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STATES OF JERSEY ORDER PAPER

Tuesday 24th March 2015

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

EU Legislation (Sanctions – Belarus) (Jersey) Order 2015.  R&O.32/2015. Minister for External Relations.

EU Legislation (Sanctions – Libya) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2015.  R&O.33/2015. Minister for External Relations.

EU Legislation (Sanctions – Zimbabwe) (Jersey) Order 2015.  R&O.34/2015. Minister for External Relations.

Planning and Building (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2015.  R&O.35/2015. Minister for Planning and Environment.

Building Bye-laws (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) 2015.  R&O.36/2015. Minister for Planning and Environment.

  1. DOCUMENTS PRESENTED OR LAID

States of Jersey Law 2005: delegation of functions – Planning and Environment –  R.29/2015. revised delegations March 2015.

Presented: 12th March 2015

Minister for Planning and Environment.

Jersey Teachers' Superannuation Fund: Actuarial Review as at  R.30/2015. 31st December 2013 – report by the Actuary.

Presented: 13th March 2015.

Chief Minister.

Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme (PECRS): Actuarial Valuation  R.31/2015. at 31st December 2013 – Scheme funding report.

Presented: 13th March 2015.

Chief Minister.

Public Lotteries: report for 2014.  R.32/2015. Presented: 16th March 2015.

Minister for Economic Development.

Land Transactions under Standing Order 168(3) – Obstacles Policy – acquisition of  R.33/2015. Field 186 (Newholme), La Rue Rose, St. Peter .

Presented: 17th March 2015.

Minister for Treasury and Resources.

  1. NOTIFICATION OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS

Draft Strategic Plan 2015 – 2018 (P.27/2015): amendment.  P.27/2015. Lodged: 19th March 2015.  Amd. Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier .

Draft Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Liability and Compensation) (Jersey) Law 201-.  P.29/2015. Lodged: 18th March 2015.

Minister for Economic Development.

Income Support Medical Appeal Tribunal: appointment of members.  P.30/2015. Lodged: 19th March 2015.

Minister for Social Security.

Social Security Medical Appeal Tribunal: appointment of members.  P.31/2015. Lodged: 19th March 2015.

Minister for Social Security.

  1. WITHDRAWAL OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS
  2. APPOINTMENT OF MINISTERS, COMMITTEES AND PANELS Nomination of the following as members of the Planning Applications Committee –

Connétable of Trinity

Deputy J.M. Maçon of St. Saviour Deputy R.J. Rondel of St. Helier Deputy R. Labey of St. Helier Deputy G.J. Truscott of St. Brelade

  1. MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE
  2. PETITIONS
  3. QUESTIONS
  1. – Written Questions(attached)
  1. The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier regarding eGovernment.
  2. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding tax revenues.
  3. The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier regarding the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry.
  4. The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade regarding child abuse investigations.
  5. The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier regarding the dual role of the Bailiff .
  6. The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier regarding States emails.
  1. The Minister for Education, Sport and Culture will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade regarding Haut de la Garenne.
  2. The Minister for Housing will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding social housing.
  3. H.M. Attorney General will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier regarding the Police Procedures and Criminal Evidence (Jersey) Law 2003.
  4. The Minister for Education, Sport and Culture will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier regarding political education in secondary schools.
  5. The Chairman of the Privileges and Procedures Committee will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade regarding the Code of Conduct for Elected Members.
  6. The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding tax cooperation.
  7. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding the Gigabit project.
  8. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier regarding sources of tax revenue.
  9. The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier regarding Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Question 16 was deferred from the meeting of 10th March 2015 at the request of the Minister for Health and Social Services, and therefore appears in addition to Deputy M.R Higgins of St. Helier 's five other written questions.

  1. The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier regarding the employment of social workers.
  1. – Oral Questions (120 minutes)
  1. Deputy R. Labey of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –

"Could the Chief Minister, in his capacity as a member of the Bailiff 's Consultative Panel and so far as he is able, update the Assembly on plans for the forthcoming commemoration of Liberation Day?"

  1. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture –

"Following the release of figures by the department which reveal that only 20% of students (247 out of 1,213 undergraduates) were in receipt of a full grant in 2014, can the Minister inform members how this figure compares with previous years?"

  1. Deputy J.A. Martin of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources –

"Can the Minister detail the progress made to date in relation to the new Police Headquarters, including whether it is on time and on budget, and state whether there has been a need to use special blast proof concrete and, if so, whether this will require an increase to the allocated

budget and by what amount?"

