States Order Paper 15th March 2011

STATES OF JERSEY ORDER PAPER

Tuesday 15th March 2011

1. COMMUNICATIONS BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER
2. TABLING OF SUBORDINATE ENACTMENTS (Explanatory note attached)

Road Traffic (Saint Saviour) (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Order 2011. R&O.26/2011. Minister for Transport and Technical Services.

Community Provisions (Belarus Sanctions) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order R&O.27/2011. 2011.

Chief Minister.

Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures – Libya) (Jersey) Order 2011. R&O.28/2011. Chief Minister.

3. DOCUMENTS PRESENTED OR LAID

Elected members' access to information: media releases (P.22/2011) – P.22/2011. comments. Com. Presented: 10th March 2011.

Council of Ministers.

States Strategic Plan: annual debate on progress (P.27/2011) – comments. P.27/2011 Presented: 10th March 2011. Com. Council of Ministers.

States Strategic Plan: annual debate on progress (P.27/2011) – comments. P.27/2011. Presented: 11th March 2011. Com.(2) Chairmen's Committee.

Land Transactions under Standing Order 168(3) – R.25/2011.

1. Don Farm Estate Roads, St. Brelade– proposed sale of land to the south of

44 Don Farm;

2. Jersey Electricity Company Sub-Station leases– Housing sites.

Presented: 10th March 2011.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

States of Jersey Complaints Board: findings– complaint against a decision of R.26/2011. the Minister for Planning and Environment regarding Cliffside House, 65 New

St. John's Road, St. Helier.

Presented: 11th March 2011.

Privileges and Procedures Committee.

4. NOTIFICATION OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS

States Members' training. P.34/2011. Lodged: 8th March 2011.

Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade.

Draft Amendment (No. 15) of the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey. P.35/2011. Lodged: 9th March 2011.

Privileges and Procedures Committee.

Goods and Services Tax: exemption or zero-rating for foodstuffs, domestic P.36/2011. energy and fuel.

Lodged: 10th March 2011. Senator A. Breckon.

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. The Minister for Economic Development will table an answer to a question asked by the Deputy of St. John regarding the lifeguard service for the Island.
2. The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire of St. Helier by regarding the Kyoto Protocol.
3. The Minister for Housing will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy J.M. Maçon of St. Saviour regarding maintenance works.
4. The Minister for Planning and Environment will table an answer to a question asked by the Deputy of St. John regarding the Jersey Energy Trust.
5. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to a question asked by the Deputy of St. John regarding Jersey Post services.
6. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to a question asked by Senator

F. du H. Le Gresley regarding options for raising ISE fees.

7. The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to a question asked by the Deputy of St. John regarding the contract of the Hospital Manager.
8. The Minister for Education, Sport and Culture will table an answer to a question asked by the Deputy of St. John regardingprogrammes to prepare students to enter the work place.
9. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding company and personal tax revenues.
10. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding Company taxation.
11. The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to a question asked by Senator S.C. Ferguson regarding middle grade doctors.
12. The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to a question asked by the Deputy of St. Martin regarding middle grade posts.
13. The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by the Deputy of St. Martin regarding the Napier Terms of Reference.
14. The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding staff resources.
15. The Minister for Economic Development will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding the Advance to Work Scheme.

16. The Minister for Economic Development will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding the development of an economic growth policy.
17. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to a question asked by the Deputy of St. Mary regarding the use of consultants.
18. The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by the Deputy of St. Mary regarding the Migration policy.
19. The Minister for Planning and Environment will table an answer to a question asked by the Deputy of St. Mary regarding protocols governing investigations into pollution incidents.
20. The Minister for Planning and Environment will table an answer to a question asked by the Deputy of St. Mary regarding the availability of Agendas and Minutes.
21. The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to a question asked by the Deputy of St. Mary regarding nursing posts.

2. – Oral Questions

(120 minutes)

1. Deputy K.C. Lewis of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture –

"Following yet more break-ins and vandalism at the old Fort Regent swimming pool, will the Minister give the order to demolish the building as it is now beyond repair and could be a danger to the public, and, if not, why not?

