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STATES OF JERSEY ORDER PAPER

7th NOVEMBER 2023

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.  Oral questions with notice

Up to 2 hours 20

minutes

Urgent questions (if any)

Up to 45 minutes,  Oral questions without notice:

divided between the  Minister for Infrastructure

three Ministers  Minister for International Development

• Chief Minister

* Statements

• The  Chief  Minister  will  make  a  statement  regarding  Jersey's response to Storm Ciarán.

Approx. 2.15 p.m.  Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)

(Jersey) Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023).

Note: The 2nd reading of the Draft Regulations will resume following adoption of the principles on 18th July 2023 and the subsequent referral to the  Environment,  Housing  and  Infrastructure  Scrutiny  Panel  under Standing Order 72(1).

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.).

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing) (Jersey)  Regulations  202-.  (P.40/2023):  second  amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.(2)).

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing) (Jersey)  Regulations  202-.  (P.40/2023):  third  amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.(3)).

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing) (Jersey)  Regulations  202-.  (P.40/2023):  fourth  amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.(4)).

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing) (Jersey)  Regulations  202-.  (P.40/2023):  fifth  amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.(5)).

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing) (Jersey)  Regulations  202-.  (P.40/2023):  sixth  amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.(6)).

Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): seventh amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.(7)).

Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): eighth amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.(8)).

Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): ninth amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.(9)).

Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): tenth amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.(10)).

Draft  Sea Fisheries (Vessel Monitoring Systems) (Amendment) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. (P.68/2023).

Increase in revenue expenditure for agriculture and fisheries. (P.74/2023).

Increase in revenue expenditure for agriculture and fisheries. (P.74/2023): amendment. (P.74/2023 Amd.).

Increase in revenue expenditure for agriculture and fisheries. (P.74/2023): second amendment. (P.74/2023 Amd.(2))

* Increase in revenue expenditure for agriculture and fisheries. (P.74/2023): second amendment. (P.74/2023 Amd.(2)) – amendment. (P.74/2023 Amd.(2).Amd)

Note:  Because of  the requirement  for  a  four-day lodging  period,  the minimum lodging period for the amendment to the amendment by the Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture will expire on Friday 10th November 2023. The Minister has therefore given notice of his intention to propose, in accordance with Standing Order 26(7), that the minimum lodging period for the proposition be reduced in order that it can be debated at the meeting.

Increase in revenue expenditure for agriculture and fisheries. (P.74/2023): third amendment. (P.74/2023 Amd.(3)(re-issue))

Reform of the composition of the States Assembly. (P.76/2023).

Reform of the composition of the States Assembly (P.76/2023): amendment. (P.76/2023 Amd.)

Draft Income Support (Amendment No. 23) (Jersey) Regulations 202- (P.77/2023).

Health Care Expenditure Projections. (P.86/2023)

Note: Because of the requirement for a three-week lodging period, the minimum lodging period of the proposition of Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier Central will expire on Wednesday 15th November 2023. The Deputy has therefore given notice of his intention to propose, in accordance with Standing Order 26(7), that the minimum lodging period for the proposition be reduced in order that it can be debated at the meeting.

Arrangement of public business at subsequent meetings

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 8th, Thursday 9th and Friday 10th November 2023 if necessary.

STATES OF JERSEY ORDER PAPER

7th NOVEMBER 2023

  1. COMMUNICATIONS BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER
  2. TABLING OF SUBORDINATE ENACTMENTS

(Explanatory note attached)

Residential Tenancy (Deposit Scheme – Fee) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order R&O.88/2023. 2023.

Minister for Housing and Communities.

Dormant Bank Accounts (Distribution of Fund Money) (Amendment) (Jersey) R&O.89/2023. Order 2023.

Chief Minister.

Probate (Forms and Particular Holders) (Jersey) Order 2023.  R&O.90/2023. Minister for Health and Social Services.

Financial Services (Amendment of Law No. 6 Regulations – Commencement) R&O.91/2023. (Jersey) Order 2023.

Chief Minister.

Financial Services (Amendment of Schedules to Law) (No. 3) (Jersey) Order R&O.92/2023. 2023.

Chief Minister.

Employment (Minimum Wage) (Amendment – Single Rates) (Jersey) Order R&O.93/2023. 2023.

Minister for Social Security.

Lodging  Houses  (General  Provisions)  (Application  Fee  –  Amendment) R&O.94/2023. (Jersey) Order 2023.

Minister for Housing and Communities.

  1. DOCUMENTS PRESENTED

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): comments.  Com. Presented:  26th  October  2023,  Environment,  Housing  and  Infrastructure

Scrutiny Panel.

* Reform of the composition of the States Assembly (P.76/2023): comments.  P.76/2023. Presented: 3rd November 2023, Privileges and Procedures Committee.  Com.

* HeaPresented:lth Car 6e Exth Nopenvember 2diture Pro02jection3, Minister fos (P.86/202r Health3): comments. and Social Services.  P.86/2023Com..

Draft Act declaring that the Finance (2024 Budget) (Jersey) Law 202- has P.91/2023. immediate effect: addendum to P.91/2023.  Add. Presented: 2nd November 2023, Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Land Transactions under Standing Order 168(3) – Lease of Field J525, La Rue R.160/2023. de la Mare Ballam, St. John .

Presented: 24th October 2023, Minister for Infrastructure.

Land Transactions under Standing Order 168(3) – Transfer of New Pavement R.161/2023. at Clos de la Bout, La Rue de la Mare Ballam, St. John .

Presented: 24th October 2023, Minister for Infrastructure.

Land Transactions under Standing Order 168(3) – Purchase of 4 Edward Place, R.162/2023. The Parade, St. Helier .

Presented: 25th October 2023, Minister for Infrastructure.

Land Transactions under Standing Order 168 – Temporary Lease of Bouley R.163/2023. Bay Bunker, Les Charrières de Boulay, Trinity .

Presented: 26th October 2023, Minister for Infrastructure.

Land Transactions under Standing Order 168 – purchase of field H1256, High R.164/2023. View Lane, St. Helier .

Presented: 31st October 2023, Minister for Infrastructure.

* Appointment of members to the Board of the Jersey Advisory and Conciliation R.165/2023. Service.

Presented: 6th November 2023, Minister for Social Security.

  1. NOTIFICATION OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): second amendment.  Amd.(2). Lodged:  23rd  October  2023,  Environment,  Housing  and  Infrastructure

Scrutiny Panel.

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): third amendment.  Amd.(3). Lodged:  23rd  October  2023,  Environment,  Housing  and  Infrastructure

Scrutiny Panel.

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): fourth amendment.  Amd.(4). Lodged:  23rd  October  2023,  Environment,  Housing  and  Infrastructure

Scrutiny Panel.

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): fifth amendment.  Amd.(5). Lodged:  23rd  October  2023,  Environment,  Housing  and  Infrastructure

Scrutiny Panel.

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): sixth amendment.  Amd.(6). Lodged:  23rd  October  2023,  Environment,  Housing  and  Infrastructure

Scrutiny Panel.

