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STATES OF JERSEY ORDER PAPER
18th APRIL 2017
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 Treasury and Resources two Ministers Chief Minister
Up to 15 minutes of Statements
questions following the
statement, with the The Chairman of the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny possibility of a 15- Panel will make a statement regarding the Panel's report, Review of minute extension Nitrate Levels in Jersey's Water' (S.R.3/2017).
Approx. 12.30 p.m. Future Hospital Funding Strategy (as amended) (P.130/2016)
Future Hospital Funding Strategy (P.130/2016): second amendment (P.130/2016 Amd.(2))
Future Hospital Funding Strategy (P.130/2016): third amendment (P.130/2016 Amd.(3))
Draft Public Elections (Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 201- (P.13/2017)
Draft Public Finances (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Law 201- (P.15/2017)
JT (Jersey) Limited: administrative charges (P.16/2017)
Draft Main Roads (Classification) (No. 29) (Jersey) Act 201- (P.17/2017)
Jersey Financial Services Commission: re-appointment of Commissioner (P.19/2017)
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 19th and Thursday 20th April 2017 if necessary.
STATES OF JERSEY ORDER PAPER
18th APRIL 2017
- COMMUNICATIONS BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER
Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Jersey) Law 2005 and Police Procedures and R.33/2017. Criminal Evidence (Jersey) Law 2003: Report of the Investigatory Powers
Commissioner 1st January to 31st December 2016.
- TABLING OF SUBORDINATE ENACTMENTS (Explanatory note attached)
Road Traffic (Disabled Persons) (Parking) (Amendment No. 10) (Jersey) Order R&O.38/2017. 2017.
Minister for Health and Social Services.
United Nations Financial Sanctions (Jersey) Law 2017 (Appointed Day) (Jersey) R&O.42/2017. Order 2017.
Minister for External Relations.
Long-Term Care Services (Health and Social Services Charges) (Amendment No. R&O.45/2017. 4) (Jersey) Order 2017.
Minister for Health and Social Services.
- DOCUMENTS PRESENTED
Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority: re-appointment of Non-Executive R.34/2017. Director.
Presented: 6th April 2017, Chief Minister.
Consolidated Immigration Laws. R.35/2017. Presented: 11th April 2017, Chief Minister.
- NOTIFICATION OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS
La ColletteLow Rise Development: protection of existing amenity space and trees – P.22/2017. direction to Andium Homes Ltd.
Lodged: 31st March 2017, Connétable of St. Helier .
Chief Minister: term limit. P.24/2017. Lodged: 6th April 2017, Senator S.C. Ferguson.
Immigration (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2017: extension to Jersey by P.26/2017. Order in Council.
Lodged: 11th April 2017, Chief Minister.
- WITHDRAWAL OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS
- APPOINTMENT OF MINISTERS, COMMITTEES AND PANELS
- MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE
- PETITIONS
- QUESTIONS
- – Written Questions(attached)
1(203) 1. Deputy G.J. Truscott of St. Brelade will ask a question of the Minister for Health and Social
Services regarding the delivery of community and primary care services once the new Hospital has been constructed.
1(204) 2. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask a question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources
regarding the findings of Review of Personal Tax (Stage 1) – Data Analysis' (R.30/2017) in respect of the effect of GST on people on different parts of the income scale.
1(205) 3. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask a question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources
regarding the findings of Review of Personal Tax (Stage 1) – Data Analysis' (R.30/2017) in respect of post-tax income for middle earners and the raising of required amounts of revenue.
1(206) 4. The Connétable of St. Helier will ask a question of the Minister for the Environment regarding the
involvement of members of the Planning Committee in applications concerning the Parish or district they represent.
1(207) 5. The Deputy of St. Ouen will ask a question of the Minister for Home Affairs regarding the use of
evidence produced by roadside cameras.
1(208) 6. Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask a question of the Chief Minister regarding relative low
income in Jersey.