  1. Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –

"Will the Chief Minister advise whether the Corporate Management Board consulted him and the Council of Ministers before agreeing a document retention strategy and state whether a decision was taken to automatically wipe emails on States servers after two years and, if so, whether this policy can be justified, given that emails can be instrumental in finding evidence of criminal wrongdoing and miscarriages of justice and ensuring transparent, open government?"

  1. Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –

"What impact, if any, will the fresh measures announced recently by the U.K. Chancellor on aggressive tax avoidance and evasion have on the level of activity of the financial services industry based in the Island?"

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

"Further to the response given on 3rd February 2015, will the Minister, as shareholder representative, update members on what progress, if any, has been made towards resolving the Gigabit dispute and state what lessons, if any, have been learned by the department?"

  1. Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –

"Can the Chief Minister advise whether a meeting of the Council of Ministers was held at which a decision was taken for a free vote on the funding of the Independent Care Inquiry and, if so, will he publish the Minutes and state whether the view was expressed that the final cost would be £50 million, any related evidence, and how Ministers voted on this issue?"

  1. Deputy J.A. Martin of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources –

"Will the Minister confirm whether 40 private parking spaces for the Police have been secured in the area adjacent to the new Police Headquarters, given that this was one of the conditions for the build at Green Street, and, if so, can he confirm where those spaces are to be situated?"

  1. Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade will ask the following question of H.M. Attorney General –

"Will H.M. Attorney General state what criteria are necessary for appeal mechanisms against decisions of Ministers and departments to be human rights compliant and is he satisfied that a consistent approach is taken by all departments which is human rights compliant?"

  1. Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources –

"What progress, if any, has the Minister made to find a suitable public or community use for Piquet House, following the States approval on 19th March 2014 of P.16/2014 Piquet House: cancellation of sale and future use'?"

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

1st question period – Minister for External Relations 2nd question period – Chief Minister

  1. PERSONAL STATEMENTS
  2. STATEMENTS ON A MATTER OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITY
  3. PUBLIC BUSINESS

24th March 2015

Draft Video Recordings (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 201-. P.10/2015. Lodged: 28th January 2015.

Minister for Economic Development.

Gas Tariffs: reduction. P.18/2015. Lodged: 17th February 2015.

Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier .

Gas Tariffs: reduction (P.18/2015) – amendment. P.18/2015. Lodged: 24th February 2015. Amd. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier .

Gas Tariffs: reduction (P.18/2015) – second amendment. P.18/2015. Lodged: 26th February 2015. Amd.(2) Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier .

Committee of Inquiry: Historical Child Abuse – additional funding. P.20/2015. Lodged: 24th February 2015.

Chief Minister.

Committee of Inquiry: Historical Child Abuse – additional funding (P.20/2015) –  P.20/2015. amendment.  Amd. Lodged: 10th March 2015.

Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade .

Draft Amendment (No. 28) of the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey. P.24/2015. Lodged: 24th February 2015.

Chief Minister.

  1. ARRANGEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS 14th April 2015

Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme: revised Scheme.  P.13/2015. Lodged: 5th February 2015.

Minister for Home Affairs.

Draft Shipping (Fishing Vessels Safety Codes of Practice) (Jersey)  P.19/2015. Regulations 201-.

Lodged: 17th February 2015.

Minister for Economic Development.

Draft Crown Advocates (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 201-.  P.25/2015. Lodged: 24th February 2015.

Chief Minister.

Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the United States of  P.26/2015. America and the Government of Jersey regarding the sharing of confiscated or

forfeited assets or their equivalent funds.

Lodged: 3rd March 2015.

Chief Minister.

28th April 2015

Draft Strategic Plan 2015 – 2018.  P.27/2015. Lodged: 6th March 2015.

Council of Ministers.

Draft Strategic Plan 2015 – 2018 (P.27/2015): amendment.  P.27/2015. Lodged: 19th March 2015.  Amd. Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier .

Draft Air and Sea Ports (Incorporation) (Jersey) Law 201-.  P.5/2015. Lodged: 15th January 2015.

Council of Ministers.

Deregulation Bill: application of certain provisions to Jersey.  P.28/2015. Lodged: 9th March 2015.

Chief Minister.

Draft Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Liability and Compensation) (Jersey) Law 201-.  P.29/2015. Lodged: 18th March 2015.

Minister for Economic Development.

(Cannot be debated before 29th April 2015)

Income Support Medical Appeal Tribunal: appointment of members.  P.30/2015. Lodged: 19th March 2015.

Minister for Social Security.

Social Security Medical Appeal Tribunal: appointment of members.  P.31/2015. Lodged: 19th March 2015.

Minister for Social Security.