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): seventh amendment.  Amd.(7). Lodged:  23rd  October  2023,  Environment,  Housing  and  Infrastructure

Scrutiny Panel.

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): eighth amendment.  Amd.(8). Lodged:  23rd  October  2023,  Environment,  Housing  and  Infrastructure

Scrutiny Panel.

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): ninth amendment.  Amd.(9). Lodged:  23rd  October  2023,  Environment,  Housing  and  Infrastructure

Scrutiny Panel.

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): tenth amendment.  Amd.(10). Lodged:  23rd  October  2023,  Environment,  Housing  and  Infrastructure

Scrutiny Panel.

Proposed Government Plan 2024-2027 (P.72/2023): amendment.  P.72/2023. Social Security grant funding.  Amd. Lodged: 18th October 2023, Deputy Sir P.M. Bailhache of St. Clement .

Proposed Government Plan 2024-2027 (P.72/2023): second amendment.  P.72/2023. Removal of RegTech super-deduction.  Amd.(2). Lodged: 18th October 2023, Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North .

Proposed Government Plan 2024-2027 (P.72/2023): third amendment.  P.72/2023. Removal of upper earnings caps.  Amd.(3). Lodged: 2nd November 2023. Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier South .

Increase in revenue expenditure for agriculture and fisheries. (P.74/2023): P.74/2023 second amendment.  Amd.(2). Lodged: 31st October 2023, Deputy S.G. Luce of Grouville and St. Martin .

* Increase in revenue expenditure for agriculture and fisheries. (P.74/2023): P.74/2023 second amendment. (P.74/2023 Amd.(2)) – amendment.  Amd.(2). Lodged: 3rd November 2023, Minister for Economic Development, Tourism,  Amd. Sport and Culture.

Increase in revenue expenditure for agriculture and fisheries. (P.74/2023): P.74/2023 third amendment.  Amd.(3). Lodged: 31st October 2023, Council of Ministers.  (re-issue).

* Reform of the composition of the States Assembly (P.76/2023): amendment. P.76/2023. Lodged: 3rd November 2023, Deputy L.J. Farnham of St. Mary , St. Ouen and  Amd. St. Peter .

Amendment to Standing Orders – statements.  P.85/2023. Lodged: 20th October 2023, Privileges and Procedures Committee.

Health Care Expenditure Projections.  P.86/2023. Lodged: 25th October 2023, Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier Central .

Minimum Residential Space Standards.  P.87/2023. Lodged: 25th October 2023, Deputy T.A. Coles of St. Helier South .

Draft Health Insurance (Amendment of Law – Contracts for Administration of P.88/2023. Vaccines) (Jersey) Regulations 202-.

Lodged: 30th October 2023, Minister for Social Security.

Draft Social Security (Amendment of Law – Payments into Social Security P.89/2023. Fund) (Jersey) Regulations 202-.

Lodged: 31st October 2023, Minister for Social Security.

Draft Planning and Building (Amendment No. 8) (Repeal) (Jersey) Law 202-. P.90/2023. Lodged: 31st October 2023, Deputy Sir P.M. Bailhache of St. Clement .

Draft Finance (2024 Budget) (Jersey) Law 202-.  P.91/2023. Lodged: 31st October 2023, Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Amendment  to  Standing  Orders  –  Political  Awareness  and  Education P.92/2023. Privileges and Procedures Sub-Committee.

Lodged: 1st November 2023, Privileges and Procedures Committee.

* Amendment to Standing Orders – States Decision Tracker.  P.93/2023. Lodged: 3rd November 2023, Privileges and Procedures Committee.

  1. WITHDRAWAL OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS

In accordance with Standing Order 34(1), the proposers of the following proposition lodged au Greffe' have informed the Greffier of the States that they are to be withdrawn –

Draft Income Tax (Amendment – Stage 2 of Independent Taxation) (Jersey) P.41/2023. Law 202-.

Lodged: 6th June 2023, Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Restrict parking on beach slipways.  P.57/2023. Lodged: 2nd August 2023, Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North .

  1. APPOINTMENT OF MINISTERS, COMMITTEES AND PANELS
  2. MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE
  3. PETITIONS
  4. QUESTIONS
  1. – Written Questions

(see attached)

WQ.378/2023  1.  The Chief Minister tabled a revised answer on 19th October 2023 to a question asked by

Deputy  S.Y.   Mézec  of  St.  Helier  South  regarding  a  register  of  all  units  of  dwelling accommodation, following a decision by the Bailiff , under Standing Order 12(4)(c), that the original answer was not directly relevant to the question asked.

WQ.382/2023 2.  The Minister for Social Security tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to a question asked

by Deputy C.S. Alves of St. Helier Central regarding short term incapacity claims. WQ.390/2023  3.  The Chief Minister tabled a revised answer on 19th October 2023 to a question asked by

Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade regarding the inquiries into the explosion at Haut du Mont

and the Collision of L'Ecume II, following a decision by the Bailiff , under Standing Order

12(4)(c), that the original answer was not directly relevant to the question asked.

WQ.395/2023 4.  The Minister for the Environment tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to a question asked

by Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North regarding the Electric Vehicle Purchase Incentive (EVPI) scheme.

WQ.396/2023 5.  The Minister for Treasury and Resources tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to a question

asked by Deputy C.S. Alves of St. Helier Central regarding Government supplier invoices.

WQ.397/2023 6. The Chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee tabled an answer on 23rd October

2023 to a question asked by Deputy R.J. Ward of St. Helier Central regarding the current investigations of the Commissioner for Standards.

WQ.398/2023 7. The Minister for Treasury and Resources tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to a question

asked by Deputy T.A. Coles of St. Helier South regarding outstanding 2023 tax assessments. WQ.399/2023 8. The Minister for the Environment tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to a question asked

by Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade regarding the patrolling of Jersey's territorial waters and

monitoring of fishing activities.

WQ.400/2023 9. The Minister for Housing and Communities tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to a

question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mezec of St. Helier South regarding the Empty Homes Service.

WQ.401/2023 10. The Chair of the States Employment Board tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to a

question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade regarding the employment of individuals in the public sector.

WQ.402/2023 11. The Chief Minister tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to a question asked by Deputy

R.S. Kovacs of St. Saviour regarding the Public Sector Ombudsman Redress Scheme and Inquiries (PSORSI).

WQ.403/2023 12. The Minister for Health and Social Services tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to a

question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier Central regarding the waiting lists for ophthalmic interventions.

WQ.405/2023 13. The Chief Minister tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to a question asked by Deputy

M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North regarding the Cabinet Office budget.

WQ.406/2023 14. The Chief Minister tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to a question asked by Deputy

M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North regarding suspended employees within the Health and Community Services department.

WQ.407/2023 15. The Minister for Treasury and Resources tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to a question

asked by Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North regarding the abolition of the Upper and Lower Earnings Limits on Social Security contributions.

WQ.408/2023 16. The Chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee tabled an answer on 30th October

2023 to a question asked by Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade regarding the Constituency Office Support Team.