1(209) 7. Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask a question of the Minister for Social Security regarding
the impact of changes to Income Support on levels of relative low income.
1(210) 8. Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask a question of the Minister for Social Security regarding
the raising of the Long-Term Care charge rate.
1(211) 9. Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask a question of the Minister for Economic Development,
Tourism, Sport and Culture regarding discussions with Guernsey and Alderney about Island hopping'.
1(212) 10. Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask a question of the Minister for Social Security regarding
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) legislation.
1(213) 11. The Deputy of St. John will ask a question of the Chief Minister regarding the eGov budget.
1(214) 12. The Deputy of St. John will ask a question of the Chief Minister regarding the role and budget of
the Information Services Department.
1(215) 13. The Deputy of St. John will ask a question of the Minister for the Environment regarding the cost
of planning permits and the impact of changes to the time limits for such permits.
1(217) 14. The Deputy of St. John will ask a question of the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding
waiting list time for procedures in the Hospital.
1(218) 15. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask a question of the Minister for Health and Social Services
regarding the quality and safety of care delivered by home care agencies.
1(219) 16. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask a question of the Minister for Social Security regarding
the levels of Income Support for particular claimants in 2017 compared with the levels in 2009. 1(220) 17. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask a question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources
regarding consultation with the management of JT regarding the decision to impose additional
charges.
1(222) 18. Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade will ask a question of the Minister for Social Security regarding
the introduction of maximum work time legislation.
1(223) 19. Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade will ask a question of the Chief Minister regarding income
distribution and income inequality.
1(224) 20. Deputy R. Labey of St. Helier will ask a question of the Chief Minister regarding the engagement
of Portland Communications in relation to media training in preparation for the publication of the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry's report.
1(225 21. Deputy R. Labey of St. Helier will ask a question of the Minister for the Environment regarding the
decision to limit the period in which approved development should begin.
1(226) 22. Senator S.C. Ferguson will ask a question of the Minister for Infrastructure regarding services
outsourced from his Department.
- – Oral Questions (120 minutes)
1(244) 1. Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and
Resources –
"What measures, if any, does the Minister have under consideration for "raising the required amount of revenue to fund the provision of public services" (as stated in R.30/2017) in light of the ongoing structural deficit and continued austerity; and, in particular, how much revenue, if any, does he expect to raise via the measures covered by the work stream of that report entitled "Tax Compliance Framework"?"
1(228) 2. Deputy K.C. Lewis of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"Will the Chief Minister be approaching the R.N.L.I. head office in the U.K. regarding the recent standing-down of the entire St Helier lifeboat crew?"
1(234) 3. The Connétable of St. John will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and Social
Services –
"Will the Minister inform the Assembly what work was being carried out behind the granite hospital building between Monday 3rd and Friday 7th April 2017; and will he explain the purpose for which this work was necessary and what the budgeted cost was?"
1(237) 4. Senator S.C. Ferguson will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"Will the Chief Minister update the Assembly on any progress he has made with regard to addressing the recent standing-down of the St. Helier lifeboat crew?"
1(242) 5. Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier will ask the following question of H.M. Attorney General –
"Will H.M. Attorney General advise whether there are any aspects of the procedure in the Magistrate's Court which give him concern as not being compliant with the Human Rights (Jersey) Law 2000?"
1(230) 6. The Deputy of St. Ouen will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"What steps, if any, does the Chief Minister intend to take to bring forward the next Jersey Income Distribution Survey?"
1(241) 7. Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Infrastructure –
"Given the decision of the Parish Assembly in St Helier to appeal the Royal Court's decision that the Bellozanne Covenant' was spent and extinguished to the Privy Council, will the Minister consider taking this as an opportunity to delay the implementation of the waste disposal charge and to engage with the business community to address any concerns they may have about the charge?"
1(239) 8. Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Chairman of the
Privileges and Procedures Committee –
"Will the Committee make plans to commemorate the centenary of the legislation enabling women to vote in Jersey, which was adopted in 1919?"
