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STATES OF JERSEY ORDER PAPER
11th OCTOBER 2016
SUMMARY
9.30 a.m. Communications by the Presiding Officer and other announcements Appointments, matters of privilege, petitions (if any)
Approx. 9.40 a.m. Summary of written questions
Up to 2 hours Oral questions with notice
Urgent questions (if any)
Up to 30 minutes, Oral questions without notice: divided between the Minister for Infrastructure two Ministers Chief Minister
Statements (if any)
Approx. 12.10 p.m. Higher Education Funding
(R.51/2016) (Consideration in Committee'.)
Draft Income Support (Special Payments) (Christmas Bonus) (Jersey) Regulations 201- (P.84/2016)
Draft Social Security (Christmas Bonus) (Jersey) Regulations 201- (P.85/2016)
Draft Food Costs Bonus (Jersey) Regulations 201- (P.83/2016)
Draft Price Indicators (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 201- (P.81/2016)
Public Elections: introduction of STV and AV (P.88/2016)
Public Elections: introduction of STV and AV (P.88/2016) – amendment (P.88/2016 Amd.)
Draft Prison (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Law 201- (P.89/2016)
States of Jersey Development Company Limited: appointment of Non-Executive Directors (P.93/2016(re-issue))
Arrangement of public business at subsequent sittings
Lunch adjournment likely around 12.45 p.m., until 2.15 p.m.
If business is not completed by around 5.30 p.m. the Assembly usually adjourns for the evening and will resume its meeting at 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th October 2016 if necessary.
STATES OF JERSEY ORDER PAPER
11th OCTOBER 2016
- COMMUNICATIONS BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER
- TABLING OF SUBORDINATE ENACTMENTS (Explanatory note attached)
- DOCUMENTS PRESENTED
Minimum wage rates for April 2017: Employment Forum's recommendation and R.102/2016. Minister's response.
Presented: 4th October 2016, Minister for Social Security.
Land Transactions under Standing Order 168(3) – R.103/2016.
Martin – proposed 9-year lease;
Presented: 5th October 2016, Minister for Infrastructure.
- NOTIFICATION OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS
Draft Sea Fisheries (Inshore Waters) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations P.102/2016. 201-.
Lodged: 4th October 2016, Minister for the Environment.
Draft Sea Fisheries (Inshore Trawling, Netting and Dredging) (Amendment No. 3) P.103/2016. Jersey) Regulations 201-.
Lodged: 4th October 2016, Minister for the Environment.
Draft Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Amendment No. 8) (Jersey) P.105/2016. Regulations 201-.
Lodged: 5th October 2016, States Employment Board.
- WITHDRAWAL OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS
- APPOINTMENT OF MINISTERS, COMMITTEES AND PANELS
Nomination of Senator S.C. Ferguson as a member of the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel.
- MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE
- PETITIONS
- QUESTIONS
- – Written Questions(attached)
9635 1. The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier
regarding media training.
9636 2. 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 funding of home care services provided by Family Nursing and Home Care.
9637 3. The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier
regarding revenue-raising measures to replace the Health Charge.
9638 4. The Minister for Education will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St.
Brelade regarding non-gender-specific uniforms in schools.
9639 5. The Minister for Education will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St.
Brelade regarding funding of the Jersey Music Service.
9640 6. The Minister for Education will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St.
Brelade regarding the play park at Les Quennevais playing fields.
9641 7. The Minister for Education will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of
St. Helier regarding salary levels for Newly Qualified Teachers in comparison with those in the United Kingdom.
9642 8. The Minister for Social Security will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec
of St. Helier regarding the level of Jersey's minimum wage.
9643 9. The Minister for Education will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of
St. Helier regarding proposals for teachers' pay scales.
9644 10. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M.R.
Higgins of St. Helier regarding reports in respect of taxes commissioned since 2004.
9645 11. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M.R.
Higgins of St. Helier regarding tax income from mining companies and hedge funds.
9646 12. The Minister for Infrastructure will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins
of St. Helier regarding the Energy from Waste Plant.
9647 13. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M.R.
Higgins of St. Helier regarding tax revenue under the zero-ten' tax regime.
9648 14. The Minister for Education will table an answer to a question asked by the Deputy of St. John
regarding the work of the Jersey Curriculum Council.
9649 15. The Minister for Education will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St.
Helier regarding the 14+ transfer to Hautlieu School.
9650 16. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy S.Y.
Mézec of St. Helier regarding organisations in receipt of States grants.
9651 17. The Minister for Infrastructure will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern
of St. Helier regarding the outsourcing of services following the restructuring of the Department.