WQ.409/2023 17. The Chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee tabled an answer on 30th October

2023 to a question asked by Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade regarding growth bids in the Government Plan 2024-2027.

WQ.410/2023 18. The Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture tabled a revised answer

* on 3rd November 2023 to a question asked by Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade regarding Economic Impact Assessments, following a decision by the Bailiff , under Standing Order

12(4)(c), that the original answer was not directly relevant to the question asked.

WQ.411/2023 19. The Minister for Infrastructure tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to a question asked

by Deputy R.J. Ward of St. Helier Central regarding the Liberty Bus Avanchicard unlimited annual pass.

WQ.412/2023 20. The Minister for Treasury and Resources tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to a question

asked by Deputy R.J. Ward of St. Helier Central regarding the tax income received from High Value Residents for 2022.

WQ.413/2023 21. The Minister for the Environment tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to a question asked

by Deputy R.J. Ward of St. Helier Central regarding the reduction in duty on biofuels. WQ.414/2023 22. The Chief Minister tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to a question asked by Deputy M.

Tadier of St. Brelade regarding inquiries into the explosion at Haut du Mont and the collision

of L'Ecume II.

WQ.415/2023 23. The Minister for External Relations tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to a question

asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade regarding Consuls in Jersey.

WQ.416/2023 24. The Chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee tabled an answer on 30th October

2023 to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade regarding the Independent Review of States Members' pay.

WQ.417/2023 25. The Minister for Social Security tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to a question asked

by Deputy R.S. Kovacs of St. Saviour regarding Government funding for wound dressings. WQ.418/2023 26. The Minister for Health and Social Services tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to a

question asked by Deputy R.S. Kovacs of St. Saviour regarding the funding for their

department within the draft Government Plan 2024-2027.

WQ.419/2023 27. The Minister for Social Security tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to a question asked

by Deputy R.S. Kovacs of St. Saviour regarding the funding for their department within the draft Government Plan 2024-2027.

WQ.420/2023 28. The Minister for Social Security tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to a question asked

by Deputy L.V. Feltham of St. Helier Central regarding financial support for parents with children who have a health condition.

WQ.421/2023 29. The Minister for Children and Education tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to a question

asked by Deputy L.V. Feltham of St. Helier Central regarding support for the families of children that are diagnosed with chronic health conditions or terminal illnesses.

WQ.422/2023 30. The Minister for Health and Social Services tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to a

question asked by Deputy L.V. Feltham of St. Helier Central regarding support for the

families of children that are diagnosed with chronic health conditions or terminal illnesses. WQ* .404/2023 31. Thquestione Min ister asked fobyr HeaDepulth tyandA. S Howell ocial Servof icesSt. Johtabledn, St.an Lawrencanswer e onan6td h TrinNovityemregber ardin2023 g stafto af

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Government.

WQ.425/2023 33. The Minister for Treasury and Resources tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to a

* question asked by Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North regarding the annual revenue from personal income taxation.

WQ.426/2023 34. The Minister for Justice and Home Affairs tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to a

* question asked by Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North regarding missing persons.

WQ.427/2023 35. The Minister for the Environment tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to a question

* asked by Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade regarding fishing incidents between French and Jersey boats.

WQ.429/2023 36. The Minister for the Environment tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to a question

* asked by Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade regarding Articles 59 and 60 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002.

WQ.430/2023 37. The Minister for Social Security tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to a question asked

* by Deputy C.S. Alves of St. Helier Central regarding free period products.

WQ.432/2023 38. The Minister for Justice and Home Affairs tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to a

* question asked by Deputy C.S. Alves of St. Helier Central regarding the States of Jersey Police use of body worn cameras.

WQ.433/2023 39. The Minister for Children and Education tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to a

* question asked by Deputy R.S. Kovacs of St. Saviour regarding absences of pupils from school.

WQ* .434/2023 40. Thquestione Min asked ister fobyr DepuChildtyrenR.J. and Ward Educatiof St.onHelier tabledCeannt ral answer regardonin g 6twarninh Novg emletters ber 20to 23parento tas

for unauthorised holidays.

WQ* .435/2023 41. Thby e DepuMinister ty R.J. Ward for Social ofSecSt. urHelierity tabledCentran al answer regardinong 6tthh e currenNovemt ber daily20allowan23 to a quceestionfor fo odasked for

those undertaking off-Island treatment for cancer and other conditions.

WQ* .436/2023 42. Thby e DepuMinister ty R.J. for In Ward frastrucof tuSt.re tabledHelier an Central answer regaron 6tdih ngNovAvanember ch20i18 23passesto a quaestionnd Studenasked t

Avanchicards.

WQ.438/2023 43. The Minister for the Environment tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to a question

* asked by the Connétable of St. Brelade regarding the preservation of a section of building on Broad Street.

WQ* .439/2023 44. Th6th e NovMinemister ber fo20r 23Econto omic aquestionDevelopasked mebynt, DepuTourtyism, M.STadiport er and ofSt.CulBrelade ture tabledregaran dinganswer makionng

entry to Jersey Museum free of charge.

WQ.440/2023 45. The Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture tabled an answer on

* 6th November 2023 to a question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade regarding the estimated cost to reopen a staffed tourist information centre.

  1. – Oral Questions (2 hours 20 minutes)

OQ.215/2023  1.   Deputy B.B. de S.V.M. Porée of St. Helier South will ask the following question of the

Minister for Social Security –

"Will the Minister advise whether there is any Government funding available, other than the death grant, to repatriate the body of a person, with no personal assets, who passes away in Jersey, to their country of origin?"

OQ.212/2023  2.   Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North will ask the following question of the Chief

Minister –

"Will the Chief Minister explain the rationale behind the number of growth bids exceeding £47 million in the Government Plan, given that the Government is seeking to secure £10 million in efficiency savings?

OQ.222/2023 3.   Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier South will ask the following question of the Chair of the

Privileges and Procedures Committee –

"Will the Chair advise what consideration, if any, has been given to facilitating training for Ministers on answering oral questions in the States Assembly in accordance with Standing Order 63(7)(b), that requires responses to be "directly relevant to the question asked?"

OQ.217/2023  4.   Deputy C.S. Alves of St. Helier Central will ask the following question of the Chair of the

Comité des Connétable s –

"Will the Chair advise whether driving licences in Jersey are issued with the date on which an individual passed their driving test rather than the date of the licence renewal or the date of when a foreign licence was exchanged for a Jersey licence; and, if not, why not?"

OQ.214/2023  5.  The Connétable of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for the

Environment –

"Will the Minister advise whether he has reviewed, or intends to review, the planning application for Les Sablons following the Independent Planning Inspector's report and the decision to reject this application; and if not, why not?"

OQ.218/2023  6.   Deputy R.J. Ward of St. Helier Central will ask the following question of the Minister for

Infrastructure –

"Will the Minister advise what negotiations, if any, have taken place since the response to Written Question 355/2023, in relation of the Island's Bus Operator Contract, and what further meetings are planned for the next quarter?"