1(233) 9. The Connétable of Grouville will ask the following question of the Minister for Economic
Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture –
"Has the Minister's Department done any work to assess the impact that the proposed liquid and solid waste charges will have on businesses, in particular the tourism and agricultural industries; and, if not, why not?"
1(227) 10. Deputy J.M. Maçon of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"Will the Chief Minister provide an update on the appointment of the new Chief Executive of the States?"
1(231) 11. The Deputy of Grouville will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and
Resources –
"Will the Minister, as shareholder representative, advise whether Jersey Electricity is looking to implement an additional charge to commercial renewable energy producers from November 2017 and, if so, will he request an explanation of the justification for this measure?"
1(243) 12. Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for External
Relations –
"Will the Minister advise what official duties, if any, he has in relation to the work being undertaken with the local synod on whether Jersey should be part of the diocese of either Winchester or Dover; and, if he has such duties, will he further advise whether the Assembly will have a role in that decision, in particular via any approval of changes in Canon Law?"
1(232) 13. The Deputy of Grouville will ask the following question of the Minister for Home Affairs –
"Will the Minister advise whether a redundant guest house in Gorey Village has been set up as a halfway house for ex-offenders and, if so, whether any information was passed to the Parish authorities or whether they were made aware of this use of the property; and will she explain how
it is determined to be appropriate that such a facility may be placed in the middle of a residential area?"
1(238) 14. Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for Education –
"What consideration, if any, has been given to including a sixth-form in the new Les Quennevais School; and, if none, why has it not been considered?"
1(236) 15. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and
Resources –
"Will the Minister outline for members what principal conclusion he draws from the report on personal taxation, P.30/2017, especially in relation to low- and middle-earning taxpayers?"
1(229) 16. Deputy K.C. Lewis of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Minister for External
Relations –
"Given that many airlines ask for passports for booking and travel between the Channel Islands and the U.K. and Ireland, will the Minister advise whether producing a passport is a requirement arising from Jersey's membership of the Common Travel Area; and, if it is not, will he undertake to remind air operators of what any such requirements are?"
1(240) 17. Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Chairman of the
Privileges and Procedures Committee –
"What plans, if any, does the Committee have to encourage more women and people from minority groups to become involved in politics in Jersey, including standing for election?"
- – Questions to Ministers without notice (30 minutes) –
1st question period – Minister for Treasury and Resources
2nd question period – Chief Minister
- PERSONAL STATEMENTS
- STATEMENTS ON A MATTER OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Chairman of the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel will make a statement regarding the Panel's report, Review of Nitrate Levels in Jersey's Water' (S.R.3/2017).
- PUBLIC BUSINESS
Note: In accordance with Standing Order 86(a), the Minister for Treasury and Resources will move the proposition afresh, taking into account the amendment already agreed by the Assembly when the proposition was first moved on 18th January 2017. Once the proposition, as amended, has been moved the Assembly will consider the subsequent amendments which have been lodged.
- ARRANGEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS 2nd May 2017
Note: The 2nd reading of the Draft Law will resume, following adoption of the principles on 14th February 2017 and the subsequent referral to the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel under Standing Order 72(1).
E-Petitions. P.14/2017. Lodged: 1st March 2017, Deputy S.M. Wickenden of St. Helier .
23rd May 2017
Chief Minister: term limit. P.24/2017. Lodged: 6th April 2017, Senator S.C. Ferguson.
Immigration (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2017: extension to Jersey by P.26/2017. Order in Council.
Lodged: 11th April 2017, Chief Minister.
6th June 2017
La Collette Low Rise Development: protection of existing amenity space and P.22/2017. trees – direction to Andium Homes Ltd.
Lodged: 31st March 2017, Connétable of St. Helier .
20th June 2017
DR. M. EGAN Greffier of the States
11th April 2017 Note –
In accordance with the meeting dates fixed for 2017 by the Privileges and Procedures Committee, this meeting will continue, if necessary, on Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th April 2017.
