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STATES OF JERSEY ORDER PAPER
Tuesday 24th February 2015 CONSOLIDATED
- COMMUNICATIONS BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER
- TABLING OF SUBORDINATE ENACTMENTS (Explanatory note attached)
* Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (Amendment No. 9) (Jersey) Order 2015. R&O.17/2015. Minister for Transport and Technical Services.
- DOCUMENTS PRESENTED OR LAID
Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel.
Housing Repairs and Maintenance. R.9/2015. Presented: 5th February 2015.
Comptroller and Auditor General.
Land Transactions under Standing Order 168(3) – R.10/2015.
- Apartment No. 8, Block B, Les Quennevais Park – transfer of the Public's flying freehold ownership and cancellation of existing 99 year lease;
- Apartment No. 4, Block E, Les Quennevais Park – transfer of the Public's
flying freehold ownership and cancellation of existing 99 year lease.
Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Presented: 10th February 2015.
Minister for Economic Development.
Presented: 11th February 2015.
Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Presented: 12th February 2015.
External Relations: Report for the period September 2013 to January 2015. R.15/2015. Presented: 19th February 2015.
Minister for External Relations.
States Investment Strategies. R.16/2015. Presented: 19th February 2015.
Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Land Transactions under Standing Order 168(3) – Grouville Primary School – R.17/2015. acquisition of land.
Presented: 20th February 2015.
Minister for Treasury and Resources.
States Members' Remuneration Review Body: appointment of members. R.18/2015. Presented: 20th February 2015.
Privileges and Procedures Committee.
- NOTIFICATION OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS
Draft Planning and Building (Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 201- P.2/2015. (P.2/2015): amendment. Amd. Lodged: 9th February 2015.
Minister for Planning and Environment.
Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme: revised Scheme. P.13/2015. Lodged: 5th February 2015.
Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier .
Minister for External Relations.
Draft Financial Services Ombudsman (Jersey) Law 2014 (Appointed Day) (No. 2) P.17/2015. Act 201-.
Minister for Economic Development.
Gas Tariffs: reduction. P.18/2015. Lodged: 17th February 2015.
Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier .
Draft Shipping (Fishing Vessels Safety Codes of Practice) (Jersey) Regulations P.19/2015. 201-.
Minister for Economic Development.
* Committee of Inquiry: Historical Child Abuse – additional funding. P.20/2015. Lodged: 24th February 2015.
Chief Minister.
* DLodgraft Founded: 24th Febations rua(Army 2015.endment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 201-. P.21/2015. Chief Minister.
* DLodgrafted:Pro24tceedh Febs of Cruarirmy 2015.e (Am endment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 201-. P.22/2015. Chief Minister.
* DLodgrafted:Ter24trorh Febism (Aruamrendy 2015.ment No. 4) (Jersey) Law 201-. P.23/2015. Chief Minister.
- WITHDRAWAL OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS
- APPOINTMENT OF MINISTERS, COMMITTEES AND PANELS
- MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE
- PETITIONS
- QUESTIONS
- – Written Questions (attached)
- The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to a question asked by the Deputy of Grouville regarding the cost of reports relating to Property Tax.
- The Minister for Home Affairs will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour regarding statistics relating to violent crimes against women.
- The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour regarding permanent and agency nurses.
- The Minister for Planning and Environment will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier regarding enforcement action.
- The Minister for Planning and Environment will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier regarding the development of Esplanade Quarter.
- The Minister for Social Security will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier regarding the number of people actively seeking work who opt for self- employment.
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier regarding the funding of the Committee of Inquiry into Historic Child Abuse.
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier regarding a public register of beneficial ownership.
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding anti-money laundering regulations.
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding links between HSBC Switzerland and Jersey.
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding the European Union Savings Tax Directive.
- The Minister for Economic Development will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding Visit Jersey.
- The Minister for Housing will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding tenants' rights of appeal.
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade regarding tax avoidance measures.
- The Minister for Housing will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade regarding the percentage of household income spent on rent.
- The Minister for Planning and Environment will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy
- Tadier of St. Brelade regarding CO2 emissions.
- The Minister for Planning and Environment will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy
- Tadier of St. Brelade regarding the use of dilapidated and empty buildings.
- The Minister for Social Security will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade regarding reductions in income support rental components due to under occupation.