OQ.220/2023  7.   Deputy L.V. Feltham of St. Helier Central will ask the following question of the Minister for

Treasury and Resources –

"Further to the Minister's response to  Written Question 392/2023, will he advise if assessments of tax allowances and reliefs are undertaken, or will be undertaken, as part of the Government's Value for Money Programme, and if not, why not?"

OQ.223/2023  8.   Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier South will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –

"Will the Chief Minister explain what advice she considered, if any, regarding the Code of Conduct and Practice for Ministers and Assistant Ministers before making public comments about the Assistant Minister for the Environment's decision to reject the planning application for Les Sablons?"

OQ.219/2023  9.   Deputy R.J. Ward of St. Helier Central will ask the following question of the Minister for

Housing and Communities –

"Will the Minster advise what financial and other support is available, if any, to private tenants should their homes be damaged and become uninhabitable or partially uninhabitable?"

OQ.221/2023  10.   Deputy L.V. Feltham of St. Helier Central will ask the following question of the Chief

Minister –

"Will the Chief Minister advise how conflicts of interest are acknowledged and managed when Ministers are discussing policies and making decisions?"

OQ.213/2023  11.   Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North will ask the following question of the Minister for

Treasury and Resources –

"Will  the  Minister  advise  whether  it  is  intended  that  the  Regulatory  Technology  tax incentives will generate more investment in technology, given that such firms are regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission under the zero-ten regime and subject to low levels of tax on profits?"

OQ.216/2023  12.   Deputy B.B. de S.V.M. Porée of St. Helier South will ask the following question of the

Minister for Justice and Home Affairs –

"Will the Minister advise what processes exist, if any, for the vetting of companies facilitating the employment of individuals from Africa and other countries in Jersey, and what safeguards exist to protect these individuals from exploitation?"

  1. – Questions to Ministers without notice (45 minutes)

1st question period – Minister for Infrastructure

2nd question period – Minister for International Development 3rd question period – Chief Minister

  1. PERSONAL STATEMENTS
  2. STATEMENTS ON A MATTER OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Chief Minister will make a statement regarding Jersey's response to Storm Ciarán.

  1. PUBLIC BUSINESS

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023).

Lodged: 5th June 2023, Minister for the Environment.

Note: The 2nd reading of the Draft Regulations will resume following adoption of the principles on 18th July 2023 and the subsequent referral to the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel under Standing Order 72(1).

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): comments.  Com. Presented: 26th October 2023, Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny

Panel.

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): amendment.  Amd. Lodged: 13th September 2023, Minister for the Environment.

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): second amendment.  Amd.(2). Lodged: 23rd October 2023, Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny

Panel.

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): third amendment.  Amd.(3). Lodged: 23rd October 2023, Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny

Panel.

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): fourth amendment.  Amd.(4). Lodged: 23rd October 2023, Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny

Panel.

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): fifth amendment.  Amd.(5). Lodged: 23rd October 2023, Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny

Panel.

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): sixth amendment.  Amd.(6). Lodged: 23rd October 2023, Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny

Panel.

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): seventh amendment.  Amd.(7). Lodged: 23rd October 2023, Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny

Panel.

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): eighth amendment.  Amd.(8). Lodged: 23rd October 2023, Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny

Panel.

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): ninth amendment.  Amd.(9). Lodged: 23rd October 2023, Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny

Panel.

Draft  Public  Health  and  Safety  (Rented  Dwellings)  (Licensing)  (Jersey) P.40/2023. Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): tenth amendment.  Amd.(10). Lodged: 23rd October 2023, Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny

Panel.

Draft  Sea  Fisheries  (Vessel  Monitoring  Systems)  (Amendment)  (Jersey) P.68/2023. Regulations 202-.

Lodged: 8th September 2023, Minister for the Environment.

Increase in revenue expenditure for agriculture and fisheries.  P.74/2023. Lodged: 26th September 2023, Deputy S.G. Luce of Grouville and St. Martin .

Increase  in  revenue  expenditure  for  agriculture  and  fisheries  (P.74/2023): P.74/2023. comments.  Com. Presented: 13th October 2023, Council of Ministers.

Increase in revenue expenditure for agriculture and fisheries. (P.74/2023): P.74/2023. amendment.  Amd. Lodged: 10th October 2023, Deputy S.G. Luce of Grouville and St. Martin .

Increase in revenue expenditure for agriculture and fisheries. (P.74/2023): P.74/2023 second amendment.  Amd.(2). Lodged: 31st October 2023, Deputy S.G. Luce of Grouville and St. Martin .

* Increase in revenue expenditure for agriculture and fisheries. (P.74/2023): P.74/2023 second amendment. (P.74/2023 Amd.(2)) – amendment.  Amd.(2). Lodged: 3rd November 2023, Minister for Economic Development, Tourism,  Amd. Sport and Culture.

Note: Because of the requirement for a four-day lodging period, the minimum lodging period for the amendment to the amendment by the Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture will expire on Friday 10th November 2023. The Minister has therefore given notice of his intention to propose, in accordance with Standing Order 26(7), that the minimum lodging period for the proposition be reduced in order that it can be debated at the meeting.

Increase in revenue expenditure for agriculture and fisheries. (P.74/2023): P.74/2023 third amendment.  Amd.(3). Lodged: 31st October 2023, Council of Ministers.  (re-issue).

Reform of the composition of the States Assembly.  P.76/2023. Lodged: 26th September 2023, Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade .

* Reform of the composition of the States Assembly (P.76/2023): comments.  P.76/2023. Presented: 3rd November 2023, Privileges and Procedures Committee.  Com.

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Note: Because of the requirement for a one-week lodging period, the minimum lodging period of the amendment of Deputy L.J. Farnham of St. Mary , St. Ouen and St. Peter will expire on Friday 10th November 2023. The Deputy has therefore given notice of his intention to propose, in accordance with Standing Order 26(7), that the minimum lodging period for the proposition be reduced in order that it can be debated at the meeting.

Draft Income Support (Amendment No. 23) (Jersey) Regulations 202-.  P.77/2023. Lodged: 26th September 2023, Minister for Social Security.

Health Care Expenditure Projections.  P.86/2023. Lodged: 25th October 2023, Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier Central .

Note: Because of the requirement for a three-week lodging period, the minimum lodging period of the proposition of Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier Central will expire on Wednesday 15th November 2023. The Deputy has therefore given notice of his intention to propose, in accordance with Standing Order 26(7), that the minimum lodging period for the proposition be reduced in order that it can be debated at the meeting.

* Health Care Expenditure Projections (P.86/2023): comments.  P.86/2023. Presented: 6th November 2023, Minister for Health and Social Services.  Com.

  1. ARRANGEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS

28th November 2023

Ethical Standards – States Members.  P.75/2023. Lodged: 26th September 2023, Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade .

Ethical Standards – States Members (P.75/2023): comments.  P.75/2023. Presented: 10th October 2023, Privileges and Procedures Committee.  Com.

Draft  Financial  Services  (Disclosure  and  Provision  of  Information) P.79/2023. (Amendment) (Jersey) Regulations 202-.

Lodged: 13th October 2023, Chief Minister.