2. Senator F. du H. LeGresley will ask the following question of the Minister for Planning and Environment –

"Does the Minister consider that the fact that a developer has won national awards such as Large Development of the Year', Best Architecture- Multiple Units', Best House' and Best Interior Layout' should influence any assessment of the impact on our coastline of the current development of 46 apartments and 7 houses on the former holiday village site at Portelet Bay?"

3. Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources–

"Will the Minister please circulate for all Members the European Union documents that set out the terms of the Code of Conduct, as he undertook to do on the 15th February 2011, and explain why, despite having a personal secretary and a Blackberry, he has chosen or is unable to respond to my e-mails following up requests on this matter?"

4. Deputy A.E. Jeune of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and Social Services–

"Would the Minister outline the initial contractual terms under which the Director of Social Services was engaged and the terms under which this has been extended including the annual total cost and contract period, if any?"

5. Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture–

"Will the Minister explain why the Scrutiny Panel was refused access to examination results which were subsequently released to a member of the public under the Code of Practice on Public Access to Official Information?"

6. The Deputy of St. Mary will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources–

"Would the Minister advise whether there is or will be a new senior post for Human Resources

(HR) at Health and Social Services, and, if so, will he explain how the current policy providing a

centralised HR function is affected by having departmental HR capacity as well?

7. Senator A. Breckon will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources–

"Can the Minister advise the Assembly when he will provide the report as he was requested to do during the Housing Development Fund debate (P.61/2010) on 6th July 2010?"

8. Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources–

"What local tax arrangements, if any, apply to persons employed by the States on contracts of service'?"

9. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources–

"Does the Minister consider that following the full implementation of the Zero/10 tax regime

the Island has achieved a sustainable balanced economy?"

10. Deputy S.S.P.A. Power of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for Economic Development–

"Would the Minister please describe the advice he sought before approving the job description for the proposed position of Group Chief Executive Officer at the Harbours and Airport?"

11. Deputy T.M. Pitman of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Chief Minister–

"Will the Chief Minister state the total sum, if anything, paid out to employees upon early termination of contract since December 2008 outside of those monies entitled under contract; further still, how many individuals, if any, have received such payments?"

12. The Deputy of St. Martin will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and Social Services–

"Will the Minister inform Members of the main findings of the Income Data Services Report commissioned jointly by the States' Employment Board and the Department of Health and Social Services, into the difficulty in recruiting and retaining suitably qualified nurses across the Health Service, and will the Minister inform Members of what actions, if any, she proposes to take in regard to this matter?"

13. The Deputy of St. John will ask the following question of the Minister for Transport and Technical Services–

"Does the Minister consider £300,000 to be an adequate budget to undertake full repairs on pot holes, given the poor state of some Island roads, and what action is being taken to get extra funding?"

14. The Deputy of St. Mary will ask the following question of the Chief Minister–

"Would the Chief Minister explain to members exactly what happened within his Department which meant that items (d) and (e) of the Terms of Reference for the Napier Review did not reach the States Greffe and were therefore not printed as part of R.39/2010 and advise how they were transmitted to Mr. Napier?"

15. Deputy K.C. Lewis of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Minister for Economic Development –

"Further to recent incidents of people firing high powered lasers at incoming aircraft, will the Minister, in conjunction with Ministerial colleagues if necessary, take steps to enable the sale

of these items to be banned and, if not, why not?"

16. Deputy S.S.P.A. Power of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources–

"Could the Minister give an indication or assessment of the loss of tax revenue for the years 2007 to 2010 as a result of the take-over and sale of established Jersey trading companies to non-resident companies?"

17. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources–

"Will the Minister state when he expects to produce his business tax strategy so that members can fully consider its implications before addressing the Annual Business Plan 2012?"

18. Deputy A.E. Jeune of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and Social Services–

"Would the Minister advise whether persons have been engaged within Health and Social Services from outside of the Island, other than the 2 Directors and Chief Executive, on an interim/short-term/temporary basis since 1st May 2010 and, if so, would she undertake to provide full written details to Members regarding the positions concerned, contractual terms and total costs?"

19. The Deputy of St. John will ask the following question of the Minister for Transport and Technical Services–

"Despite having been given numerous assurances dating back to 2005 that the work was imminent, the temporary barriers at Les Charrieres de Bonne Nuit have still not been replaced, will the Minister advise when this work will finally be undertaken?"

