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STATES OF JERSEY ORDER PAPER
Tuesday 23rd February 2016 CONSOLIDATED
- COMMUNICATIONS BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER
- TABLING OF SUBORDINATE ENACTMENTS (Explanatory note attached)
EU Legislation (Sanctions – Libya) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Order 2016. R&O.14/2016. Minister for External Relations.
Taxation (Implementation) (International Tax Compliance) (Common Reporting R&O.15/2016. Standard) (Amendment of Regulations) (Jersey) Order 2016.
Minister for External Relations.
Animal Welfare (Temporary Licensing Exemptions) (Revocation) (Jersey) Order R&O.16/2016. 2016.
Minister for the Environment.
Diseases of Animals (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2016. R&O.17/2016. Minister for the Environment.
Road Traffic ( St. Peter ) (Amendment No. 8) (Jersey) Order 2016. R&O.18/2016. Minister for Infrastructure.
Road Traffic (Prohibition of Waiting) (Clearways) (Amendment No. 10) (Jersey) R&O.19/2016. Order 2016.
Minister for Infrastructure.
Misuse of Drugs (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 6) (Jersey) Order 2016. R&O.20/2016. Minister for Health and Social Services.
Planning and Building (Fees) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2016. R&O.21/2016. Minister for the Environment.
- DOCUMENTS PRESENTED OR LAID
People's Park: removal from list of sites under consideration for future new P.3/2016. hospital (P.3/2016) – comments. Com. Presented: 16th February 2016.
Council of Ministers.
States of Jersey Law 2005: delegation of functions – Environment – Scheme of R.13/2016. delegations – January 2016.
Ministerial responsibilities: Ministers and Assistant Ministers. R.14/2016. Presented: 5th February 2016.
Policing Plan 2016. R.15/2016. Presented: 8th February 2016.
Land Transactions under Standing Order 168(3) – Belle Vue – Pump-house and R.16/2016. land transfer.
- NOTIFICATION OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS
Concessionary bus fares for the disabled: discussions with LibertyBus P.140/2015. (P.140/2015) – amendment. Amd. Lodged: 16th February 2016.
Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade .
Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme Committee of Management: P.8/2016. membership.
Draft Former La Motte Street School (Validation and Abrogation of Covenants) P.9/2016. (Jersey) Law 201-.
Lodged: 17th February 2016.
Minister for Infrastructure.
Electronic voting. P.10/2016. Lodged: 17th February 2016.
Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier .
- WITHDRAWAL OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS
In accordance with Standing Order 34(1), the proposer of the following proposition lodged au Greffe' has informed the Greffier of the States that it is to be withdrawn –
* Draft Act annulling the Planning and Environment (2016 Fees) (Jersey) Order 2015. P.4/2016. Lodged: 19th January 2016.
Deputy S.M. Wickenden of St. Helier .
- APPOINTMENT OF MINISTERS, COMMITTEES AND PANELS
- MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE
- PETITIONS
- QUESTIONS
- – Written Questions(attached)
- The Minister for Social Security will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy J.M. Maçon of St. Saviour regarding the processing of Impairment Forms.
- The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier regarding the future hospital website.
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade regarding laws adopted by the States Assembly but not in force.
- The Minister for Infrastructure will table an answer to a question asked by the Deputy of Grouville regarding budgeting for the provision of the Eastern Cycle Network.
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by the Deputy of Grouville regarding the extension of freedom of information legislation to companies owned or controlled by the States.
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy R. Labey of St. Helier regarding the provision of local wholesale services by JT.
- The Minister for Infrastructure will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade regarding the allocation of States members' parking spaces.
- The Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy R. Labey of St. Helier regarding the service provided by Condor Ferries.
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier regarding support provided to Jersey's digital industry.
- The Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture, will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier regarding the regeneration of Fort Regent.
- The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier regarding underground car parking at the Esplanade.
- The Minister for Social Security will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade regarding allowances made to clients of Les Amis.
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade regarding complaints made about telephone providers.
- The Minister for Education will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy J.A. Hilton of St. Helier regarding the presence of asbestos in schools.