Draft  Limited  Partnerships  (Annual  Addition  Charge)  (Amendment) P.80/2023. (Jersey) Regulations 202-.

Lodged: 13th October 2023, Chief Minister.

Draft Children (Convention Rights) (Commencement) (Jersey) Act 202-.  P.81/2023. Lodged: 16th October 2023, Minister for Children and Education.

Planning and Building (Conservation Areas) (Jersey) Regulations 202-.  P.83/2023. Lodged: 17th October 2023, Minister for the Environment.

Draft Christmas Bonus (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) Regulations P.84/2023. 202-.

Lodged: 17th October 2023, Minister for Social Security.

Amendment to Standing Orders – statements.  P.85/2023. Lodged: 20th October 2023, Privileges and Procedures Committee.

Minimum Residential Space Standards.  P.87/2023. Lodged: 25th October 2023, Deputy T.A. Coles of St. Helier South .

12th December 2023

Proposed Government Plan 2024-2027.  P.72/2023. Lodged: 19th September 2023, Council of Ministers.

Proposed Government Plan 2024-2027 (P.72/2023): amendment.  P.72/2023. Social Security grant funding  Amd. Lodged: 18th October 2023, Deputy Sir P.M. Bailhache of St. Clement .

Proposed Government Plan 2024-2027 (P.72/2023): second amendment.  P.72/2023. Removal of RegTech super-deduction.  Amd.(2). Lodged: 18th October 2023, Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North .

Proposed Government Plan 2024-2027 (P.72/2023): third amendment.  P.72/2023. Removal of upper earnings caps.  Amd.(3). Lodged: 2nd November 2023. Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier South .

Draft Health Insurance (Amendment of Law – Contracts for Administration P.88/2023. of Vaccines) (Jersey) Regulations 202-.

Lodged: 30th October 2023, Minister for Social Security.

Draft Social Security (Amendment of Law – Payments into Social Security P.89/2023. Fund) (Jersey) Regulations 202-.

Lodged: 31st October 2023, Minister for Social Security.

Draft Planning and Building (Amendment No. 8) (Repeal) (Jersey) Law P.90/2023. 202-.

Lodged: 31st October 2023, Deputy Sir P.M. Bailhache of St. Clement .

Draft Finance (2024 Budget) (Jersey) Law 202-.  P.91/2023. Lodged: 31st October 2023, Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Draft  Act declaring  that  the  Finance (2024 Budget)  (Jersey)  Law  202-  has P.91/2023. immediate effect: addendum to P.91/2023.  Add. Presented: 2nd November 2023, Minister for Treasury and Resources.

16th January 2024

Amendment  to  Standing  Orders  –  Political  Awareness  and  Education P.92/2023. Privileges and Procedures Sub-Committee.

Lodged: 1st November 2023, Privileges and Procedures Committee.

* Amendment to Standing Orders – States Decision Tracker.  P.93/2023. Lodged: 3rd November 2023, Privileges and Procedures Committee.

6th February 2024

Draft Planning and Building (Commencement of No. 8 Amendment Law) P.71/2023. (Jersey) Act 202-.

Lodged: 19th September 2023, Minister for the Environment.

19th March 2024

Offshore Wind.  P.82/2023. Lodged: 17th October 2023, Council of Ministers.

L.-M. HART Greffier of the States

6th November 2023 Note –

In accordance with the meeting dates fixed for 2023 by the Privileges and Procedures Committee, this meeting will continue, if necessary, on Wednesday 8th, Thursday 9th and Friday 10th November 2023.

Explanatory Note regarding subordinate legislation tabled at this meeting.

(See Item B)

R&O.88/2023.

Residential Tenancy (Deposit Scheme – Fee) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2023. Minister for Housing and Communities.

This Order amends the Residential Tenancy (Deposit Scheme – Fee) (Jersey) Order 2015 so that, for deposits in relation to residential tenancies entered into on or after 1st November 2023, there is no prescribed fee to be paid and deducted from a deposit under Regulation 32 of the Residential Tenancy (Deposit Scheme) (Jersey) Regulations 2014.

This Order comes into force on 1st November 2023.

The Order was made on 12th October 2023 and comes into force on 1st November 2023.

R&O.89/2023.

Dormant Bank Accounts (Distribution of Fund Money) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2023.

Signed by Assistant Chief Minister Deputy M.E. Millar of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity , for and on behalf of the Chief Minister.

This Order amends the Dormant Bank Accounts (Distribution of Fund Money) (Jersey) Order 2020 so that, for a further 4 years (2024-2027), the Chief Minister must use a portion of the Jersey Reclaim Fund to meet the costs of the Charity Commissioner's services and of the staff, accommodation and equipment required for the proper and effective discharge of its functions. This Order also deletes a provision that applied in relation to 2020 and is no longer required.

This Order comes into force 7 days after it is made.

The Order was made on 19th October 2023 and came into force on 26th October 2023.

R&O.90/2023.

Probate (Forms and Particular Holders) (Jersey) Order 2023. Minister for Health and Social Services.

The Probate (Forms and Particular Holders) (Jersey) Order 2023 designates particular holders who may, in accordance with Article 19B of the Probate (Jersey) Law 1998 (the "Law"), release movable estate without a grant. The Order also specifies –

• the information that must be contained in an application under that Article to release movable estate, and

• the information that must be contained in an application under Article 19C, which provides that an item worn by a deceased person may be released for buried or cremated with the person.

The Order comes into force on the commencement of the Probate (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2023. The Order was made on 24th October 2023 and came into force on 27th October 2023.

R&O.91/2023.

Financial Services (Amendment of Law No. 6 Regulations – Commencement) (Jersey) Order 2023.

Signed by Assistant Chief Minister Deputy M.E. Millar of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity , for and on behalf of the Chief Minister.

The Financial Services (Amendment of Law No. 6 Regulations – Commencement) (Jersey) Order 2023 provides that the following of the Financial Services (Amendment of Law) (No. 6) (Jersey) Regulations 2023 come into force on 31st October 2023:

• Regulation 1 (Article 2 of the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998 amended)

• Regulation 2 ("arranging" inserted as a financial service business)

• Regulation 4 (consequential amendments)

• Regulation 5 (citation and commencement).

The Order was made on 27th October 2023 and came into force on the same day.

R&O.92/2023.

Financial Services (Amendment of Schedules to Law) (No. 3) (Jersey) Order 2023.

Signed by Assistant Chief Minister Deputy M.E. Millar of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity , for and on behalf of the Chief Minister.

The Financial Services (Amendment of Schedules to Law) (No. 3) (Jersey) Order 2023 amends Schedules 1 (investments), 2 (exemptions), 5 (transitional provisions) and 6 (securities) to the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998 (the "1998 Law").

Article 2 provides that in Schedule 1 to the 1998 Law, Note (2) to paragraph 7 is amended to provide additional situations in which a contract not falling within Note (1) of that paragraph is to be regarded as made for commercial purposes. Article 2 further amends the definition of contracts for difference under paragraph 8, and inserts a new paragraph 8A providing that financial derivatives are to be an investment under Schedule 1.