- The Minister for Home Affairs will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier regarding investigations at Haut de la Garenne in 2008.
- The Minister for Social Security will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier regarding the Health Insurance Fund.
- The Minister for Social Security will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier regarding the use of loans for special payments to Income Support claimants.
- – Oral Questions (120 minutes)
- The Deputy of Grouville will ask the following question of the Minister for Home Affairs –
"What progress, if any, are the police making to enable them to target and bring to justice perpetrators of cyber crimes committed from domains and servers hosted in other countries?"
- Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources –
"Following the publication in January 2015 of the Fiscal Policy Panel's pre-Medium Term Financial Plan Report, will the Minister advise members what his main challenges are and his priorities?"
- Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Social Security –
"What target, if any, does the Social Security Department have for the time taken to deal with appeals against sanctions imposed for failure to actively seek work?"
- Deputy J.A. Hilton of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources –
"Can the Minister, as shareholder representative of the States of Jersey Development Company, inform members whether discussions have taken place between any Minister, S.O.J.D.C. and government departments or quangos with a view to signing a pre-let agreement for the Esplanade car park site and can the Minister confirm that any agreement will be in line with what was agreed by the States Assembly in 2008?"
- Deputy G.J. Truscott of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"Following suggestions by the U.K. Leader of the Opposition that he would request the O.E. C.D . to blacklist Jersey should the Island fail to implement a public register of corporate beneficial ownership within six months of a Labour government, does the Chief Minister agree with the U.K. Financial Secretary that the logical conclusion would accordingly be the blacklisting of 32 out of 34 O.E. C.D . member countries, including Germany and the U.S.?"
- Deputy P.D. McLinton of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Minister for Transport and Technical Services –
"Drawing the Minister's attention to the Planning and Building (Display of Advertisements) (Jersey) Order 2006, Paragraph 8, "Conditions attached to the grant of permission to display an advertisement", could the Minister inform members to what degree the conditions could be "open to interpretation" by TTS officers?"
- Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Social Security –
"Would the Minister be prepared to consider raising the cap on Social Security contributions for high earners to ensure that the department is able to continue to meet the cost of G.P. subsidies in the event of a surge in visits?"
- The Connétable of St. Mary will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"Could the Chief Minister confirm what actions have been taken by the Jersey government to ensure that the U.K. Opposition are fully aware of Jersey's position on the transparency agenda and, specifically, the provision of beneficial ownership information?"
- Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Home Affairs –
"Will the Minister make a statement to the Assembly setting out the full facts of the two recent incidents involving armed police in the Island and, if not, why not; and will she also state whether the officers concerned acted correctly and proportionately and what lessons, if any, have been learnt from the incidents?"
- Deputy J.A. Hilton of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Social Security –
"Can the Minister confirm whether a legally binding repayment plan been put in place following the case heard in the Royal Court on 6th February 2015 where a couple was sentenced for withholding material information from the Social Security Department contrary to Article 16(a) of the Income Support (Jersey) Law 2007, and aiding and abetting the commission of that offence, defrauding the Department of £50,000?"
- Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources –
"Following reports that the company CH2M Hill is incurring a substantial loss on the Gigabit project, what investigations has the Minister, as shareholder representative of JT Global, made to ensure that these losses are not the cause of the current dispute with the Gigabit project workers?"
- Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Transport and Technical Services –
"Will the Minister give members details of the ridership of the bus service including the numbers using pre-paid cards and an estimate of the overall changes to bus fares over 2014 and 2015?"
* (c) – Urgent Oral question
The following urgent oral question has been approved by the Bailiff and will be asked at the present meeting –
Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Social Security –
"Following the announcement that more people on Long Term Incapacity Allowance are going to be forced to look for work or face cuts to their Income Support, will the Minister agree to delay the start of this new policy until she has consulted with States Members on what measures can be taken to safeguard the vulnerable from being adversely affected?"
(d) – Questions to Ministers without notice (30 minutes) –
1st question period – Minister for Social Security 2nd question period – Chief Minister
- PERSONAL STATEMENTS
- STATEMENTS ON A MATTER OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITY
- PUBLIC BUSINESS
Minister for Planning and Environment.
Minister for Planning and Environment.
Minister for Planning and Environment.
Planning Appeals: fees. P.3/2015. Lodged: 13th January 2015.
Minister for Planning and Environment.
