with othergovernments.
14. The Minister for Education, Sport and Culture will tableananswerto a questionaskedby Deputy M. Tadier ofSt. Breladeregarding Jersey NormanFrench speakers.
15. The Minister for EconomicDevelopment will table ananswerto a questionasked by Deputy
    1000. Tadier ofSt. Brelade regarding cost of promotional trips to Asia.
16. The Minister for TransportandTechnicalServices will tableananswerto a questionaskedby Deputy M. Tadier regarding busservices and access to the busstation.

2. – Oral Questions (120 minutes)

1. T he Deputy of Grouville willask the following questionof the Minister for Treasury and Resources –

" With Jersey Telecom proposing to reduce its workforce by 25%, will the Minister, as representative of the shareholder, advise Members if, to his knowledge, it is the intention of JT to reduce existing service levels by a similar amount?"

2. D eputyG.P. Southern ofSt. Helier will ask the followingquestionof the Minister for Planning and Environment –

" W ill the Minister inform members what steps, if any, he will take to amend the content of the on-line North of Town Masterplan consultation which does not present any options for the Millennium Town Park (that is with or without building on Gas Place and Talman sites) and presents a picture with maximum building on the site."

3. T he Deputy of St. Martin will ask the followingquestionofthe Minister for Planning and Environment –

" W ill the Minister advise Members whether the Planning Department has a policy relating to the camouflaging of unsightly structures, and, if so, give details?"

4. D eputyR.G.Le Hérissier of St. Saviour will ask the followingquestionof the Minister for Health and SocialServices–

" C ould the Minister describe what steps, if any, have been taken to reduce "Health Tourism" and advise whether or not they have been successful?"

5. Deputy J.M. Macon of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture –

" C an the Minister advise the Assembly what qualifications, if any, are required to teach the Personal Social Health Education (PSHE) element of the curriculum?"

6. S enatorA. Breckon will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –

" C an the Chief Minister advise the Assembly how much per hour the Waterfront Enterprise Board charges those who overstay their parking time at the Waterfront Car Park?"

7. D eputyR.G.Le Hérissier of St. Saviour will ask the followingquestionof the Minister for HomeAffairs–

"W hat further opportunities, if any, does the Minister see to "civilianise" tasks currently

performed by Police Officers?"

8. D eputyG.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the followingquestionofthe Minister for Health and Social Services –

" Will the Minister inform members whether the funding for the implementation of the Williamson Report has been finally agreed and, if so, when was it agreed and will she inform members what elements, if any, are in place for 2010 onwards?"

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

" I s the Home Affairs budget currently funding both the salary of the suspended Chief Officer of Police and the Acting Chief Officer, and, if so, could the Minister advise how many regular police on the beat one of the salaries and pension provision would pay for?"

10. Deputy J.M.Maconof St. Saviour will askthefollowing question oftheChairmanofthe Privileges andProcedures Committee –

" W ill the Chairman undertake to review the original list of considerations for the review into the efficiency of States business, to include other matters offered to her by States Members before the January hearings, and will she inform the Assembly of the membership of the review group and the criteria for their appointment?"

11. The Deputy of St. Martin will ask the following question of the Minister for Economic Development –

" Given that on 26th September 2007, the States approved P117/2007 and requested the Minister for Economic Development to review the current liquor licence fees charged annually under the Licensing (Jersey) Law 1974 and to finalise the review and publish its findings no later than 1st August 2008, will the Minister inform Members why the findings have not been published and when they will be published?"

3. – Questions to Ministerswithout notice (30 minutes) – 1 s t q u e stion period – Minister for Home Affairs

2 n d q u estion period – Chief Minister for

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

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

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Budget Statement 2010 (P.179/2009): comments. P.179/2009. Presented: 27th November 2009. Com. Minister for Planning and Environment.

Budget Statement 2010 (P.179/2009): amendment. P.179/2009. Lodged: 20th November 2009. Amd. Senator T.J. Le  Main.