Article 3 amends Schedule 2 (exemptions) to the 1998 Law to provide various exemptions from the activity of making arrangements for another person to deal in investments. The exemptions apply to professional investment clients, sophisticated and high net worth investors, persons who are not remunerated, persons acting as introducers only, persons acting in relation to professional investor regulated schemes or special purpose regulated schemes, and persons providing advice who are registered to carry on investment business under the 1998 Law.

Article 4 amends Schedule 5 (transitional provisions) to the 1998 Law to provide that a person who has (in the 6 months before the commencement of the relevant Regulation of the Financial Services (Amendment of Law) (No. 6) (Jersey) Regulations 2023) made arrangements with a view to another person dealing in investments, or operated an investment exchange, does not commit an offence by any action taken in the course of that business during the transition period. The transition period is the 6 months after the commencement date, or the period up to the date that the person's application to carry on investment business in relation to that arranging dealing in investments or operation of an investment exchange is determined.

Article 5 amends the definition of "contracts for difference" in paragraph 7 of Schedule 6 (securities) to the 1998 Law and inserts a new paragraph 8A to insert "financial derivatives" as a category of security.

Article 6 gives the citation and provides that the Order comes into force on the same day as the Financial Services (Amendment of Law) (No. 6) (Jersey) Regulations 2023.

The Order was made on 27th October 2023 and came into force on 31st October 2023.

R&O.93/2023.

Employment (Minimum Wage) (Amendment – Single Rates) (Jersey) Order 2023. Minister for Social Security.

This Order amends the Employment (Minimum Wage) (Jersey) Order 2007 (the "Minimum Wage Order") to increase both the minimum wage and the maximum monetary amount attributed to the employer's provision of food and accommodation. This Order removes provisions that allow different amounts to be paid or attributed if an employee is a trainee.

As a result of the amendments, the Minimum Wage Order applies in the same way to all employees who have ceased to be of compulsory school age, regardless of whether they are trainees.

The Order was made on 31st October 2023 and comes into force on 1st January 2024.

R&O.94/2023.

Lodging Houses (General Provisions) (Application Fee – Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2023. Minister for Housing and Communities.

This Order amends the Lodging Houses (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 1962 to increase the fee to accompany an application for registration, or renewal of registration, of a lodging house. The new fee is £15.46 multiplied by the maximum number of people aged 5 years and over who can be lodged at the property. This is an increase of 2.5% from the current fee of £15.08 per person.

This Order comes into force on 1st December 2023.

The Order was made on 1st November 2023 and comes into force on 1st December 2023.

WRITTEN QUESTIONS (See Item I(a))

  1. The Chief Minister tabled a revised answer on 19th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier South –

"Will the Chief Minister confirm –

  1. whether or not she maintains a register of all units of dwelling accommodation, in accordance with article 16(1) of the Control of Housing and Work Law;
  2. how a member of the public may inspect this register, in accordance with article 16(2) of that Law; and
  3. if she is not complying with this Law, why not, and when she will be addressing this?"
  1. The Minister for Social Security tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy C.S. Alves of St. Helier Central –

"Will the Minister provide month-by-month statistics for  the time taken to process short term incapacity claims, from submission to the Department to the point that the payments are in the claimants' accounts, for the last 2 years, broken down by mean, mode, and median average, and the maximum and minimum times?"

  1. The Chief Minister tabled a revised answer on 19th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade –

"Will the Chief Minister state when she anticipates that the inquiries into the explosion at Haut du Mont and the Collision of L'Ecume II will be concluded; and will she advise whether the full reports and findings will be published, and if so, when?"

  1. The Minister for the Environment tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North –

"Will the Minister state the number of applicants to the Electric Vehicle Purchase Incentive (EVPI) scheme, and the total amount of funding that has been distributed through this scheme to date?"

  1. The Minister for Treasury and Resources tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy C.S. Alves of St. Helier Central –

"Will the Minister state –

  1. how many outstanding payments there are currently for invoices sent to Government that are over 30 days old;
  2. what the total still owed by the Government to suppliers is due to the move to Connect;
  3. whether any delay or failure from the Government to make payments within the normal terms and conditions has negatively impacted any local businesses; and
  4. whether any such delays or failures contributed to any local businesses having to cease trading?"
  1. The Chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy R.J. Ward of St. Helier Central –

"Will the Chair state the total cost since May 2022 of investigations undertaken by the Commissioner for Standards that have reached a conclusion?"

  1. The Minister for Treasury and Resources tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy T.A. Coles of St. Helier South –

"Will the Minister state the number of 2023 tax assessments which are still to be issued?"

  1. The Minister for the Environment tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade –

"In relation to the patrolling of Jersey's territorial waters and monitoring of fishing activities by the Norman Le Brocq or any other vessel used by the Government marine resources team, will the Minister provide the following information from the beginning of 2023 –

  1. the number of patrols carried out and the dates of those patrols;
  2. the areas covered in those patrols;
  3. the distance travelled and time spent on those patrols; and
  4. the catches examined, the nature of any infractions identified, and any enforcement action taken?"
  1. The Minister for Housing and Communities tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier South –

"Will the Minister provide the following information in relation to the Empty Homes Service –

  1. a full breakdown of costs incurred in setting up and running the Service, including staffing costs and the number of employees dedicated to the running of the Service;
  2. the number of empty homes brought back into habitation as a direct result of this Service; and
  3. the number of homes reported as empty to the Service which, upon investigation, were not genuinely empty, and the cost and resources expended to discover this?"
  1. The Chair of the States Employment Board tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade –

"In relation to the employment of individuals in the public sector, will the Chair advise –

  1. the number of job descriptions or employment contracts where a second language is explicitly mentioned as being (i) desirable, or (ii) mandatory;
  2. the number of employees with a working knowledge of French, given that French is one of the official languages of Jersey;
  3. where multi-lingual staff are employed and use their languages as part of their job, how these additional skills are recognised, if at all, in pay scales; and
  4. whether the States Employment Board has any plans to offer additional language tuition to all staff as part of their Continuous Professional Development or otherwise, especially in Jersey's major languages which include, but are not limited to, English, Portuguese, Polish and Romanian?"
  1. The Chief Minister tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy R.S. Kovacs of St. Saviour –

"Will the Chief Minister provide details of the work undertaken by Crest Advisory (UK) Ltd in relation to law-drafting instructions for the Public Sector Ombudsman Redress Scheme and Inquiries (PSORSI) as referenced in the report, R.17/2023, for which they were paid between £100,000 and £125,000 in fees and, if not, why not; and will she nevertheless state the outcomes from the provision of this funding?"

  1. The Minister for Health and Social Services tabled an answer on 23rd October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier Central –

"Further to her  responses to  Oral Question 121/2022,  Written Question 204/2022 and  Written Question 267/2022, regarding the waiting lists for ophthalmic interventions, including cataracts, will the Minister advise what progress, if any, has been made in reducing the length of these waiting lists in the past year?"

  1. The Chief Minister tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North –

"Will the Chief Minister provide a breakdown of the Cabinet Office budget allocated within the draft Government Plan 2024-2027, and detail how this will be spent across the period of 2024?"