- – Oral Questions (120 minutes)
9659 1. Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for Education –
"What evidence, if any, does the Minister have that the challenges to secondary school teacher recruitment in the United Kingdom in many specialist areas have eased and, if none, what incentives are there in place to attract such teachers to come and work in Jersey?"
9627 2. Deputy J.M. Maçon will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and Social
Services –
"Does the Minister support the proactive work officers of the Sexual Health Service have undertaken to raise the profile of the service at public events recently such as Jersey Live and Jersey Pride?"
9652 3. Deputy J.A. Martin of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and
Social Services –
"How many looked-after children are currently in the care of the States (including those in foster care and in homes) and is responsibility for Children's Services delegated to either of the Assistant Ministers?"
9653 4. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and
Social Services –
"What measures have been, or are being, taken to ensure that any changes to service level agreements between the Department and Family Nursing and Home Care will not see an increase in costs or the reduction or removal of services for people requiring home care services, and will the Minister explain when any such changes were communicated to clients and, if not, why not?"
9654 5. Deputy R. Labey of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Social Security –
"Following the Minister's advice to the Assembly earlier this year that self-employed contributions were to be one of the first areas examined as part of the Social Security Review, and given the continuing difficult economic climate, will the Minister advise whether the requirement for self-employed people to pay both employer and employee contributions will be stopped?"
9662 6. Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier will ask the following question of H.M. Attorney General –
"What test, if any, is used by the Law Officers' Department when deciding whether to defend States Departments and officers from legal proceedings brought against them?"
9658 7. Deputy A.D. Lewis of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and
Social Services –
"Further to the response given to my written question on 26th September 2016, can the Minister advise whether the percentage of Jersey patients (6%) who are prescribed thrombolysis (brain- clot-busting drugs) when admitted for strokes compares favourably with the use of this drug in the UK?"
9657 8. Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Economic
Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture –
"Given that just under £6,000 has been spent by the Department since August 2012 on travel and accommodation expenses for civil servants to watch rugby matches, will the Minister advise what the justification was for such expenditure?"
9661 9. Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré of St. Lawrence will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"What steps, if any, does the Chief Minister propose to take in order to address the financial impact of the Assembly's rejection of the Health Charge?"
9660 10. Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and
Social Services –
"What progress has been made to ensure that any delays in assessing applicants for the Long- Term Care Scheme are kept to a minimum, and what is the average delay that applicants currently face?"
9655 11. Deputy R. Labey of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and
Social Services –
"Is it current policy to invest in community health services in order to relieve pressure on the General Hospital and, if so, how does the decision to reduce funding for Family Nursing and Home Care fit within that policy, will that reduction generate so called bed blockers' at the Hospital which can hamper clinical operations and, if so, will the Minister reconsider his decision?"
9656 12. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Education –
"How will the Minister incorporate a reduction in pay rates for New Qualified Teachers into the overall pay structure for teachers?"
9663 13. Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier will ask the following question of H.M. Attorney General –
"What recourse, if any, does an individual have in circumstances when a States Department has delayed the provision of information to that individual to the extent that any legal claim by the individual against the Department is time-barred'?"
- – Questions to Ministers without notice (30 minutes) –
1st question period – Minister for Infrastructure
2nd question period – Chief Minister
- PERSONAL STATEMENTS
- STATEMENTS ON A MATTER OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITY
- PUBLIC BUSINESS
Deputy A.D. Lewis of St. Helier has given notice that he wishes for the following matter to be considered by the Assembly in Committee' at this meeting –
Draft Income Support (Special Payments) (Christmas Bonus) (Jersey) P.84/2016. Regulations 201-.
Lodged: 16th August 2016, Minister for Social Security.
Draft Health Insurance Fund (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment No. 2) P.82/2016. (Jersey) Law 201-.
Lodged: 16th August 2016, Minister for Social Security.
Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of Jersey and the P.90/2016. Government of the Republic of Chile for the Exchange of Information on Tax
Lodged: 30th August 2016, Minister for External Relations.
Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of Jersey and the P.91/2016. Government of the Republic of Cyprus for the Avoidance of Double Taxation
and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income.
Lodged: 30th August 2016, Minister for External Relations.
- ARRANGEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS 1st November 2016
Bailiff of Jersey: cessation of dual role and the appointment of an elected P.54/2016. Speaker of the States.
Lodged: 24th May 2016, Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade .
Bailiff of Jersey: cessation of dual role and the appointment of an elected Speaker of P.54/2016. the States (P.54/2016) – comments. Com. Presented: 22nd June 2016, Privileges and Procedures Committee.