- The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding the sites short-listed for the new hospital.
- The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding the health charge proposed in the Medium Term Financial Plan.
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding household incomes.
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding potential reductions in retail gas tariffs.
- The Minister for Housing will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier regarding rental charges.
- The Chairman of the Privileges and Procedures Committee will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade regarding States members' car parking.
- – Oral Questions (120 minutes)
- Deputy K.C. Lewis of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Minister for Infrastructure –
"Will the Minister explain whether he has invited expressions of interest for gardeners and cleaners when negotiations with the existing workforce are ongoing, and if so, why?"
- The Connétable of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Infrastructure –
"Would the Minister set out his timetable for the introduction of a charge for waste disposal, assuming he is successful in his bid to have the Bellozanne covenant' declared spent and extinguished by the Royal Court?"
- Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources –
"Will the Minister inform members how he proposes to fund the projected cost of the new Hospital and clearly account for the difference in costs of the five options under consideration?"
- Deputy J.A. Martin of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and Social Services –
"Will the Minister advise whether any independent companies (such as Ipsos MORI) were consulted prior to the publication of the public consultation on the new site for Jersey's Hospital in order to ensure that it contained no leading statements and all 4 options were presented totally without bias?"
- The Deputy of Grouville will ask the following question of the Chairman of the Comité des Connétable s –
"What does the Code of 1771 mean to the Connétable s and what impact, if any, does it have on the way they carry out their duties?"
- Deputy J.A. Hilton of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"Can the Chief Minister confirm that, when the Department for Infrastructure privatises aspects of its service provision, he will not increase the number of registered licenses currently granted to the companies awarded the contracts, and will he confirm that the employees of such companies will be subject to the five year residency rule?"
- Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Minister for Home Affairs –
"Can the Minister advise whether she will be allocating the necessary funding required to set up a Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Jersey and if not, why not?"
- The Connétable of St. John will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources –
"Can the Minister advise what Vehicle Emission Duty is payable on a car with no engine, in other words just the physical structure and chassis?"
- The Deputy of St. Ouen will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources –
"Is the Minister aware of a discrepancy between the annual pension statements issued to pensioners in receipt of a Social Security pension, which show a figure comprising pension entitlement over 53 weeks, there having been 53 Thursdays in 2015, and the pension actually received by most pensioners of 13 four-weekly payments, and advise whether pensioners will be taxed on the higher figure produced by calculating entitlement over 53 weeks?"
- Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources –
"What impact assessment, if any, has been carried out to predict the effect on economic growth of the Council of Minister's plans to increase taxes on middle earners to raise over £50 million per year and what official consideration, if any, has been given to raising taxes on the highest earners as at least a partial alternative?"
- Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for Housing –
"Could the Minister provide figures on the average rental costs of residential accommodation per sector, including entitled, registered and per category (bedsit, 3 bedroom house, etcetera), and if not, why not, and what steps, if any, will she take to gather this information and make it publicly available?"
NB: The following oral question was inadvertently missed from the main Order Paper and therefore
the remaining questions have been renumbered.
* 12. Deputy R. Labey of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and Social Services –
"How does the Future Hospital consultation process propose to measure and record the public preference for each site?"
13. Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and Social Services –
"Could the Minister confirm whether he would be prepared to abide by a decision of a Parish Assembly to refuse to pass ownership of People's Park to the States of Jersey for the new Hospital and if not, why not?"
* 14. Deputy J.A. Martin of St. Helier will ask the following question of H.M. Attorney General –
"Can H.M. Attorney General explain the process for the compulsory purchase of People's Park and advise whether planning permission would need to be obtained in the first instance and, if this was the case, whether this would make the land more valuable and, if so, by how much?"
- Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for Social Security –
"Does the Minister accept that the current maximum accommodation components for Income Support are not adequate to meet typical weekly rental costs for properties in the private sector and, if so, what steps, if any, is she taking to resolve this issue?"
- Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"Can the Chief Minister advise whether any data is collected that could inform us whether there is a gender pay gap in Jersey?"