  1. The Chief Minister tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North –

"Will the Minister state how many employees within the Health and Community Services department are currently suspended; and, of those suspensions, how many employees have been suspended for over a year?"

  1. The Minister for Treasury and Resources tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North –

"Will the Minister state how much additional revenue would be generated through the abolition of the Upper and Lower Earnings Limits on Social Security contributions?"

  1. The Chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade –

"Further to the Minutes of the Privileges and Procedures Committee meeting dated 17th July 2023, will the Chair provide the following in relation to the Constituency Office Support Team –

  1. a breakdown of the growth bid of £344,000 sought for 2024, and for subsequent periods, for the Team, including the number of additional staff to be recruited;
  2. the 3 constituencies chosen to receive the benefit of the Team from 2024 onwards, as part of a pilot scheme, along with the names and political party, or political affiliations, of the States Members elected in each of those 3 constituencies;
  3. the names and political party, or political affiliations, of the States Members of the PPC Constituency Office Sub-Committee who approved the report to which Minute No. A.15 refers; and
  1. any benchmarking or key performance indicators regarding the output of the States Members of the 3 constituencies involved in the 2024 pilot scheme used either to support the growth bid or to be used to assess the benefit and improvement in productivity resulting from the additional support to be provided?"
  1. The Chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade –

"Will the Chair provide details of the following –

  1. a breakdown of the growth bid of £179,000 for 2024, and for subsequent periods, for additional resources for the Legislative Drafting Office, including the number of additional staff to be recruited for such purposes (as referenced in the  Minutes of Privileges and Procedures Committee meeting dated 17th July 2023) as well as any benchmarking or key performance indicators regarding the output of the Legislative Drafting Office used to support the growth bid and to measure improvement in productivity; and
  2. whether any additional resources will be provided to States Assembly Scrutiny Panels over the period 2024-2027 to conduct reviews and to strengthen officer support, including through the recruitment of staff or engagement of consultants with specialised knowledge to assist Panels in scrutinising Government work, given that no growth bids in this respect  are mentioned in the aforementioned Minutes?"
  1. The Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade –

"Will the Minister provide the date and details (including either a link to, or a copy of) every Economic Impact Assessment commissioned or conducted over the last seven years by the Department for the Economy, or any independent consultants engaged by that Department, in respect of the following organisations funded by that Department –

  1. Jersey Business;
  2. Visit Jersey;
  3. Digital Jersey;
  4. Jersey National Park;
  5. the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority; and
  6. (after 2016) Jersey Reds?"
  1. The Minister for Infrastructure tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy R.J. Ward of St. Helier Central –

"Will the Minister state the total number of people who currently hold a Liberty Bus Avanchicard unlimited annual pass, with this number not to include any other subsidised bus passes?"

  1. The Minister for Treasury and Resources tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy R.J. Ward of St. Helier Central –

"Will the Minister state the tax income received from High Value Residents for 2022; and provide an estimate of the expected income for 2023?"

  1. The Minister for the Environment tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy R.J. Ward of St. Helier Central –

"Will the Minister state the estimated cost, in pence per litre, of the reduction in duty on biofuels used in Jersey?"

  1. The Chief Minister tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy

M. Tadier of St. Brelade –

"Further to the revised response to  Written Question 390/2023 will the Chief Minister state categorically whether she has been given, or has asked for, an indication of when the inquiry into the explosion at Haut du Mont and the inquiry into the collision of L'Ecume II are likely to be concluded; and will she advise –

  1. how asking for anticipated timelines for these inquiries would constitute an "improper" influence of the process;
  2. in light of her statement that the investigations need to be "thorough and rigorous in order to reassure the bereaved families and [] all Islanders", whether those families are being kept up to date with progress of the relevant inquiry and, if so, how; and
  3. whether she anticipates that there will be separate public inquiries into either tragedy and, if so, what arrangements for the financial contingencies of such public inquiries have been made?"
  1. The Minister for External Relations tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade –

"Will the Minister –

  1. provide a current list of Consuls that are present in Jersey;
  2. state the estimated number of nationals resident in the Island that each Consuls represents; and
  3. explain how it is determined that a Consul is required and how a Consul is then appointed?"
  1. The Chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade –

"Further to the Independent Review of States Members pay, and the recommendation to align pensions and pay to other sections of the public sector, will the Chair explain what consideration the Privileges and Procedures Committee has given, if any, to reviewing States Members' sick leave entitlement; and will she further advise whether the Committee received any submissions and queries from the public in relation to States Members' sick leave entitlement?"

  1. The Minister for Social Security tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy R.S. Kovacs of St. Saviour –

"Regarding Government funding for wound dressings, will the Minister explain –

  1. what financial support, if any, exists for individuals on Income Support and the conditions they have to meet to receive such support;
  2. what financial support, if any, exists for individuals not on Income Support and the conditions they have to meet to receive such support;
  1. how many current requests there are for financial support for wound dressings, and how this information is recorded;
  2. what wound dressings or medical hosiery items, if any, are available on prescription, and the amount allocated to fund these prescriptions annually;
  3. any other funding her department has allocated to either directly aid patients with purchasing wound dressings or establishing projects to facilitate this; and
  4. what plans, if any, she has regarding the extension of the successful Medical Hosiery pilot scheme from 2020 that provided medical hosiery to 225 patients?"
  1. The Minister for Health and Social Services tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy R.S. Kovacs of St. Saviour –

"Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the funding to be provided to her department within the draft Government Plan 2024-2027?"

  1. The Minister for Social Security tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy R.S. Kovacs of St. Saviour –

"Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the funding to be provided to her portfolio within the draft Government Plan 2024-2027?"

  1. The Minister for Social Security tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy L.V. Feltham of St. Helier Central –

"Will the Minister outline what financial support is available for parents who find themselves unable to continue to work, or who have to take a break from work, due to their child having a health condition?"

  1. The Minister for Children and Education tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy L.V. Feltham of St. Helier Central –

"Will the Minister outline what support her Department has in place for the families of children that are diagnosed with chronic health conditions or terminal illnesses?"

  1. The Minister for Health and Social Services tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy L.V. Feltham of St. Helier Central –

"Will the Minister outline what support her Department has in place for the families of children that are diagnosed with chronic health conditions or terminal illnesses?"

  1. The Minister for Health and Social Services tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy A. Howell of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity –

"Following the Minister's response to Written Question 385/2023, will she provide the number of staff employed within the Public Health Team from 2019 to 2023, broken down by year, and further provide resourcing costings and staff costs, broken down by pay grade, as well as an organisational chart for the Team for 2019 and 2023?"

  1. The Minister for Infrastructure tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North –

"Will the Minister state the total number of residential dwellings owned by the Government, and of these, the number currently occupied?"

  1. The Minister for Treasury and Resources tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North –

"Will the Minister state the annual revenue from personal income taxation as a percentage of the Government revenue for the period 2017 to 2022; and advise how it compares with the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) average?"