Budget Statement 2010 (P.179/2009): amendment (P.179/2009  Amd.) – P.179/2009. amendment. Amd.Amd. Lodged: 1st December 2009.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Budget Statement 2010 (P.179/2009): second amendment. P.179/2009. Lodged: 24th November 2009. Amd.(2) Deputy S.S.P.A. Power of St.  Brelade.

Budget Statement 2010 (P.179/2009): second amendment (P.179/2009  Amd. P.179/2009. (2)) – comments. Amd.(2). Presented: 1st December 2009. Com. Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Budget Statement 2010 (P.179/2009): third amendment. P.179/2009. Lodged: 24th November 2009. Amd.(3) Senator A. Breckon.

Budget Statement 2010 (P.179/2009): third amendment (P.179/2009  Amd.(3)) – P.179/2009. comments. Amd.(3). Presented: 1st December 2009. Com. 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.

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

Minister for Economic Development.

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.

Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme Committee of P.199/2009. Management: membership.

Lodged: 25th November 2009.

Chief Minister.

(Cannot be debated until 9th December 2009)

Jersey Appointments Commission: appointment of Chairman and member. P.200/2009. Lodged: 25th November 2009.

Chief Minister.

(Cannot be debated until 9th December 2009)

13. ARRANGEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS

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.

Property and Infrastructure Regeneration: the States of Jersey Development P.79/2009. Company Limited (P.79/2009) – amendment. Amd. Lodged: 8th June 2009.

Connétable of St. Helier.

Property and Infrastructure Regeneration: the States of Jersey Development P.79/2009. Company Limited (P.79/2009) – second amendment. Amd.(2) Lodged: 20th October 2009.

Council of Ministers.

Property and Infrastructure Regeneration: the States of Jersey Development P.79/2009. Company Limited (P.79/2009) – third amendment. Amd.(3) Lodged: 2nd December 2009.

Senator J.L. Perchard.

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

Minister for Economic Development.

(Principles and Regulation 1 adopted  2nd December 2009)

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

Deputy of St.  Martin.

Draft Gambling (2010 Fees) (Jersey) Regulations 200- (P.141/2009): P.141/2009. amendment (P.141/2009  Amd.) – comments. Amd.Com. Presented: 16th November 2009.

Minister for Economic Development.

Draft Gambling (2010 Fees) (Jersey) Regulations 200- (P.141/2009): second P.141/2009. amendment. Amd.(2) Lodged: 17th November 2009.

Deputy E.J. Noel of St.  Lawrence.

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

Connétable of St. Ouen.

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

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

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.

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.

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.

Blackberries: costs for Ministers and Assistant Ministers and use in the P.186/2009. Assembly (P.186/2009) – comments. Com. Presented: 30th November 2009.

Council of Ministers.

Blackberries: costs for Ministers and Assistant Ministers and use in the P.186/2009. Assembly (P.186/2009) – comments. Com.(2) Presented: 1st December 2009.

Privileges and Procedures Committee.

Fort Regent: establishment of a working group. P.188/2009. Lodged: 3rd November 2009.

Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel.

Fort Regent: establishment of a working group (P.188/2009) – amendment. P.188/2009. Lodged: 24th November 2009. Amd. Deputy T.M. Pitman of St.  Helier.

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.

User Pays' Charges: Immigration fees. P.193/2009. Lodged: 17th November 2009.

Minister for Home Affairs.

States of Jersey Law: Quorum in the States. P.194/2009. Lodged: 17th November 2009.

Deputy T.M. Pitman of St.  Helier.

Committee of Inquiry: confidential files held by States of Jersey Police on P.197/2009. States Members and others.

Lodged: 17th November 2009.

Deputy M.R. Higgins of St.  Helier.

Committee of Inquiry: confidential files held by States of Jersey Police on P.197/2009. States Members and others (P.197/2009) – comments. Com. Presented: 20th November 2009.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Committee of Inquiry: confidential files held by States of Jersey Police on P.197/2009. States Members and others (P.197/2009) – amendment. Amd. Lodged: 20th November 2009.