Bailiff of Jersey: cessation of dual role and the appointment of an elected Speaker of P.54/2016. the States (P.54/2016) – comments. Com.(2) Presented: 27th June 2016, H.M. Attorney General.
Ministerial Government: referendum. P.94/2016. Lodged: 16th September 2016, Deputy J.A. Martin of St. Helier .
Antarctic Act 2013: extension of sections 14, 15 and 16 to Jersey by Order in P.96/2016. Council.
Lodged: 20th September 2016, Chief Minister.
15th November 2016
Draft Jersey Appointments Commission (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) P.50/2016. Law 201-.
Lodged: 19th May 2016, States Employment Board.
Zero-hours contracts. P.92/2016. Lodged: 1st September 2016, Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier .
Draft Sea Fisheries (Inshore Waters) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations P.102/2016. 201-.
Lodged: 4th October 2016, Minister for the Environment.
Draft Sea Fisheries (Inshore Trawling, Netting and Dredging) (Amendment P.103/2016. No. 3) Jersey) Regulations 201-.
Lodged: 4th October 2016, Minister for the Environment.
Note: Because of the requirement for a six-week lodging period the following proposition cannot be debated before Wednesday 16th November 2016. If other business on the Order Paper for the 15th November 2016 is completed before the 16th November, the Chief Minister has indicated that he will seek the agreement of the Assembly, under Standing Order 26(7) to reduce the lodging period in order that this matter can be debated at that meeting.
Draft Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Amendment No. 8) (Jersey) P.105/2016. Regulations 201-.
Lodged: 5th October 2016, States Employment Board.
29th November 2016
Draft International Criminal Court (Immunities and Privileges) (Jersey) P.72/2016. Regulations 201-.
Lodged: 22nd July 2016, Chief Minister.
DR. M. EGAN Greffier of the States
6th October 2016 Note –
In accordance with the meeting dates fixed for 2016 by the Privileges and Procedures Committee, this meeting will continue, if necessary, on Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th October 2016.
Explanatory Note regarding subordinate legislation tabled at this meeting. (See Item B)
R&O.103/2016.
Road Racing (Motor Vehicle Rally) (No. 2) (Jersey) Order 2016.
This Order allows the holding of motor racing in the parishes of St. Helier , Trinity , St. Martin , St. Mary , St. Lawrence , St. Peter , St. Ouen and St. John on Friday 14th October 2016 and Saturday 15th October 2016.
The Order was made on 26th September 2016 and came into force on being made.
WRITTEN QUESTIONS (See Item I(a))
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier –
"Has the Chief Minister received media training funded by the Department since his current term of office began and, if so, would he advise when the training was provided and the cost?
- The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier –
"Following the recent announcement regarding changes to the funding of home care services provided by Family Nursing and Home Care (FNHC), will the Minister:
- advise where the changes were detailed in the Draft MTFP Addition (P.68/2016) and explain why they were not brought to the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel for consideration and to the Assembly for debate;
- agree to release to Members the minutes or file notes of meetings held by the Department since 2014 at which the delivery of FNHC services was discussed, and advise whether, at a meeting in May 2016, funding was assured until the end of 2016;
- advise when FNHC was informed that funding for its services would be cut immediately, and cease altogether on 1st January 2017; and
- explain what impact such action would be likely to have on FNHC in respect of its:
- Delivery of home care services;
- Staff numbers;
- Staff terms and conditions (including rates of pay, pension, holiday and sickness entitlements); and
- Charges for service users not covered by Long-Term Care or Income Support components?"
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier –
"What measures, if any, does the Chief Minister have under consideration to replace the revenue that would otherwise have been raised by 2019 via the Health Charge and when does he expect to be in a position to bring proposals to the Assembly; and will he ensure that any required tax-raising measures will not exempt those with the highest incomes and will not be regressive in nature?"
- The Minister for Education will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade –
"Will the Minister state what policy, if any, is in place regarding non-gender-specific uniforms in schools and explain what choice is given to students who wish to wear uniforms not traditionally associated with their birth gender?"
- The Minister for Education will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade –
"What plans, if any, are there to reduce funding for the Jersey Music Service during the course of the current Medium Term Financial Plan?"
- The Minister for Education will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade –
"What progress, if any, has there been on consulting with current and potential users of the play park on Les Quennevais playing fields in order to improve facilities for users?"