  1. The Minister for Justice and Home Affairs tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North –

"Will the Minister advise the annual number of individuals, under the age of 18, reported missing over the last five years?"

  1. The Minister for the Environment tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade –

"With reference to the response to paragraph (d) of Written Question 399/2023, will the Minister provide a breakdown of the fishing incidents between French and Jersey boats and a comparison with the years 2021 and 2022?"

  1. The Minister for the Environment tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade –

"With regard to Articles 59 and 60 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002, will the Minister advise –

  1. the number of trees, including their location and Parish, added to the List of Protected Trees since September 2022;
  2. the number of requests to list trees, including provisional listings, received by his Department since September 2022;
  3. the process for listing a tree;
  4. the number of staff involved in the listing of trees, including those available outside of normal office hours should a tree be under threat;
  5. plans for the future resourcing of this work should the Assembly support P.71/2023, including any additional planning application administration required;
  6. any future intention to make distinctions between heritage' trees, trees with public amenity value, and other types of trees; and
  7. any plans to require planning officers undertaking assessment of planning applications involving the removal of trees, listed or otherwise, to consider the same criteria as a States Arboricultural Officer in making assessments for the purposes of Articles 59 and 60 regarding public amenity value and provide written decisions based on such criteria?"
  1. The Minister for Social Security tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy C.S. Alves of St. Helier Central –

"In relation to free period products, will the Minister clarify –

  1. how the period products are apportioned to each location;
  2. what percentage of each type of period product (tampons with applicators, tampons without applicators and period pads) is supplied at each location;
  3. how the size / absorbency of each product and the number of each product to be supplied determined;
  4. how the availability of supplies of each product is monitored at each location; and
  5. how often the products are restocked?"
  1. The Minister for Justice and Home Affairs tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy C.S. Alves of St. Helier Central –

"In relation to the States of Jersey Police use of body worn cameras will the Minister explain –

  1. when cameras are required to be worn and operational;
  2. how footage is stored and how long for;
  3. under what circumstances might a camera be switched off;
  4. how the use of cameras is monitored; and
  5. the number of complaints received from the public, in the last 2 years, relating to cameras being turned off or not recording?"
  1. The Minister for Children and Education tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy R.S. Kovacs of St. Saviour –

"With regard to authorised absences of pupils from school for each Key Stage, will the Minister state for each year from 2018 to date  –

  1. the number of authorised absences;
  2. the number of absent days;
  3. the number of absent days as a percentage of the school days during the year; and
  4. how many absences were due to illness, or other reasons, including details of the reasons if known?"
  1. The Minister for Children and Education tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy R.J. Ward of St. Helier Central –

"Will the Minister advise how many warning letters have been sent in the last 3 academic years (by year) to parents who have removed their children from school for unauthorised holidays?"

  1. The Minister for Social Security tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy R.J. Ward of St. Helier Central –

"Will the Minister state the current daily allowance for food for those undertaking off-Island treatment for cancer and other conditions and advise when the daily allowance was last updated?"

  1. The Minister for Infrastructure tabled an answer on 30th October 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy R.J. Ward of St. Helier Central –

"Will the Minister state how many Avanchi18 passes and Student Avanchicards are currently in circulation?"

  1. The Minister for the Environment tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to the following question asked by the Connétable of St. Brelade –

"Will the Minister advise what consideration was given to the preservation of a section of building on Broad Street and any discussions that took place in relation to the decision to retain the section of building; will he further state whether he considers that such preservation was financially prudent?"

  1. The Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture tabled an answer on 6th November 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade –

"Will the Minister provide detail on what progress is being made, if any, to making entry to Jersey Museum free of charge; and will he confirm whether this is a policy his department is pursuing and whether it is supported, in principle, by Jersey Heritage?"

  1. The Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture tabled an answer on 36th November 2023 to the following question asked by Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade –

"Will the Minister state the estimated cost to reopen a staffed tourist information centre; and has the Minister or Visit Jersey identified any suitable locations where this facility could operate, and if not, why not?"

Explanatory Note regarding the main respondents for items listed under Public Business (Item L)

In accordance with Standing Order 104A, a time limit of 15 minutes applies to speeches made during debate, unless discretion has been exercised to allow for a longer, or shorter, time limit. No time limit applies to either speech made by the proposer.

Discretion is exercised by the Presiding Officer in accordance with guidance issued by the Bailiff , following consultation with the Privileges and Procedures Committee. The current guidance was presented to the States in the report Time Limits on Speeches in Debates: Guidance on the Exercise of Discretion' (R.3/2021). The report states that discretion may be exercised to allow for a longer speech than 15 minutes where the member speaking is designated as the main respondent' to the debate.

The following members have been identified as the main respondents in the debates listed to occur at this meeting –

 

Debate

Main Respondent(s)

Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023).

Chair  of  the  Environment,  Housing  and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel

Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.).

Chair  of  the  Environment,  Housing  and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel

Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): second amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.(2)).

Minister for the Environment

Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): third amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.(3)).

Minister for the Environment

Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): fourth amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.(4)).

Minister for the Environment

Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): fifth amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.(5)).

Minister for the Environment

Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): sixth amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.(6)).

Minister for the Environment

Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): seventh amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.(7)).

Minister for the Environment

Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): eighth amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.(8)).

Minister for the Environment

 

Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): ninth amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.(9)).

Minister for the Environment

Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. (P.40/2023): tenth amendment. (P.40/2023 Amd.(10)).

Minister for the Environment

Draft Sea Fisheries (Vessel Monitoring Systems) (Amendment)  (Jersey)  Regulations  202-. (P.68/2023).

Chair  of  the  Environment,  Housing  and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel

Increase in revenue expenditure for agriculture and fisheries. (P.74/2023).

Minister  for  Economic  Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture

Increase in revenue expenditure for agriculture and fisheries. (P.74/2023): amendment. (P.74/2023 Amd.).

Minister  for  Economic  Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture

Increase in revenue expenditure for agriculture and  fisheries.  (P.74/2023):  second  amendment. (P.74/2023 Amd.(2))

Minister  for  Economic  Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture

Increase in revenue expenditure for agriculture and  fisheries.  (P.74/2023):  second  amendment. (P.74/2023  Amd.(2))  –  amendment.  (P.74/2023 Amd.(2).Amd)

Deputy S.G. Luce of Grouville and St. Martin

Increase in revenue expenditure for agriculture and  fisheries.  (P.74/2023):  third  amendment. (P.74/2023 Amd.(3) (re-issue))

Deputy S.G. Luce of Grouville and St. Martin

Reform of the composition of the States Assembly. (P.76/2023).

Chair  of  the  Privileges  and  Procedures Committee

Reform of the composition of the States Assembly (P.76/2023): amendment. (P.76/2023 Amd.)

Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade

Draft  Income  Support  (Amendment  No.  23) (Jersey) Regulations 202- (P.77/2023).

Chair  of  the  Health  and  Social  Security Scrutiny Panel

Health Care Expenditure Projections. (P.86/2023)

Minister for Health and Social Services

 

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

Questions without notice 2023

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Tourism, Sport and

Culture

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