Deputy J.B. Fox of St. Helier.

Draft Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Amendment No.  4) (Jersey) P.198/2009. Regulations 200-.

Lodged: 24th November 2009.

Chief Minister.

Strategy for dealing with young offenders: establishment of Working Group. P.201/2009. Lodged: 27th November 2009.

Deputy T.M. Pitman of St.  Helier.

Assemblée Parlementaire de  la Francophonie, Jersey Branch – Branch Rules. P.203/2009. Lodged: 1st December 2009.

Connétable of St. Ouen.

Draft Public Holidays and Bank Holidays (Jersey) Act 200-. P.204/2009. Lodged: 1st December 2009.

Chief Minister.

Appointments made by the States: revised procedures. P.205/2009. Lodged: 1st December 2009.

Privileges and Procedures Committee.

2nd February 2010

Ann Court site: petition. P.202/2009. Lodged: 27th November 2009.

Deputy J.A. Martin of St.  Helier.

M.N. DE LA HAYE Greffier of the States

3rd December 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 9th and Thursday 10th December 2009.

WRITTEN QUESTIONS (See Item I(a))

1.  T he Minister of Home Affairs will table an answer to the following question asked by Senator S.C. Ferguson –

"Will the Minister confirm that Jersey subscribes to the Association of Chief Police Officers and if so, will he advise the Assembly –

What the total annual cost has been for the past 5 years showing the costs of attending meetings? What advantages there are for Jersey in being a member?"

2 The Minister for Economic Development will table an answer to the following question asked by the Deputy of St.  John–

"What was the nature of the suggested project between Harbours and the Octabomb Group, was this project pursued, were the States of Jersey Police  and lawyers involved, and , if so, why?

How much money, if any, did the Department lose in relation to this matter?"

3. The Minister for TreasuryandResources will table ananswer to the followingquestionaskedby Deputy G.P. Southern of St.  Helier–

"Given that total employment in the Telecoms market has increased from 480 to 557 since the introduction of competition, will the Minister inform members of the numbers of locally qualified, non locally qualified and J category employee within the 557 and specifically the new 77 posts created, along with the distribution of these jobs between Jersey Telecom and its competitors?"

4. The Minister for TreasuryandResources will table ananswer to the followingquestionaskedby Deputy G.P. Southern of St.  Helier–

" W ill the Minister, as majority shareholder, inform members what specific assistance, both financial and otherwise, he has offered to Jersey Telecom management and employee representatives to ameliorate the process of downsizing the workforce by any mechanisms other than compulsory redundancies? What consultation, if any, has he had with them since the announcement of 80 plus job losses?"

5. The Minister for TreasuryandResources will table ananswer to the followingquestionaskedby Deputy G.P. Southern of St.  Helier–

" W ill the Minister inform members of the rationale, if any, behind his proposal to freeze tax exemptions in the 2010 Budget in the light of the advice from the Fiscal Policy Panel not to increase taxation in a recession?"

6. The Minister for TreasuryandResources will table ananswer to the followingquestionaskedby Deputy G.P. Southern of St.  Helier–

" W ould the Minister provide Members with a summary of the effects of taxes (direct and indirect) and benefits on household incomes by quintiles for 2008 and, if not, why not, and can he inform members what the impact of the tax measures contained in the 2010 budget will be on the distribution of the tax burden?"

7. The Minister for TreasuryandResources will table ananswer to the followingquestionaskedby Deputy G.P. Southern of St.  Helier–

" W ill the Minister inform members what progress, if any, he has made on the scope for increasing the tax yield from 1(1)k residents already living in Jersey and those who may arrive in the near future?"

8. The Minister forEconomicDevelopment will table ananswer to the following question askedby Deputy M.R. HigginsofSt. Helier–

" O n 2nd June 2009, in response to a question regarding the level of bank lending to Islanders the Minister stated that he had invited the Jersey Bankers Association to provide aggregate lending data on an anonymised basis, but had not yet received a response. Would the Minister advise the Assembly of the outcome of the request and, if available, give details of the monthly levels of bank lending since June?"