20. Deputy T.M. Pitman of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and Social Services–

"Following her statement during the meeting of 1st March 2011 that she could not 'remember' if

the issue of the new Health Director's previous salary had been discussed or considered prior to the award of his Jersey remuneration, will the Minister now clarify whether or not this was done and, if not, why not?"

21. The Deputy of St. Martin will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources–

"Following the announcement that the Jersey Opera House has been given stimulus funding, will the Minister inform Members how many local staff will be employed in the refurbishment, why was the application for funding made by Property Holdings and not by the Minister for Education Sport Culture and given that Property Holdings comes within the remit of his Ministerial responsibilities, who made the decision to allocate the funding?"

22. Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Chief Minister–

"Does the Chief Minister accept that discrimination against women in the workplace remains an

issue and to what extent does the responsibility for fighting this and other forms of discrimination fall to his department?"

3. – Questions to Ministers without notice (30 minutes) –

1st question period– Minister for Transport and Technical Services 2nd question period– Minister for Home Affairs

10. PERSONAL STATEMENTS

11. STATEMENTS ON A MATTER OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Minister for Education, Sport and Culture will make a statement regarding the appointment of one of his Assistant Ministers.

12. PUBLIC BUSINESS

Draft Loi (No. 7) (201-) concernant la charge de Juge d'Instruction. P.148/2010. Lodged: 19th October 2010.

Chief Minister.

Ratification of a Double Taxation Agreement between the States of Jersey and P.7/2011. the Government of Estonia.

Lodged: 24th January 2011.

Chief Minister.

Ratification of the Agreement for the Exchange of Information relating to Tax P.8/2011. Matters between the Government of Jersey and the Government of Canada.

Lodged: 24th January 2011.

Chief Minister.

Geneva Conventions: Additional Protocol III– extension to Jersey. P.9/2011. Lodged: 24th January 2011.

Chief Minister.

Draft Banking Business (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Law 201-. P.10/2011. Lodged: 25th January 2011.

Minister for Economic Development.

Draft Public Elections (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Law 201-. P.14/2010. Lodged: 27th January 2011.

Privileges and Procedures Committee.

Draft Public Elections (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Law 201- (P.14/2011): P.14/2011. amendment. Amd. Lodged: 1st March 2011. (re-issue) Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier.

Electoral Commission: establishment. P.15/2011. Lodged: 31st January 2011.

Deputy of St. Mary.

Electoral Commission: establishment (P.15/2011) – comments. P.15/2011. Presented: 18th February 2011. Com. Privileges and Procedures Committee.

Electoral Commission: establishment (P.15/2011) – comments. P.15/2011. Presented: 1st March 2011. Com.(2) Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Electoral Commission: establishment (P.15/2011) – amendment. P.15/2011. Lodged: 22nd February 2011. Amd. Senator B.E. Shenton.

Electoral Commission: establishment (P.15/2011) – amendment P.15/2011. (P.15/2011 Amd.)– comments. Amd.Com. Presented: 1st March 2011.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Electoral Commission: establishment (P.15/2011) – second amendment. P.15/2011. Lodged: 22nd February 2011. Amd.(2) Deputy of St. Mary.

Electoral Commission: establishment (P.15/2011) – second amendment P.15/2011. (P.15/2011 Amd.(2))– amendment. Amd.(2) Lodged: 22nd February 2011. Amd. Senator B.E. Shenton.

Green waste from commercial operators: introduction of charge. P.20/2011. Lodged: 4th February 2011. (re-issue) Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire of St. Helier.

Green waste from commercial operators: introduction of charge (P.20/2011) – P.20/2011. comments. Com. Presented: 28th February 2011

Minister for Transport and Technical Services.

Green waste from commercial operators: introduction of charge (P.20/2011) – P.20/2011. comments. Com.(2) Presented: 1st March 2011.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Importation of Fireworks in 2007 for a Charity Event: investigation. P.21/2011. Lodged: 8th February 2011.

Deputy of St. John.

Elected members' access to information: media releases. P.22/2011. Lodged: 14th February 2011.

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

Elected members' access to information: media releases (P.22/2011) – P.22/2011. comments. Com. Presented: 10th March 2011.

Council of Ministers.

States Strategic Plan: annual debate on progress. P.27/2011. Lodged: 18th February 2011.