Draft Planning and Building (Amendment No. 6) (Jersey) Law 2014 (Appointed P.7/2015. Day) Act 201-.
Minister for Planning and Environment.
Law Revision Board: appointment of member. P.8/2015. Lodged: 20th January 2015.
Draft Employment (Amendment No. 8) (Jersey) Law 2014 (Appointed Day) Act P.9/2015. 201-.
Council of Ministers. (Consideration in Committee')
Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel.
- ARRANGEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS 10th March 2015
Public Holidays: designation of Friday 8th May 2015. P.11/2015. Lodged: 2nd February 2015.
Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier .
Jersey Overseas Aid Commission.
Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier .
Draft Financial Services Ombudsman (Jersey) Law 2014 (Appointed Day) (No. 2) P.17/2015. Act 201-.
Minister for Economic Development.
The Minister for External Relations has given notice that he wishes for the following matter to be considered by the Assembly in Committee' at this meeting –
External Relations: Report for the period September 2013 to January 2015. R.15/2015. Presented: 19th February 2015.
Minister for External Relations.
24th March 2015
Draft Air and Sea Ports (Incorporation) (Jersey) Law 201-. P.5/2015. Lodged: 15th January 2015.
Draft Video Recordings (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 201-. P.10/2015. Lodged: 28th January 2015.
Minister for Economic Development.
Minister for External Relations.
Gas Tariffs: reduction. P.18/2015. Lodged: 17th February 2015.
Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier .
14th April 2015
Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme: revised Scheme. P.13/2015. Lodged: 5th February 2015.
Draft Shipping (Fishing Vessels Safety Codes of Practice) (Jersey) Regulations P.19/2015. 201-.
Minister for Economic Development.
* Committee of Inquiry: Historical Child Abuse – additional funding. P.20/2015. Lodged: 24th February 2015.
Chief Minister.
* DLodgraft Founded: 24th Febations rua(Army 2015.endment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 201-. P.21/2015. Chief Minister.
* DLodgrafted:Pro24tceedh Febs of Cruarirmy 2015.e (Am endment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 201-. P.22/2015. Chief Minister.
* DLodgrafted:Ter24trorh Febism (Aruamrendy 2015.ment No. 4) (Jersey) Law 201-. P.23/2015. Chief Minister.
M.N. DE LA HAYE, O.B.E. Greffier of the States
23rd February 2015
Note –
An asterix * in the left-hand margin denotes either a new item added to this Order Paper since the principal Order Paper was published on 19th February 2015, or an item which has been altered or
moved.
Explanatory Note regarding subordinate legislation tabled at this meeting. (See Item B)
R&O.17/2015.
This Order amends the Schedules to the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (Jersey) Order 2003, as follows –
Schedule 1 is amended so as to extend the 30 mph speed limit on La Rue de la Sergenté in the parish of St. Brelade ;
Schedule 2 is amended so as to impose a 20 mph speed limit on La Rue de Canons in the parish of St. Helier and on La Chasse Brunet and La Rue de Patier in the parish of St. Saviour ;
Schedule 3 is amended so as to extend the 15 mph speed limit on La Rue de l'Eglise in the parish of St. Lawrence to the whole of that road.
This Order comes into force 7 days after it is made.
The Order was made on 23rd February 2015 and comes into force on 2nd March 2015.
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS' PROPOSED STRATEGIC PRIORITIES 2015-2018 (R.8/2015) PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION IN COMMITTEE'
(See Item L)
Standing Order 97 of the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey is in the following terms:
97 States sitting in committee: procedure and rules of discussion
- While the States are sitting in committee, the chairman shall have the powers and duties of the presiding officer.
- The rules of order, conduct and debate in a meeting shall apply while the States are sitting in committee to discuss any matter save that –
- a member of the States may speak more than once during the discussion;
- the chairman may allow any person to be present in the Chamber and invite that person to speak;
- the matter under discussion shall not be voted upon;
- the chairman shall decide when sufficient time has been allowed for a discussion on any part or aspect of the matter;
- the chairman shall decide when the sitting shall end.
In Committee debate is a normal part of States procedures, except that, unlike in usual debates, each member can speak more than once and there is no vote at the conclusion of discussions. The Chief Minister has indicated that he wishes this debate to conclude during the afternoon of Tuesday 24th February 2015.