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STATES OF JERSEY ORDER PAPER
1st NOVEMBER 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 the Environment two Ministers Minister for Social Security
Statements (if any)
Approx. 12.10 p.m. 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 Limited Liability Partnerships (Jersey) Law 201- (P.95/2016)
Antarctic Act 2013: extension of sections 14, 15 and 16 to Jersey by Order in Council (P.96/2016)
Public Elections: polling cards and accessibility of polling stations (P.97/2016)
Jersey Police Complaints Authority: appointment of Chairman (P.104/2016)
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 2nd and Thursday 3rd November 2016 if necessary.
STATES OF JERSEY ORDER PAPER
1st NOVEMBER 2016
- COMMUNICATIONS BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER
- TABLING OF SUBORDINATE ENACTMENTS (Explanatory note attached)
Employment (Minimum Wage) (Amendment No. 10) (Jersey) Order 2016 R&O.110/2016. Minister for Social Security.
- DOCUMENTS PRESENTED
Howard Davis Farm Trust: Reports and Financial Statements from 15th May 2009 R.106/2016. to 31st December 2015.
Presented: 13th October 2016, Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Use of Consultants. R.107/2016. Presented: 13th October 2016, Comptroller and Auditor General.
Finance Law Delegation Report for the 18-month period ended R.108/2016. 31st December 2015.
Presented: 19th October 2016, Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Land Transactions under Standing Order 168(3) – R.109/2016.
- 51 Central Market, Halket Place, St. Helier – lease;
- 90 Central Market, Halket Place, St. Helier – lease.
Presented: 25th October 2016, Minister for Infrastructure.
- NOTIFICATION OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS
Draft Employment (Minimum Wage) (Amendment No. 13) (Jersey) Regulations P.107/2016. 201-.
Lodged: 17th October 2016, Minister for Social Security.
Future Hospital: preferred site. P.110/2016. Lodged: 19th October 2016, Council of Ministers.
Lodged: 20th October 2016, Minister for External Relations.
- WITHDRAWAL OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS
- APPOINTMENT OF MINISTERS, COMMITTEES AND PANELS
- MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE
- PETITIONS
- QUESTIONS
- – Written Questions(attached)
9664 1. The Minister for External Relations will table an answer to a question asked by the Deputy of
Grouville regarding Jersey's membership of the Common Travel Area.
9667 2. H.M. Attorney General will table an answer to a question asked by the Connétable of Grouville
regarding the potential for different minimum wages to be applied.
9669 3. The Minister for Social Security will table an answer to a question asked by the Deputy of
St. Ouen regarding employees on zero-hour contracts.
9670 4. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy
M. Tadier of St. Brelade regarding the tax liability of official emoluments of the Lieutenant- Governor.
9671 5. The Minister for Education will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of
St. Brelade regarding fees for GCSE resits at Highlands College.
9672 6. The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier
regarding the granting of Entitled status on economic and social grounds.
9673 7. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy
S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier regarding the proportion of earnings paid in GST.
9674 8. The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier
regarding visits undertaken by elected Members of the Government and officers of States Departments.
9675 9. The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy
S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier regarding the proportion of earners with a 0% rate of Income Tax.
9676 10. The Minister for Infrastructure will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of
St. Brelade regarding the voting rights at general meetings of non-freehold tenants and leaseholders at Les Quennevais Park and Clos des Sables.
9677 11. The Minister for Treasury and Resourecs will table an answer to a question asked by
Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré of St. Lawrence regarding the allocation of the Strategic Reserve.
9678 12. The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to a question asked by
Senator S.C. Ferguson regarding the employment of social workers.
9680 13. The Minister for Social Security will table an answer to a question asked by
Senator S.C. Ferguson regarding the access to benefits administered by the Department of people returning to Jersey.
9681 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 the funding of home care.
9682 15. The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier
regarding the impact of Brexit on Jersey banks.
9683 16. The Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture will table an answer to a
question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade regarding the play park at Les Quennevais playing fields.