Explanatory Note regarding subordinate legislation tabled at this meeting. (See Item B)
R&O.38/2017.
Road Traffic (Disabled Persons) (Parking) (Amendment No. 10) (Jersey) Order 2017.
This Order removes a disabled parking place outside the Gorey Methodist Church (which is now a private dwelling), relocates some disabled parking places in Halkett Place, St. Helier and removes the 4 hour time limit on the disabled parking place in Plat Douet Road, St. Saviour .
The Order was made on 27th March 2017 and came into force on 3rd April 2017.
R&O.39/2017.
Road Traffic ( St. Helier ) (Amendment No. 32) (Jersey) Order 2017.
This Order gives permanent effect to a number of road traffic restrictions in St. Helier that were brought in on a temporary basis under Article 68 of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956. In addition a few further corrections are made to reflect existing signage in connection with parking in residents' parking zones and an area used informally for unloading in York Street is now formalised as an unloading area.
The Order was made on 27th March 2017 and came into force on 3rd April 2017.
R&O.40/2017.
Motor Traffic (Third-Party Insurance) (Expenses Limits) (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Order 2017.
This Order increases the limits on expenses that may be charged to a third-party motor insurer in relation to treatment of a victim of a road traffic accident occurring on or after 1st April 2017. The new limits are identical to those applying under the NHS Injury Costs Recovery Scheme (the equivalent third-party insurance scheme in the United Kingdom) with effect from 1st April 2017.
The Order was made on 27th March 2017 and came into force on 1st April 2017.
R&O.42/2017.
United Nations Financial Sanctions (Jersey) Law 2017 (Appointed Day) (Jersey) Order 2017.
This Order brings the United Nations Financial Sanctions (Jersey) Law 2017 into force on 1st April 2017. That is the date on which sections 152 and 153 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 of the United Kingdom come into force in the United Kingdom.
The Order was made on 30th March 2017 and came into force on the same date.
R&O.43/2017.
UN Financial Sanctions (Specified UK Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2017.
This Order specifies sections 152 and 153 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 of the United Kingdom, as amended from time to time, for the purpose of Article 3(2)(c) of the United Nations Financial Sanctions (Jersey) Law 2017.
Those sections will come into force in the United Kingdom on 1st April 2017. Under those sections, the Treasury of the United Kingdom may make regulations implementing (in the United Kingdom) financial sanctions that are required by a resolution of the Security Council of the United Nations in respect of persons listed in or under that resolution.
The effect of specifying those sections is that, if such regulations are made in the United Kingdom, the persons so listed will also be designated persons for the purpose of the United Nations Financial Sanctions (Jersey) Law 2017 (once that Law has come into force). As designated persons they will be subject to the asset-freezing provisions in Part 3 of that Law. The designation will last for as long as the United Kingdom regulations are in force (except that it cannot last longer than 30 days after the United Nations resolution was adopted).
The United Nations Financial Sanctions (Jersey) Law 2017 is not yet in force, so this Order will come into force only when that Law is brought into force.
The Order was made on 30th March 2017 and came into force on 1st April 2017.
R&O.44/2017.
Long-Term Care (Benefits) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Order 2017.
This Order amends the Long-Term Care (Benefits) (Jersey) Order 2014 to correct the amount of one of the rates for long-term care benefit comprising weekly standard care costs for long-term care.
The Order was made on 30th March 2017 and came into force on 1st April 2017.
R&O.45/2017.
Long-Term Care Services (Health and Social Services Charges) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Order 2017.
This Order amends the Long-Term Care Services (Health and Social Services Charges) (Jersey) Order 2014 to correct the amount of the charges for the provision of long-term care services in a care home or group home.
The Order was made on 30th March 2017 and came into force on 1st April 2017.
WRITTEN QUESTIONS (See Item I(a))
- Deputy G.J. Truscott of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and Social Services –
"Will the Minister list the services that will need to be transferred to the community and primary care sectors to allow the new Hospital to function effectively within its proposed capacity?