M.N. DE LA HAYE, O.B.E. Greffier of the States

19th March 2015 Note –

In accordance with the meeting dates fixed for 2015 by the Privileges and Procedures Committee, this meeting will continue, if necessary, on Wednesday 25th March and Thursday 26th March 2015.

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

R&O.32/2015.

This Order revokes an earlier Order but gives continued effect in Jersey to Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus (OJ L 134, 20.5.2006, p. 1).

Effect is given to the Regulation as amended up to the date of making this Order. Effect is now also given to any future changes to the list of persons, entities and bodies whose assets are frozen, the list of equipment and the list of competent authorities in the Annexes to the Regulation.

All the general provisions in the EU Legislation (Sanctions) (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2014 form part of this Order.

R&O.33/2015.

This Order amends the EU Legislation (Sanctions – Libya) (Jersey) Order 2014 to give effect, in Jersey, to Council Regulation (EU) No 2015/374 of 6th March 2015 (OJ L 64, 7.3.2015, p. 8) amending Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya. The Regulation being given effect to modifies the description of the contents of Annex III to the 2011 Regulation.

The Order was made on 11th March 2015 and came into force on 12th March 2015. R&O.34/2015.

This Order revokes an earlier Order but gives continued effect in Jersey to Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 of 19 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (OJ L 55, 24.2.2004, p. 1).

Effect is given to the Regulation as amended up to the date of making this Order. In particular, that gives effect to the amendments to the Regulation by Council Regulation (EU) No 153/2014 of 17 February 2014 (OJ L 50, 20.2.2014, p. 1), which continued the suspension of asset-freezing in respect of certain persons, and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/275 of 19 February 2015 (OJ L 47, 20.2.2015, p. 15), which removed 5 deceased persons from the list of persons whose assets are frozen. Effect is now also given to any future changes to the list of equipment, the list of competent authorities, the list of persons whose assets are frozen, and the list of those persons in respect of whom the asset freeze is suspended.

All the general provisions in the EU Legislation (Sanctions) (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2014 form part of this Order.

The Order was made on 11th March 2015 and came into force on 12th March 2015. R&O.35/2015.

This Order makes consequential amendments to various pieces of subordinate legislation, reflecting changes made to the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 (the "2002 Law") by the Planning and Building (Amendment No. 6) (Jersey) Law 2014 (the "amending Law"). The amending Law introduces a new scheme of appeals in planning and building matters, and provides for the establishment and functions of a Planning Applications Committee to deal with certain of those matters at first instance under the 2002 Law. As a result of these changes, some functions formerly conferred on the Minister are now to be carried out either by the Chief Officer or by the new Committee.

Accordingly, Article 1 amends the Planning and Building (Application Publication) (Jersey) Order 2006; Article 2 amends the Planning and Building (Display of Advertisements) (Jersey) Order 2006; Article 3 amends the Planning and Building (Environmental Impact) (Jersey) Order 2006; Article 4 amends the Planning and Building (Fees) (Jersey) Order 2008, and in particular prescribes fees payable to accompany appeals;  Article 5 amends the Planning and Building (Moveable Structures) (Jersey) Order 2006. Article 6 provides for the citation of this Order, and for its commencement on the day after it is made.

The Order was made on 18th March 2015 and came into force on 19th March 2015. R&O.36/2015.

These bye-laws make consequential amendments to the Building Bye-laws (Jersey) 2007, reflecting changes made to the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 (the "2002 Law") by the Planning and Building (Amendment No. 6) (Jersey) Law 2014 (the "amending Law"), and Regulations made under it. The amending Law introduces a new scheme of appeals in planning and building matters, and requires the Minister to determine appeals based on the recommendations of an independent planning inspector. In order to preserve the Minister's independence in that appeals  process, the  Minister is  therefore replaced as first-instance decision maker under the Building Bye-laws (Jersey) 2007 by the Chief Officer, and the amendments made by these bye-laws give effect to that position.

The bye-laws were made on 18th March 2015 and came into force on 19th March 2015.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS

(See Item F)

125A Members of Planning Applications Committee: appointment process

  1. The chairman of the Planning Applications Committee shall indicate the number of members (not less than 3 and not more than 9) that he or she wishes the committee to have and shall nominate elected members as candidates for appointment as those members.
  2. The presiding officer shall invite elected members to nominate other candidates.
  3. If no other candidates are nominated the persons nominated by the chairman of the Planning Applications Committee are appointed as members of that Committee.
  4. If other candidates are nominated there shall be a secret ballot and the number of candidates equal to the number of members the committee is to have who receive the highest number of votes are appointed as members of the Planning Applications Committee.
  5. In a ballot an elected member shall have the same number of votes as there are members to appoint, although a member need not use all of his or her votes.
  6. In the event that 2 or more candidates receive the same number of votes in a ballot, being a number which, if received by one candidate, would be the lowest number of votes required for that candidate to be appointed as a member of the committee, there shall be a further secret ballot between those candidates and the candidate receiving the greater number of votes shall be appointed as a member of the Planning Applications Committee.
  7. This process shall also apply, with the necessary modifications, whenever the chairman of the Planning Applications Committee wishes to appoint one or more members of the committee (provided that the membership does not exceed 9).