9684 17. The Minister for Education will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier
regarding means testing for access to the Nursery Education Fund.
9685 18. H.M. Attorney General will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of
St. Helier regarding the accountability and liability of Centeniers.
9686 19. H.M. Attorney General will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of
St. Helier regarding the employment and liability of Crown Advocates and Police Legal Advisors. 9687 20. H.M. Attorney General will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of
St. Helier regarding measures taken by the Law Officers' Department to ensure the timeliness of
provision of information and records.
9688 21. The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier
regarding the publication of a document to inform the public on whom summons may be served. 9689 22. The Chief Minister will table an answer to a question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier
regarding the defence of defamatory statements.
- – Oral Questions (120 minutes)
9697 1. Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for Education –
"Will the Minister advise what consultation or negotiations, if any, have taken place with teachers or their representatives in the last month over plans to reduce Newly Qualified Teachers' salaries, and will he state whether the profession has been supportive of those plans?"
9692 2. Deputy K.C. Lewis of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"Further to the announcement that the post office at Five Oaks may be closed, what steps is the Chief Minister taking to ensure that a post office is maintained in the area?"
9694 3. Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and
Social Services –
"What meetings, if any, has the Minister had with the representatives of the workers who will be affected by his decision to cut funding for Family Nursing and Home Care?"
9695 4. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and
Social Services –
"How many applicants for Long-Term Care benefit have been processed since its introduction and with what average waiting time; how many applicants for both Long-Term Care and the new Income Support Personal Care Component 4 are expected on an annual basis, and what contingency plans, if any, are under consideration to ensure the proper level of funding is in place for 1st January 2017?"
9690 5. Senator S.C. Ferguson will ask the following question of the Minister for Infrastructure –
"Has the Department exceeded its discharge limits for Total Nitrogen from the Bellozanne Sewage Treatment Plant into St. Aubin's Bay and, if so, by how much and for how long?"
9665 6. The Deputy of Grouville will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"Are the conditions applied to the residential and employment status of High Net Worth individuals restricted to their place of residence, and are they permitted to purchase buy-to-let' properties and, if so, are they required to live in Jersey?"
9666 7. The Connétable of Grouville will ask the following question of the Minister for Infrastructure –
"Is any type of fuel oil used in the Energy from Waste plant and, if so, why, and will the Minister confirm that no type of fuel oil is needed in the day-to-day running of the plant?"
9668 8. The Connétable of St. John will ask the following question of the Minister for Housing –
"Will the Minister advise what definition of household' is applied to her work and that of the Department and, given that definition, how many households' there are in the Island?"
9696 9. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury
and Resources –
"Will the Minister list the mechanisms that may be used to contribute to the tax gap' between tax revenue expected and that produced from business and personal taxation; how many times, and to what effect, have rulings under Article 134A of the Income Tax Law been made; and what further measures, if any, are envisaged to clamp down on tax practices which contribute to tax avoidance?"
9698 10. Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Chairman of the Comité
des Connétable s –
"Is an Island-wide review of speed-limits currently taking place and, if so, what methods are recommended for Parishioners to submit suggestions to the review?"
9693 11. The Deputy of Grouville will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and
Resources –
"When is the Minister intending to reach a decision on whether Jersey will follow the U.K. in providing freedom of access to private pension pots?"
9691 12. Senator S.C. Ferguson will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and
Resources –
"In instances where the Ports of Jersey negotiate a lease with a new tenant and that tenant is a company, has the Minister directed the Ports of Jersey only to undertake such negotiations where the identity of the owners and directors of that company is in the public domain and, if not, why not?"
- – Questions to Ministers without notice (30 minutes) –
1st question period – Minister for the Environment
2nd question period – Minister for Social Security
- PERSONAL STATEMENTS
- STATEMENTS ON A MATTER OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITY
- PUBLIC BUSINESS
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.
- ARRANGEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS 15th November 2016
Draft Jersey Appointments Commission (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) P.50/2016. Law 201-.
Lodged: 19th May 2016, States Employment Board.
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.