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

States Strategic Plan: annual debate on progress (P.27/2011) – comments. P.27/2011 Presented: 10th March 2011. Com. Council of Ministers.

States Strategic Plan: annual debate on progress (P.27/2011) – comments. P.27/2011. Presented: 11th March 2011. Com.(2) Chairmen's Committee.

States of Jersey Development Company Limited: appointment of Chairman and P.32/2011. Non-Executive Directors.

Lodged: 2nd March 2011.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

(Can not be debated until 16th March 2011)

13. ARRANGEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS 29th March 2011

Samarès Nursery site, St. Clement: removal from draft Island Plan– petition. P.131/2010. Lodged: 1st October 2010.

Connétable of St. Clement.

Samarès Nursery site, St. Clement: removal from draft Island Plan– petition P.131/2010. (P.131/2010) – comments. Com. Presented: 22nd December 2010.

Minister for Planning and Environment.

Jersey Financial Services Commission: imposition of fines. P.150/2010. Lodged: 19th October 2010.

Senator A. Breckon.

Assistant Ministers: appointment by the States. P.6/2011. Lodged: 19th January 2011.

Deputy of St. John.

Esplanade Quarter: deferment of works. P.24/2011. Lodged: 15th February 2011.

Deputy of St. John.

Salaries over £100,000: notification to States Assembly. P.30/2011. Lodged: 23rd February 2011.

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

Salaries over £100,000: notification to States Assembly (P.30/2011) – P.30/2011. amendment. Amd. Lodged: 1st March 2011.

Deputy T.A. Vallois of St. Saviour.

Public Holidays and Bank Holidays: designation of 19th October 2011. P.33/2011. Lodged: 3rd March 2011.

Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier.

States Members' training. P.34/2011. Lodged: 8th March 2011.

Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade.

Draft Amendment (No. 15) of the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey. P.35/2011. Lodged: 9th March 2011.

Privileges and Procedures Committee.

5th April 2011

Speed Limits: revised policy. P.167/2010. Lodged: 2nd November 2010.

Minister for Transport and Technical Services.

Speed Limits: revised policy (P.167/2010) – amendment. P.167/2010. Lodged: 29th December 2010. Amd. Minister for Economic Development.

Speed Limits: revised policy (P.167/2010) – second amendment. P.167/2010. Lodged: 5th January 2011. Amd.(2) Connétable of St. Helier.

Speed Limits: revised policy (P.167/2010) – third amendment. P.167/2010. Lodged: 13th January 2011. Amd.(3) Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier.

Income Tax: introduction of higher rate. P.23/2011. Lodged: 14th February 2011.

Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier.

Draft States of Jersey (Transfer of Functions No. 4) (Treasury and Resources to P.25/2011. Chief Minister) (Jersey) Regulations 201-.

Lodged: 16th February 2011.

Chief Minister.

Draft Licensing (No. 17) (Jersey) Regulations 201-. P.28/2011. Lodged: 22nd February 2011.

Minister for Economic Development.

Draft Income Support (Amendment No. 6) (Jersey) Regulations 201-. P.29/2011. Lodged: 22nd February 2011.

Minister for Social Security.

Committee of Inquiry: States owned or controlled utilities. P.31/2011. Lodged: 24th February 2011.

Senator A. Breckon.

3rd May 2011

North of Town Masterplan (Revised). P.190/2010. Lodged: 21st December 2010.

Minister for Planning and Environment.

North of Town Masterplan (Revised) (P.190/2010): amendment. P.190/2010. Lodged: 22nd December 2010. Amd. Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire of St. Helier.

North of Town Masterplan (Revised) (P.190/2010): second amendment. P.190/2010. Lodged: 10th January 2010. Amd.(2) Deputy A.K.F. Green of St. Helier.

North of Town Masterplan (Revised) (P.190/2010): third amendment. P.190/2010. Lodged: 25th January 2011. Amd.(3) Connétable of St. Helier.

North of Town Masterplan (Revised) (P.190/2010): fourth amendment. P.190/2010. Lodged: 15th February 2011. Amd.(4) Deputy of St. Mary.

17th May 2011

Goods and Services Tax: exemption or zero-rating for foodstuffs, domestic P.36/2011. energy and fuel.