Furthermore, given the anticipated increase over the next 20 years in the number of people aged over 65, will the Minister explain how he can be confident that the proposed expansion of community and primary care facilities will be delivered on time and will be sufficient to meet any extra demand; and can he provide any indication of the annual future cost of providing these services?"
- Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources –
"Following the publication of R.30/2017, Review of Personal Tax (Stage 1) – Data Analysis', does the data contained in Figure 5.3 (p. 37) show that the impact of GST is regressive, having a greater impact on those on low incomes than it does on higher earners; will he apologise, on his own and his predecessors' behalf, to the public and Members for repeated statements that the effect of GST is not regressive; and if not, why not?
How is his argument that tax paid by the lowest earners has been reduced over the past decade borne out by the data in figures 6.2 to 6.8 in that report, which appear to show that when all taxes and contributions are included, the lowest earners in each household illustrated are subject to a higher effective rate of tax in 2015 than in 2006?
Does the combination of GST and the caps on social security and the Long-term care charge result in regressive effective rates of tax for those on higher earnings?"
- Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources –
"With reference to figure 6.9 of R.30/2017, Review of Personal Tax (Stage 1) – Data Analysis', what has been the scale of increase in post-tax income since 2006 for the majority of middle-earning couples, other than those couples with a child at university whose annual tax bill is reduced to assist with higher education costs?
With reference to paragraph 31 of work stream 3 in R.30/2017, what measures does the Minister have under consideration for "raising the required amount of revenue to fund the provision of public services in the Jurisdiction" in the light of the ongoing structural deficit and other than continued austerity, and in particular, how much revenue, if any, does he expect the measures in work stream 4, "Tax Compliance Framework", to raise?"
- The Connétable of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for the Environment –
"Would the Minister explain whether States Members on the Planning Committee have been known not to take part in determining applications concerning the Parish or district they represent and, if so, how often this occurs and what formal protocol, if any, has been agreed in respect of this practice?"
- The Deputy of St. Ouen will ask the following question of the Minister for Home Affairs –
"Is it her understanding that evidence produced by roadside cameras is admissible in Parish Hall enquiries and prosecutions in Jersey without further corroborative evidence? If not, does the Minister consider such evidence should be admissible and what steps, if any, is she taking to that end?"
- Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"With reference to the answers given by the Assistant Chief Minister to oral questions about relative low income at the sitting on 28th March 2017, does the Chief Minister stand by the claim made in Written Question 1(160) that relative low income is reducing in Jersey?
What assessment has the Chief Minister made of the effect of cuts to support for pensioners, single parents and those claiming Short or Long Term Incapacity Allowance on the number of such people entering relative low income?"
- Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Social Security –
"Following the implementation of the cuts to Income Support paid out to claimants who either receive a pension or Short-Term or Long-Term Incapacity Allowance (as a result in the changes to the disregard rules), plus the phased abolition of the Single Parent component of Income Support, what work, if any, has the Department undertaken to assess what proportion of those claimants are officially living in relative low income, and how have these cuts affected those figures?
If such a piece of work has not been done, why not?"
- Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Social Security –
"What timetable does the Minister foresee for raising the Long-Term Care charge rate to 3% by 2044, as was envisaged in P.99/2013 Long-Term Care Scheme'?"
- Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture –
"What discussions, if any, has the Minister had with his counterparts in Guernsey and Alderney, including their tourism bodies (Visit Guernsey and Visit Alderney) to discuss joint opportunities for attracting tourists from Europe and the U.K. to Island hop' across our Islands?"
- Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Social Security –
"What plans, if any, does the Minister have to introduce TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)) legislation in Jersey?"
- The Deputy of St. John will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"Could the Chief Minister provide a full breakdown of the budget that has been agreed and provided to the eGov team since its creation including what the funds have been spent on based on outcomes and objectives during which time periods?"