Zero-hours contracts. P.92/2016. Lodged: 1st September 2016, Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier .
Draft Criminal Justice (Young Offenders) (Jersey) Law 2014 (Appointed Day) P.98/2016. Act 201-.
Lodged: 27th September 2016, Minister for Home Affairs.
Draft Criminal Justice (Young Offenders) (Consequential Provisions) (Jersey) P.99/2016. Regulations 201-.
Lodged: 27th September 2016, Minister for Home Affairs.
Draft Criminal Justice (Young Offenders) (Placement Panel) (Jersey) P.100/2016. Regulations 201-.
Lodged: 27th September 2016, Minister for Home Affairs.
Draft Financial Services Ombudsman (Case-fee and Levy) (Amendment) P.101/2016. (Jersey) Regulations 201-.
Lodged: 27th September 2016, Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport
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.
Ministerial Government: referendum. P.94/2016. Lodged: 16th September 2016, Deputy J.A. Martin of St. Helier .
Draft Employment (Minimum Wage) (Amendment No. 13) (Jersey) Regulations P.107/2016. 201-.
Lodged: 17th October 2016, Minister for Social Security.
Note: Because of the requirement for a six-week lodging period the following proposition cannot be debated before Wednesday 30th November 2016. If other business on the Order Paper for the 29th November 2016 is completed before the 30th 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.
Future Hospital: preferred site. P.110/2016. Lodged: 19th October 2016, Council of Ministers.
12th December 2016
Lodged: 20th October 2016, Minister for External Relations.
DR. M. EGAN Greffier of the States
27th 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 2nd and Thursday 3rd November 2016.
Explanatory Note regarding subordinate legislation tabled at this meeting. (See Item B)
R&O.110/2016.
Employment (Minimum Wage) (Amendment No. 10) (Jersey) Order 2016.
This Order further amends Article 2 of the Employment (Minimum Wage) (Jersey) Order 2007 to increase the minimum wage, with effect from 1st April 2017, to £7.18 per hour for employees other than trainees, £5.39 per hour for trainees in their first year, and £6.28 per hour for trainees in their second year.
The Order was made on 13th October 2016 and comes into force on 1st April 2017.
R&O.111/2016.
Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Amendment No. 12) (Jersey) Order 2016.
This Order amends the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006 ("principal Order").
Article 1 defines "principal Order", an expression used in this Order, as the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006.
Article 2 adds Oakfield Sports Centre Car Park and Langford Sports Centre Car Park, both in St. Saviour , to the list of parking places that are administered by the Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture, and adds a definition "school term" as meaning any part of the year during which a child is required to attend school.
Article 3 amends Article 5 of the principal Order to allow a maximum parking period of 3 hours during any one visit to Pier Road Car Park Shopper Zone, level 1, and provides that a person must not park a vehicle in that parking place unless a valid pay card or a valid permit is displayed on the vehicle.
Article 4 amends the principal Order to add Pier Road Car Park Shopper Zone, level 1, Pier Road Car Park, level 13, Langford Sports Centre Car Park and Oakfield Sports Centre Car Park to the places that fall within the definition of "parking place" for the purposes of the principal Order.
Article 5 amends the principal Order so as to –
- allow a maximum parking period of 3 hours during any one visit to Pier Road Car Park Shopper Zone, level 1 and Pier Road Car Park levels 13, 14 and 15;
- allow a maximum parking period of 3 hours in any continuous period of 24 hours when a vehicle is parked in Springfield Stadium East Car Park or Springfield Stadium North Car Park. A valid parking disc must be displayed on a vehicle during any period when it is parked in either of these parking places;
- allow a maximum parking period on any day except Saturday and Sunday of 3 hours in any continuous period of 24 hours and, on Saturday and Sunday, of 8 hours in a continuous period of 24 hours, when a vehicle is parked in Airport Playing Fields Car Park, Les Quennevais Sports Centre and Playing Fields Car Park, FB Playing Fields Car Park, Fort Regent Car Park, including access roads and south and east ditches within ramparts, or Grainville Playing Field Car Park. A valid parking disc must be displayed on a vehicle during the period when it is parked in any of these parking places;
- allow a maximum parking period between 5.00 p.m. and 8.00 a.m. on any day during school term time, and on any day that is not during school term time, 3 hours in any continuous period of 24 hours, when a vehicle is parked in Oakfield Sports Centre Car Park or Langford Sports Centre Car Park. A valid parking disc must be displayed on a vehicle during the period when it is parked in either of these parking places. A vehicle must not be parked in either of these parking places between 8.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. on any school day during term time unless a valid permit is displayed on the vehicle during the period when it is parked there.