Lodged: 10th March 2011.

Senator A. Breckon.

M.N. DE LA HAYE Greffier of the States

10th March 2011 Note–

In accordance with the meeting dates fixed for 2011 by the Privileges and Procedures Committee, this meeting will continue, if necessary, on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th March 2011.

Explanatory Note regarding subordinate legislation tabled at this meeting. (See Item B)

R&O.26/2011.

This Order amends Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the Road Traffic (Saint Saviour) (Jersey) Order 2000, to prohibit waiting on the part of the access road to Georgetown Park Estate that lies in Saint Saviour.

The Order was made on 4th March 2011 and comes into force on 18th March 2011. R&O.27/2011.

This Order gives effect to amendments made to Council Regulation (EC) No. 765/2006 of 18th May 2006 concerning restrictive measures against President Lukashenko and certain officials of Belarus (OJ No. L134/1, 20.5.2006) by Council Regulation (EC) No. 646/2008 of 8th July 2008 (OJ No. L180/5, 9.7.2008) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 84/2011 of 31st January 2011 (OJ No. L28/17, 2.2.2011).

The Order was made on 7th March 2011 and came into force on 8th March 2011. R&O.28/2011.

This Order gives effect in Jersey to Council Regulation (EU) No. 204/2011 of 2nd March 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya.

The Order was made on 9th March 2011 and came into force on 10th March 2011.

WRITTEN QUESTIONS (See Item I(a))

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

"Following the decision to ask the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) to supply a lifeguard service for the Island, can the Minister explain whether he asked this charity to undertake this service at a lesser figure than it has cost in previous years?

Will he further explain whose idea it was to use the RNLI, which relies upon public donations, and is the

Minister concerned that the arrangement takes advantage of the charity?

Has the Minister got the full backing of all of the members of the local branch of the RNLI, and, if not,

please give details?"

2. The Chief Minister will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy P.V.F. Le Claire of St. Helier –

"Given that Jersey has been a signatory since the 7th March 2007 of the Kyoto Protocol which sets binding targets to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions amounting to an average of five per cent against 1990 levels over the five-year period 2008-2012, what did Jersey report to the UK as its annual emissions of the following six categories of greenhouse gases since 2007–

• Carbon dioxide (CO2);

• Methane (CH4);

• Nitrous oxide (N2O);

• Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs);

• Perfluorocarbons (PFCs); and

• Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)?"

3. The Minister for Housing will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy J.M. Maçon of St. Saviour –

"In light of the Minister for Treasury and Resources' statement on 2nd March 2011, that the Housing Department has had to reduce the works they are planning to undertake', can the Minister inform the Assembly which projects will be deferred?"

4. The Minister for Planning and Environment will table an answer to the following question asked by the Deputy of St. John –

"Can the Minister advise–

1. what the structure and membership is of the Jersey Energy Trust, whether there is any remuneration and, if so, how much?
2. when, where and how often it meets?
3. is the Chief Executive of the JEC on the board and as it is an independent organisation why?
4. whether States members can amend the constitution?

Can the Minister give details of any other structures established in relation to renewable energy, and advise–

1. what they are and who established them?

2. what their membership is, whether there is any remuneration and, if so, how much?
3. how often they have met and whether the minutes are available?
4. how they are appointed?
5. what the total expense to date has been on reports and consultants, if any?"

5. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to the following question asked by the Deputy of St. John –

"Further to reports that Jersey Post is to reduce its services to 5 days a week, running from Monday to Friday (a working week) and that this has been passed by the Regulator, can the Minister as representative of the shareholders inform members–

1. what measures will be in place when Christmas Day and Boxing Day fall within the full working week– will this mean a 3 day service in that week?
2. what measures are in place at Easter with a 4 day gap between deliveries from the Thursday to the Tuesday?
3. is there anything in place for people to pay for a premium service, in order to keep a 6 day service, given that many businesses do run 6/7 day weeks?
4. whether he has raised issues with the JCRA regarding the provision of a service for the many businesses who work 7 days a week, and, if not, why?
5. whether he will undertake to bring forward the issue of the Postal Service for debate by the Assembly and, if so, when?"

6. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to the following question asked by Senator

F. du H. Le Gresley–

"Would the Minister advise exactly what work is being done to explore the options for raising International Services Entity (ISE) fees from 2012 for each of the following regulated service providers–

1. banks
2. trust company business
3. fund service business
4. fund functionary
5. managed managers

In order for the ISE fee increases for 2012 to be factored in at an early stage by the financial services industry would the Minister agree to bring this to the States as a separate proposition before the end of June 2011, rather than at the time of the Budget as he stated on 1st February 2011, and if not, why not?"

7. The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to the following question asked by the Deputy of St. John –

"Can members be advised if there are any additional costs associated with the Hospital Managing Director's 2 year contract and, if so provide a breakdown of the following–

1. accommodation costs- would the Minister advise whether an application has been made for a j' category housing consent, outline hotel accommodation costs if applicable and indicate whether there is an allowance for food and beverages weekly;
2. Transport costs on Island– would the Minister advise whether a car is supplied and, if so, give details and if the individual commutes by taxi or bus what the weekly cost of this is to the taxpayer;

3. Transport costs off Island– would the Minister advise whether flights or ferry crossings to the United Kingdom are funded, what is their frequency and who meets this cost?"

8. The Minister for Education, Sport and Culture will table an answer to the following question asked by the Deputy of St. John–

"What training, if any, is in place within the school daily work programme to prepare students to enter the work place at 16 and will the Minister provide a full breakdown of the types of courses available?

Will he advise Members–

1. what timekeeping training, if any, is given?
2. what communication skills are taught i.e. employee to employer/employee to customer/client etc.
3. what feedback, if any, is received from the business community on the requirements of skills from the young people leaving schools?"

9. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier–

"Further to the Minister's written answer to question 6080 on 1st March 2011, would he confirm that the data circulated by me at that same meeting was correct and, if so, how does the loss of income from company tax from 52 % in 2000 to 12% in 2011 (Estimated in the Draft Budget Statement 2011 Summary Table B page 74) and the rise in personal tax from 42 % in 2000 to an estimated 84% in 2011 (same source) meet his budget objective of "raising money in a fair way".

If the Minister does not consider the figures circulated to be correct, would he undertake to provide this data to Members and, if so, when?"

10. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier–

"Can the Minister supply estimates for the gaps in the following table (taken from the States Financial Report & Accounts) for the years 2008 and 2009 and an estimate for the sums to be raised in 2011 from finance and non-finance companies in the absence of any further measures?

Will he further confirm that the figure of £50.4 million tax raised from the finance sector in 2010 represents an effective tax rate of 6.3% on 2009 profits of £809 million?

Can the Minister explain why this tax rate is less than the published rate of 10% and whether he has any plans to increase revenue from this sector by targeting any avoidance measures that this lower rate may represent and, if so, what these measures might be?"

11. The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to the following question asked by Senator S.C. Ferguson–

"How many posts for middle grade doctors exist in each hospital department (for example Casualty, ENT, General Surgery, Renal Medicine etc), in which departments are the 7 vacant posts, and what is the highest number of hours a doctor may at present be required to work per week in each department?"

12. The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to the following question asked by the Deputy of St. Martin –

"Will the Minister advise what steps have been taken to arrange for a cost of living package and devising terms and conditions which would encourage middle grade doctors to work in Jersey?"

13. The Chief Minister will table an answer to the following question asked by the Deputy of St. Martin –

"As it has been stated that due to an error parts (d) and (e) of the Napier Terms of Reference were omitted when the details were forwarded to the Greffe for printing and the subsequent publication of R.39/2010 on 14th April 2010, will the Minister inform Members why a corrigendum has not been published and advise whether the omission will be corrected?

Given that as a result of the abovementioned error parts (d) and (e) were not published in R.39/2010, will the Chief Minister inform Members why part (d) does not appear in the Terms of Reference published in the Napier Report presented to the States in R.132/2010 presented to the States on 15th November 2010 but part (d) is replaced by the original part (e)"?

14. The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern –

"Will the Minister confirm that in her departmental review of progress on CSR, the Project Management Office shows a "red light" because of a lack of resources from the end of February 2011 due to a staff member leaving and temporary resource staff returning to the UK requiring additional resources to be identified and funded?

What progress, if any, has been made on appointing qualified staff and funding these post(s) given that the 2012/13 CSR is described as stalled' and resources were described as needed by 1st March 2011?