WRITTEN QUESTIONS (See Item I(a))

  1. The Chief Minister will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier –

"Further to the Minister's answer tabled on 10th March 2015 to question 8666, could a breakdown of the £219,000 spent on the implementation phase of eGovernment be provided and could the Minister further explain what tangible benefit can be attributed to the cost of attempting to implement eGovernment so far?

The Chief Minister has stated in the Assembly that he is aiming to produce a new timetable for the implementation of eGovernment, could he therefore indicate when that timetable will be completed?"

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

"Following the Minister's response on 9th December 2014 to question 8570, which revealed that the proportion of taxpayers paying tax at the 20% rate has fallen from 32% to 14% over the period 2007 to 2013, will the Minister inform members what proportion of overall income tax revenues were paid over this period by those on the 20% and those on the marginal (27%) rate?

Will the Minister further show how individual changes to allowances and the introduction of "20 means 20"  measures has affected both numbers of taxpayers and revenues collected over this period?

Can he also state the extent to which the loss of 8,500 taxpayers at the standard (20%) rate is a reflection of increased numbers of low-skill, low-paid employment rather than high?

Can the Minister further account for the reduction in the overall number of taxpayers from over 47,000 to 44,700 in a period when population continued to grow, despite the recession?

Given the above changes in tax revenues can the Minister provide the full update of all States income forecasts following the provisional 2014 outturn figures, and if not, when will he be in a position to do so?"

  1. The Chief Minister will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier –

"Further to the answer to question 8674 of 10th March 2015 regarding the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry, can the Chief Minister detail:

  1. In 3(b):
    1. the proportion spent on representing individuals (including their number) and the department;
    2. full details of expenditure under each heading;
    3. whether the States is funding legal advice/representation for former States employees/members, and, if so, how many, and why;
  2. In 3(c):
  • costs incurred by the bodies listed;
  • whether additional staff have been employed by/seconded to the bodies listed, how many, in what areas, for what duration, and at what cost;
  • whether the original roles of secondees have been recruited to and at what cost;
  1. In 4:
    1. expenditure on lawyers, broken down by type of work undertaken;
    2. the law firms involved and the number of lawyers and other staff employed to undertake Inquiry work; how much each firm is being paid; the charge-out rate for each member of staff and the average cost to date;
    3. the number of ex-gratia payments made and the median compensation paid out to claimants;
  2. The nature and cost of professional, hired and sundry services provided;
  3. The accounting officer(s) for all States expenditure directly attributed to the Inquiry to date?"
  1. The Chief Minister will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade –

"Will the Chief Minister, as Chairman of the States Employment Board, explain why States employees who were known to be under investigation for alleged child abuse were not suspended as a neutral act whilst investigations were taking place? Has the Chief Minister reviewed this policy, and is he satisfied that sufficient safeguarding measures are in place to stop alleged abusers working with vulnerable individuals whilst allegations are being investigated?

Will the Chief Minister inform members how many current and past States employees were investigated in relation to child abuse and how many remained in active employment during that time?"

  1. The Chief Minister will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier –

"Does the Chief Minister intend to lodge a proposition to end the dual role of the Bailiff and, if so, what does he intend to propose as an alternative for the role of Presiding Officer of the States Assembly? Given the Chief Minister's stated support for an end to the dual role of the Bailiff , will this be a matter for which collective responsibility will apply?"

  1. The Chief Minister will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier –

"Will the Chief Minister advise Members whether a decision has been taken by the Corporate Management Board (CMB) to delete all emails that are more than 2 years old from States computers and servers and, if so, will he advise whether:

  1. he, or the Council of Ministers as a collective body, or any individual Minister, gave their consent to the CMB prior to its decision;
  2. the CMB, the Chief Minister, Council of Ministers, collectively or as individual Ministers, received legal advice from the Law Officers' Department before the CMB made its decision to delete the emails;
  3. there were any exceptions to the deletion policy and, if so, in what circumstances;
  1. is aware that emails have been instrumental in proving guilt or innocence in criminal trials, proving miscarriages of justice or helping the States defend itself in civil actions for damages brought against it;
  2. he will seek to reverse the policy of the CMB relating to email deletion?"
  1. The Minister for Education, Sport and Culture will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade –

"Will the Minister provide a list of the names of all the governors and members of the Board of Governors (or equivalent) of Haut de la Garenne from 1945 until its closure? In particular, will the Minister highlight which politicians, past or present, if any, held such positions?"