Article 6 amends Schedule 3 to the principal Order so as to include the Pier Road Car Park Shopper Zone, level 1, as a separate entry to the remainder of the parking places at Pier Road. (All levels in Pier Road Car Park remain subject to a pay charge of 1 parking unit for each period of 1 hour or part of that period that a vehicle is parked in the parking place during the pay period.)
Article 7 cites the title of the Order and provides that it will come into force 7 days after it is made. The Order was made on 24th October 2016 and came into force on 31st October 2016.
WRITTEN QUESTIONS (See Item I(a))
- The Minister for External Relations will table an answer to the following question asked by the Deputy of Grouville –
"What are the benefits to Jersey of being part of the Common Travel Area and what would the advantages and disadvantages be for Jersey of being excluded?"
- H.M. Attorney General will table an answer to the following question asked by the Connétable of Grouville –
"Would it be lawful and Human Rights compliant to introduce different minimum wages for different industries or seasonal workers?"
- The Minister for Social Security will table an answer to the following question asked by the Deputy of St. Ouen –
"Would the Minister provide updated information relating to the following matters, as previously reported in paragraphs 7.3.1 and 7.3.9 of Zero Hours Contracts: Response to P.100/2013 as amended' (R.52/2015) relating to:
- the number of people with a zero-hours job as their main job, and
- the industries worked in by those with a zero-hours contract as their main job?"
- The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade –
"Will the Minister explain why, under Article 115(d) of the Income Tax (Jersey) Law 1961, official emoluments of the Lieutenant-Governor are exempt from income tax?"
- The Minister for Education will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade –
"Will the Minister provide a breakdown of current fees (including tuition, exam and administration fees) for GCSE resits at Highlands College (where the College has already paid for the exam once), and will he state whether there have been, or are planned to be, any increases in any of the fees charged, including administration fees charged by the College, and, if so, how these compare to the previous prices?"
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier –
"Since the Control of Housing and Work (Residential and Employment Status) (Jersey) Regulations 2013 came into force, how many times has the Chief Minister granted 'Entitled' status under section 2(1)(e) to somebody who was already resident in the Island?"
- 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 estimates, by income quintile, of the proportion of total income that earners in each quintile pay in GST?"
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier –
"Will the Chief Minister provide the details of all visits undertaken in the last 5 years by elected Members of Jersey's government and by officers of States Departments to the following countries, including the purpose of those visits, their duration and the cost?
- Saudi Arabia
- Bahrain
- United Arab Emirates
- Oman
- Qatar
- Kuwait"
- The Minister for Treasury and Resources will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier –
"What proportion of earners in Jersey, if any, have an effective income tax rate of 0% by virtue of having tax allowances which exceed their earnings? What proportion of taxpayers qualify for the pensioners' tax allowance and, of those who qualify, what proportion of such earners have an effective income tax rate of 0%?"
- The Minister for Infrastructure will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade –
"What voting rights, consultation and ability to attend general meetings are afforded to the non- freehold tenants and leaseholders of Les Quennevais Park and Clos des Sables?
Does Jersey Property Holdings consult, when appropriate, these tenants and leaseholders before deciding how to cast its block votes?
Have any approaches been made by any such tenant or leaseholder to officers of Jersey Property Holdings to have more say in decisions relating to these blocks of flats and, if so, how many; and what is the Department's policy on such matters?"