- Deputy J.A. Hilton of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and Social Services –
"Can the Minister advise members how many of the current registered residential/nursing homes meet the regulatory standard laid down by the Department, and, with regard to those that do not, what plans, if any, are in place to replace them with ones which do, and can he further state whether there is currently enough choice in the private sector to satisfy public demand for nursing beds?"
- The Connétable of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"Would the Chief Minister assure the States and the public that no public sector staff who have taken either voluntary redundancy or any other type of severance package have been, or will be, re-engaged or re-employed on a consultancy or contract basis by the States?"
- Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and Social Services –
"Will the Minister advise what the vacancy rate is for nursing and midwifery and, if it is greater than 5%, provide an explanation as to why?"
- – Questions to Ministers without notice (30 minutes) –
1st question period – Minister for External Relations
2nd question period – Chief Minister
- PERSONAL STATEMENTS
- STATEMENTS ON A MATTER OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITY
* The Chief Minister will make a statement regarding the Jersey Independent Care Inquiry.
- PUBLIC BUSINESS
People's Park: removal from list of sites under consideration for future new hospital. P.3/2016. Lodged: 19th January 2016.
Connétable of St. Helier .
People's Park: removal from list of sites under consideration for future new hospital P.3/2016. (P.3/2016) – comments. Com. Presented: 16th February 2016.
Council of Ministers.
Concessionary bus fares for the disabled: discussions with LibertyBus. P.140/2015. Lodged: 10th November 2015.
Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade .
Concessionary bus fares for the disabled: discussions with LibertyBus (P.140/2015) – P.140/2015. amendment. Amd. Lodged: 16th February 2016.
Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade .
Concessionary bus fares for the disabled: discussions with LibertyBus (P.140/2015) – P.140/2015. comments. Com. Presented: 14th December 2015.
Council of Ministers.
Draft Taxation (Implementation) (International Tax Compliance) (United States of P.160/2015. America) (Amendment) (Jersey) Regulations 201-.
Lodged: 24th December 2015.
Minister for External Relations.
Draft Taxation (Implementation) (International Tax Compliance) (United Kingdom) P.161/2015. (Amendment) (Jersey) Regulations 201-.
Lodged: 24th December 2015.
Minister for External Relations.
Draft Financial Regulation (Miscellaneous Provisions No. 3) (Jersey) Law 201-. P.162/2015. Lodged: 24th December 2015.
Chief Minister.
Draft Dentistry (Jersey) Law 2015 (Appointed Day) Act 201-. P.2/2016. Lodged: 12th January 2016.
Minister for Health and Social Services.
- ARRANGEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS 8th March 2016
Draft Children's Property and Tuteurs (Jersey) Law 201-. P.156/2015. Lodged: 15th December 2015.
Chief Minister.
Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme Committee of Management: P.8/2016. membership.
Lodged: 8th February 2016.
Chief Minister.
22nd March 2016
Draft Commissioner for Standards (Jersey) Law 201-. P.120/2015. Lodged: 15th October 2015.
Privileges and Procedures Committee.
La Collette Low Rise Development: direction to Andium Homes Ltd. P.139/2015. Lodged: 9th November 2015.
Deputy R. Labey of St. Helier .
Draft EU Legislation (Veterinary Checks – Imports from Third Countries) (Jersey) P.5/2016. Regulations 201-.
Lodged: 29th January 2016.
Minister for the Environment.
Draft EU Legislation (Veterinary and Zootechnical Checks – Trade with Member P.6/2016. States) (Jersey) Regulations 201-.
Lodged: 29th January 2016.
Minister for the Environment.
Draft Aircraft (Registration) (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 201-. P.7/2016. Lodged: 2nd February 2016.
Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture.
Electronic voting. P.10/2016. Lodged: 17th February 2016.
Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier .
12th April 2016 26th April 2016
Draft Former La Motte Street School (Validation and Abrogation of Covenants) P.9/2016. (Jersey) Law 201-.
Lodged: 17th February 2016.
Minister for Infrastructure.
DR. M. EGAN Greffier of the States
22nd February 2016
Note –
An asterisk * in the left-hand margin denotes either a new item added to this Order Paper since the principal Order Paper was published on 18th February 2016, or an item which has been
altered or moved.