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

"Will the Minister inform members what proportion of social housing units, whether properties of Andium Homes or of other trust providers, are categorised as under-occupied?

Of this number, what proportion are:

  1. pensioner households where the adult children have left;
  2. non-pensioner households where the family has left home;
  3. households where there are adult children still resident;
  4. households where there are health, disability or other needs which require an extra room?

Is it still the case, as previously with the Housing Department, that in (a) and (b) above, the under occupation is disregarded if the tenant has applied to downsize? In this context, how many of the 154 Andium one-bedroom properties which become available are used for downsizing annually?"

  1. H.M. Attorney General will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier –

"Will H.M. Attorney General advise members whether any Enforcement Officers employed by States Departments or Andium Homes have any legal powers similar to the Police under the Police Procedures and Criminal Evidence (Jersey) Law 2003, and if not, whether, as head of the prosecution service, he would recommend they should be given such powers or be issued with specific guidance as to how they should conduct their investigations?"

  1. The Minister for Education, Sport and Culture will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier –

"Does the Minister have any plans to review the provision for political education in secondary schools? What support, if any, has the Department offered the students who are attempting to set up a Jersey Youth Parliament'?"

  1. The Chairman of the Privileges and Procedures Committee will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade –

"Will the Chairman inform members whether, whilst parliamentary privilege means that a member may not be pursued legally for any words (or actions) said during and at States sittings, the member is still subject to the Code of Conduct for Members of the States and, as such, were an allegation of lying to the Assembly to be made, or evidence of lying to emerge, this would be able to be considered as a possible breach under the Code of Conduct?"

  1. The Chief Minister will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier –

"Will the Minister, in seeking to create an ethical basis for government policies, support Oxfam's call for European institutions, especially the European Commission in its two tax-related proposals for 2015, to:

"1. Support the creation of a U.N. inter-governmental body on tax cooperation, by calling for a

Ministerial roundtable on tax during the Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa in July 2015.

  1. Increase corporate tax transparency by adopting public country by country reporting rules for large companies in all sectors, to build on what has been decided for the European banking sector.
  2. Increase corporate tax harmonisation in Europe by ensuring a compulsory common consolidated corporate tax base in all 28 countries, which makes certain that taxes are paid where profits and real economic value is created.
  3. Analyse the negative impacts one member state's tax system can have on other European and developing countries, and provide public recommendations for change."

and, if not, why not?"

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

"What measures, if any, has the Minister, as shareholder representative, taken to facilitate a resolution to the problems between CH2M, GFF, JT and the Gigabit workforce, and if none, can he inform members what he will propose to bring about resolution?

Will the Minister further inform members what rates of connection are currently being achieved and what measures, if any, are in place to ensure the delivery of the scheme within the original timescale and budget?"

  1. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier –

"Will the Minister advise members how much tax revenue, broken down into Income Tax, Goods and Services Tax, and other tax receipts, was raised in 2013 from:

  1. Jersey based companies;
  2. foreign owned companies;
  3. financial service firms;
  4. utilities;
  5. firms brought into the Island by Locate Jersey;
  6. the general public;
  7. others;

and provide a breakdown of the sources of those taxes?"

  1. The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier –

"Will the Minister update members on the current situation in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) using the key findings and recommendations of the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel Report of 16th June 2014 as his guide, illustrating what has and not changed in the service?"

  1. The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier –

"(a) Will the Minister advise members how many social workers were employed by the

Department during the period 1st January 2014 to 31st January 2015?

  1. Using a diagram or diagrams, will the Minister set out an organisation chart of these social workers indicating whether they are managers, case workers or other specialists and the numbers in each category together with their grades, titles and duties?
  2. What was the total cost of employing these social workers?
  3. For each social worker engaged in case work (anonymised A, B, C etc.) would the Minister provide the following information in a tabular form -
  1. the case load of each social worker indicating separately the number of people they had sole responsibility for and those they had a shared responsibility for;
  2. the number of days sickness taken during the period;
  3. the number of days holiday taken during the period;
  4. the number of days spent on training courses during the period?
  1. How many case workers from Jersey are working with Jersey people in the UK, how many people are they dealing with and how often do they visit the UK to supervise their clients?"

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

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