- The Minister for Treasury and Resourecs will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy J.A.N. Le Fondré of St. Lawrence –
"Is any part of the Strategic Reserve earmarked for any purpose (whether provisional or specific) and, if so, how much is each such allocation, and what is the total of all such allocations?"
- The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to the following question asked by Senator S.C. Ferguson –
"Will the Minister provide the following information in respect of social workers employed by Health and Social Services, listed by year since 2013 and including the current year?
- the number of social workers employed in total;
- the number of social workers employed from agencies;
- the total annual cost of agency social workers;
- the number of social workers employed through their own company;
- the number of agencies used, whether any of these have connections with existing or past States employees and, if so, how many;
- the total amount paid by the Department on social workers' rents and the percentage of the market rental of the properties occupied; and,
- whether commissions are being paid to past and current employees of the Department for the procurement of social worker staff."
- The Minister for Social Security will table an answer to the following question asked by Senator S.C. Ferguson –
"How many people, having worked in Jersey for 10 years, have subsequently left the Island and returned later in life and now receive benefits administered by the Department (not including the old age pension)? Will the Minister list for the last 5 years the numbers of such people, the countries from which they returned and their nationalities, if this is different?"
- The Minister for Health and Social Services will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier –
"For the years 2015, 2016 and 2017, what funding was allocated for the delivery of the following services?
- District nursing
- Sustained home visiting
- Enablement
- Rapid response
- Children's services (Including palliative care)
- Home care provision
How many applications to the Long-Term Care Scheme (LTC) for home care have been processed since LTC was introduced, through Family Nursing and Home Care (FNHC) or other agencies; and how many applications for home care support are expected on an annual basis under the new Income Support Personal Care Component 4 (IS PCC 4) through FNHC or other agencies?
What differences exist in the assessment methods for applications for home care under LTC, IS PCCs 1 to 3, and the new flexible IS PCC 4?
In light of the above, what assurance can the Minister give to those in receipt of, or applying for home care, that they will receive the appropriate level of support from 1st January 2017?"
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier –
"What is the risk that the Brexit vote will lead many U.K. banks to consider relocating operations to Europe in order to maintain their access through passporting' rights to the E.U.'s integrated financial system; how does third country equivalence (on which Jersey currently bases its access) compare in terms of access to full passporting' rights; and what is the likelihood that Jersey-based banks will relocate to Europe?"
- The Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture 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
M. Tadier –.
"Does the Minister still intend to introduce means-testing for parents accessing the Nursery Education Fund?"
- 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 to whom Centeniers are accountable for their actions (a) as Honorary Police Officers and (b) as prosecutors, and will he further advise how, and on whom, legal papers in civil actions may be served on them and those who are liable for them?"
- H.M. Attorney General will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier –
"Who is the employer of Crown Advocates and Police Legal Advisers and who is responsible for their actions, and, in respect of civil actions against such individuals, who is liable for their actions and on whom should summonses be served?"
- H.M. Attorney General will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier –
"What measures, if any, are in place within the Law Officers' Department to ensure the timely provision of information and records to advocates and members of the public in cases where a claim has been made against a Government Department, and how do these measures ensure that such claims do not become time-barred'?"
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier –
"Will the Chief Minister publish on the internet a document showing on whom summonses may be served in the event of a civil lawsuit being served on a Department, members of the Honorary Police acting in their policing and prosecutor functions, States-owned companies and other government bodies?"
- The Chief Minister will table an answer to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier –
"Further to the responses given on 22nd March 2016, would the Chief Minister advise whether, in instances where States employees are sued by a member of the public on the grounds that the member of the public has been defamed in statements made by the employee in correspondence or records, the employees' defence costs are paid out of the public purse or by the individual employee; and what steps, if any, has the Chief Minister taken, or will take, to ensure that States employees do not write or make defamatory statements about members of the public?"
ORAL QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS WITHOUT NOTICE (See Item I(c))
November 15th External Relations Chief Minister November 29th Home Affairs Treasury and Resources December 13th Education Chief Minister