- The Deputy of St. John will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"Could the Chief Minister provide a breakdown of the budget provided to the Information Services Department, specify that Department's role within the States of Jersey and state how its work correlates with that of the eGov team?"
- The Deputy of St. John will ask the following question of the Minister for the Environment –
"Following the Minister's decision to reduce the time limit of planning permits from 5 to 3 years, could the Minister justify the costs that apply to planning permits, state whether there will be a reduction in these costs with the change in time limit and explain what impact this change is likely to have on supply in the local market?"
- The Deputy of St. John will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and Social Services –
"Would the Minister provide an update on waiting list times for procedures in the Hospital and advise what impact, if any, the new hospital build is expected to have on waiting lists for patients?"
- Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and Social Services –
"What assessment has the Minister undertaken, as a commissioner of home care services, into the use of zero-hours contracts, the absence of payment for travel time and the use of split shifts, on the quality and safety of the care delivered by home care agencies for which he has responsibility; and if none, will he consult on this matter with those responsible for assessment of need in his adult social work department?"
- Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Social Security –
"Is it the Minister's assessment that a single adult on the average Long-Term Incapacity Allowance benefit for disability, and unable or not required to seek work, and claiming Income Support is some £22 per week worse off in real terms compared to 2009?
What equivalent figure does she have for the real terms position for a pensioner claiming Income Support and in receipt of a full States pension, and if none, why not?"
- Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources –
"What discussions has the Minister, as the shareholder representative, had with the management or management board of Jersey Telecom following that company's decision to impose an additional charge on those customers unwilling or unable to pay bills through e-payment or Bacs?"
- Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for Social Security –
"Are there any plans to introduce maximum work time legislation, including minimum break/rest periods between shifts? If not, why not?"
- Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"Would the Chief Minister clarify what was meant when his Assistant Minister (Senator Routier) stated during oral questions in the sitting on 28th March 2017, "I think we all in the Assembly want to ensure that the income distribution is better than what it currently is"? Is the Chief Minister committed to seeing income inequality reduce? If not, why not? What improvements does the Chief Minister wish to see in income distribution?"
- Deputy R. Labey of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"Will the Chief Minister advise if the services of Portland Communications have been engaged by the States of Jersey to provide media training to Ministers and/or others in preparation for the publication of the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry's report, or for any other reason, and, if so:
- which Ministers or other personnel are receiving this training;
- if the cost of the programme including fees, flights and accommodation are to be met by the tax payer, how much will this amount to; and
- what is the brief Portland Communications are working to and what exactly is the firm charged with delivering for the government?"
- Deputy R. Labey of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for the Environment –
"Would the Minister share any evidenced research used before making Ministerial Decision MD-PE- 2017-0031 to limit the period in which an approved development shall begin from 5 years to 3 including, specifically, any information which suggests such a limit outweighs considerations of market conditions; and what weight if any did he accord to the argument that the limit could be counterproductive in disincentivising those for whom a 5-year window is more realistic and attractive?"
- Senator S.C. Ferguson will ask the following question of the Minister for Infrastructure –
"For each section or service within his Department which has been cut, could the Minister specify the name of the section or service and the annual cost prior to outsourcing and for the outsourced service?
Could he confirm that the specification for the outsourced service is identical to the specification required before outsourcing?"
ORAL QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS WITHOUT NOTICE (See Item I(c))
Questions without notice 2017
1st Session 2017
May 2nd Economic Development, Tourism, Health and Social Services
Sport and Culture
May 23rd Education Chief Minister
June 6th Housing Infrastructure
June 20th Environment Chief Minister
July 4th External Relations Social Security
July 18th Home Affairs Chief Minister
2nd Session 2017
September 12th Treasury and Resources Education
September 26th Health and Social Services Chief Minister October 10th Economic Development, Tourism, Housing
Sport and Culture
October 31st Infrastructure Chief Minister November 14th Environment External Relations November 28th Social Security Chief Minister December 12th Home Affairs Treasury and Resources