Will the Minister produce a costed list of what elements, including redundancy/job losses, of her 2011 CSR have been delivered and which have not, along with the reasons why not?"

15. The Minister for Economic Development will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier –

"Following his response to question 6081, will the Minister inform members how many additional employers of the 3,726 eligible have joined the Advance to Work scheme as a result of his latest publicity drive and how many places have been added to the 270 available?

Will he further state how many of the 142 jobs found so far have been permanent rather than temporary or contract posts?"

16. The Minister for Economic Development will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier –

"Will the Minister state what progress, if any, the Economic Development Department is making in he development of an economic growth policy which is central to the Minister for Treasury and Resources strategy to cope with the recession and when he will be presenting the policy?

Will the Minister inform members what sectors of the economy this policy will focus on and where he expects to see growth?

Can the Minister point to any signs of growth already visible in the economy (jobs, retail, construction, house prices)?"

17. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to the following question asked by the Deputy of St. Mary –

"Further to the Chief Minister's answer on 1st February 2011 to written question 6005 regarding the current rules relating to the use of consultants by States Departments, specifically the rules governing bias in overall approach, selection of evidence and arguments, and the writing of reports, can the Minister confirm that the avoidance of bias is an integral part of the Financial Direction (FD 5.1) applying to the use of consultants and, if so, can the Minister tell States members exactly how this requirement is stated in the Direction and, if not, can he explain to members why this requirement is not stated in the Direction?"

18. The Chief Minister for will table an answer to the following question asked by the Deputy of St. Mary –

"In the light of the forthcoming debate on migration policy, can the Chief Minister provide members with the following key population data from 2005 up to the end 2010 for each year (the information to be provided in chart form as well as raw data, together with a brief outline of the methodology used to estimate 1, 3, and 4) –

1. an estimate of the total population;
2. an estimate of the excess of births over deaths (or deaths over births);
3. an estimate of the increase in population due to the excess of people arriving to live in the Island over the number of people leaving the Island to live elsewhere (net inward migration);
4. an estimate of the increase in households due to the excess of households arriving to live in the Island over the number of households leaving the Island to live elsewhere (net inward migration)?"

19. The Minister for Planning and Environment will table an answer to the following question asked by the Deputy of St. Mary –

"Given the need for openness and transparency across government currently being highlighted by the successful requests for information about exam results, can the Minister provide members with the guidelines or protocols governing investigations by officers of his department into pollution incidents under the Water Pollution (Jersey) Law 2000 or under other anti-pollution legislation, together with a brief outline of how these guidelines or protocols were developed?"

20. The Minister for will table an answer to the following question asked by

"Given the need for openness and transparency across government currently being highlighted by the successful requests for information about exam results, can the Minister confirm that the following are available to States members and to the public–

1. the Agendas and Minutes and supporting papers of the Fisheries and Marine Resources Panel?
2. the Agendas and Minutes and supporting papers of the Ramsar Management Authority?

and if they are available, state where they can be found, and if they are not available, could he explain why not?"

21. The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to the following question asked by the Deputy of St. Mary–

"Following the Verita Progress Review (VPR) of January 2011 can the Minister provide members with the following information on a comparable basis explaining any distorting factors–

Can the Minister explain why the number of nursing posts should be increased by 50 posts (VPR paragraph 2.30 page 9)

What were the reasons for the understaffing at the Hospital? How has the Hospital coped with this situation?

Can the Minister advise what research, if any, has been undertaken by her Department to establish the causes of the difficulties in recruiting staff so that the situation can be strategically addressed?"

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

2011

First session

March 29th

April 5th

May 3rd

May 17th

June 7th

June 21st

July 5th

July 18th (Monday)

First 15 minute period

Minister

Housing

Social Security

Treasury and Resources Education, Sport and Culture Home Affairs

Social Security

Housing

Transport and Technical Services

Second 15 minute period

Minister

Chief Minister

Economic Development Chief Minister

Health and Social Services Chief Minister

Planning and Environment Chief Minister

Economic Development

2nd session

September 13th (Annual Business Plan 2012)

September 20th

November 8th (Budget 2012)

Treasury and Resources Chief Minister

Education, Sport and Culture Health and Social Services Home Affairs Chief Minister