9. The Minister forEconomicDevelopment will table ananswer to the following question askedby Deputy M.R. HigginsofSt. Helier–

" O n 2nd June 2009 in response to a question regarding the level of bank lending to Islanders the Minister stated that he had established an informal bankers forum, which has representatives from the Jersey Bankers Association including all but one of the high street banks and one of the secondary lenders. Would the Minister advise the Assembly:

1. the names of the bodies that comprisethe informal group;
2. how manytimes that it has mettodiscuss bank lending;
3. how manytimesitmet to discuss depositor compensation;
4. whether he will publish the agendaandminutesof these meetings and, ifso,when?"

10. The Minister forHome Affairs will table ananswer to the following questionaskedby Deputy M.R. Higgins of St.  Helier–

" W ould the Minister provide the Assembly with a detailed breakdown of each of the last 5 years in respect of –

1. the numberof police officers, ifany,whohavebeendisciplined;
2. the numberof police officers, ifany,whohavebeensuspended from service;
3. the numberof police officers, ifany,whohavebeencharged with criminal offences;
4. the numberof officers, if any, who have been off work through ill health, togetherwith the totalnumber of hours accounted for by sickness for each of the last 5 years?"

11. The Minister forHome Affairs will table ananswer to the following questionaskedby Deputy M.R. Higgins of St.  Helier–

" W ould the Minister provide the Assembly with the following information:

1. the numberof people in Jerseywhohave a criminal record;
2. the numberof people whoseDNA is recordedon the DNA database;
3. the numberof people who have been arrested but not charged (whodonot have anexistingcriminal record) whoseDNA is recorded on the DNA database;
4. the number of criminal recordchecks to whichJersey Police have provided information within the Island over thelast five years;
5. the policyfollowed with regard to the retention ofDNAmaterialobtained from people arrested butnot charged with a criminal offence and, in particular, whether itis retained or destroyed immediatelyor after whatperiod?"

12. The Minister forTreasury and Resources will table ananswer to the following questionaskedby Deputy M.R. HigginsofSt. Helier–

" W ould the Minister advise the Assembly of the causes of the forecast structural deficit (as opposed to the cyclical deficit caused by the recession) and in particular the impact of the new Zero Ten tax regime?"

13. The Chief Minister will table ananswer to the following question askedby Deputy M. Tadier of St.  Brelade –

" W hat concerns, if any, does the Chief Minister (and the Council of Ministers) have about forging trade links with communist or otherwise uncertain governments with expansionist policies, with a poor record of human rights?

I s he satisfied that the supervision of business in these countries meets Know Your Customer' (KYC) and

similar minimum standards according to OECD, IMF and EU requirements?

H  as this subject even been discussed officially at Council of Minister meetings and if so, will the Chief

Minister indicate, without necessarily breaking confidence, the nature and conclusion of any such discussion?"

14. The Minister forEducation, Sport and Culture will table ananswer to the followingquestionaskedby Deputy M. Tadier ofSt. Brelade–

" W hat does the Minister estimate to be the total amount of Jersey Norman French speakers (those with a good' command of the language) in the Island and what consideration, if any, has been given to promoting the teaching of Chinese and Indian languages (which are spoken by about 2,500 million people) in Jersey schools rather than Jersey Norman French?"

15. The Minister for EconomicDevelopment will table an answer to the followingquestionaskedby Deputy M. Tadier of St.  Brelade–

" W hat was the public cost, if any, of supporting the recent finance promotion trips to Asia? Did the Jersey Financial Service Commission participate in any way and, if so, was this as a regulatory or promotional capacity?"

16. The Minister for Transport and TechnicalServices will tableananswer to thefollowingquestionaskedby Deputy M. Tadier ofSt. Brelade–

" W ill the Minister confirm what hours the last buses run to in Summer and Winter; will the Minister give the current cost of keeping the bus station open in Summer and Winter and estimate the additional cost for

keeping the bus station open until the last bus departs?"

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