- The Minister for Education will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier –
"Will the Minister inform Members whether his statement in the debate on Newly Qualified Teachers' (NQTs) salaries, (P.68/2016 (Amd)), that "NQTs starting work in Jersey currently earn up to £16,000 or 70% more than their counterparts in the UK" compared teachers employed on a like- for-like basis at the same entry point and, if not, on what basis that comparison was made; and will he complete the following table to show the different levels of starting salary available to NQTs here and elsewhere?
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What evidence does he have to support his assertion that reducing NQTs' starting salaries by £8,000 would leave such salaries "still 9% higher than the rate for teachers in Inner London"?
What monetary incentive does he intend to offer to Jersey NQTs compared to UK NQTs, given the difference in price levels between the two jurisdictions (as shown in the final column of the table)?"
- The Minister for Social Security will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier –
"Will the Minister advise whether Jersey's minimum wage will fall behind those of both the United Kingdom and Guernsey if the recent proposal from the Employment Forum is adopted, and would she undertake to implement a more substantial rise than is being proposed to ensure workers in Jersey earn more than their counterparts in Guernsey?"
- The Minister for Education will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier –
"Will the Minister advise:
- what proposals, if any, are being considered for teachers' pay other than a reduction in Newly Qualified Teachers' (NQTs) pay scales;
- where on the pay spine NQTs will be placed when their qualification year ends;
- what measures, if any, will be taken to avoid a two-tier pay structure between those who arrive having achieved their NQT status elsewhere and those who qualify in Jersey; and
- what measures, other than pay incentives, will he be pursuing in order to attract the best quality teachers to the Island; and
- whether the budget for teachers' pay will be reduced following consultation on workforce modernisation?"
- 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 list the number of reports into taxes that have been commissioned in Jersey since 2004, stating whether they were internal or external reports, what they were specifically about, their cost, and which were not made public?"
- The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier –
"With regard to States income, will the Minister provide details of:
- the number of mining companies operating from the Island since 2008 to date, and the total amount which they have generated in taxation each year; and
- the number of hedge funds operating in the Island each year since 2008 with details of the total amount of taxation they have generated each year?"
- The Minister for Infrastructure will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier –
"With regard to the Energy from Waste Plant, will the Minister provide full details of:
- how much money was allocated to landscaping / reducing the visual aspect of the Plant, with a breakdown of how exactly this money was spent;
- how much energy has been generated by the Plant each year since it was commissioned to the present, and how much money has been generated from the resultant sale of electricity and how this compares with budgeted figures for this period;
- the total number of times the plant has broken down since it was commissioned, with details of the causes, the duration, and cost to the public of each incident; and
- how close to capacity the Plant has been operating at since it was commissioned to date, giving the cost of failing to operate to capacity in terms of lost revenue?"
- The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier –
"With regard to the zero-ten' tax regime, will the Minister explain:
- how much tax revenue has been generated for each year since its inception to the present by:
- financial service firms paying at 10%;
- utilities paying at 20%;
- the estimated loss of tax revenue each year to present from externally-owned companies since the regime came into force; and
- the estimated loss of tax revenue each year to present from locally-owned companies due to
- tax evasion; and
- tax avoidance?"
- The Minister for Education will table an answer to the following question asked by the Deputy of St. John –
"Will the Minister advise in relation to the Jersey Curriculum Council:
- How many times the Council has met;
- Who the Council has consulted in respect of the Jersey Curriculum;
- How much information has been disseminated by the Council and how the public are able to access this information;
- What consideration, if any, has been given to jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom (UK) for research and advisory purposes; and
- What ability the Council has, if any, to depart from the UK's Key Stage 4 curriculum decisions?"
- The Minister for Education will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier –
"What consideration, if any, is the Minister currently giving to reviewing the 14+ entry point to Hautlieu School and will he be seeking any reforms to this aspect of Jersey's education system?"
- The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier –
"Will the Minister provide a list of those organisations which previously regularly received a States grant and which have either had that grant reduced or cut entirely since the Minister took office?"
- The Minister for Infrastructure will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier –
"Following the recent restructuring of the Department, will the Minister detail:
- which specific services have been outsourced to private companies, giving the names of those companies;
- which services have been retained in house;
- how many staff have been retained in house, and at which grades;
- how many staff have left the Department, indicating the number leaving through retirement and those receiving severance or redundancy payments; and
- what costs have been incurred in the outsourcing process and what budget savings have been achieved?
ORAL QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS WITHOUT NOTICE (See Item I(c))
Questions without notice 2016
November 1st Environment Social Security November 15th External Relations Chief Minister November 29th Home Affairs Treasury and Resources December 13th Education Chief Minister