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STATES OF JERSEY ORDER PAPER
30th APRIL 2024
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 Children and Families
three Ministers Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning
• Chief Minister
Statements (if any)
Approx. 2.15 p.m. Pay Gap Reporting. (P.13/2024).
Pay Gap Reporting (P.13/2024) – amendment. (P.13/2024 Amd.(re- issue)).
Pay Gap Reporting (P.13/2024) – second amendment. (P.13/2024 Amd.(2)).
Draft Income Tax (Payment of 2019 Liability) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-. (P.16/2024).
States of Jersey Development Company Limited: re-appointment of a Non-Executive Director. (P.17/2024).
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) Funding. (P.20/2024).
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) Funding (P.20/2024): amendment. (P.20/2024 Amd.).
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 1st, Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd May 2024 if necessary.
STATES OF JERSEY ORDER PAPER
30th APRIL 2024
- COMMUNICATIONS BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER
- TABLING OF SUBORDINATE ENACTMENTS (Explanatory note attached)
Road Works (Permit Fees) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. R&O.21/2024. Minister for Infrastructure.
Immigration (Fees) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. R&O.22/2024. Minister for Justice and Home Affairs.
Road Traffic (Public Parking Places – Charles Street and Charges) (Jersey) R&O.23/2024. Amendment Order 2024.
- DOCUMENTS PRESENTED
Pay Gap Reporting (P.13/2024) – second amendment (P.13/2024 Amd.(2)) – P.13/2024. Children’s Rights Impact Assessment. Amd.(2). Presented: 18th April 2024, Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North . Add.
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) Funding (P.20/2024): amendment. (P.20/2024 P.20/2024. Amd.) – Children’s Rights Impact Assessment. Amd.Add. Presented: 23rd April 2024, Minister for Health and Social Services.
Re-appointment of Jersey Consumer Council Chair (P.23/2024) – Children’s P.23/2024. Rights Impact Assessment. Add. Presented: 23rd April 2024, Minister for Sustainable Economic Development.
Jersey Consumer Council: Amendments to the Constitution. R.61/2024. Presented: 18th April 2024, Minister for Sustainable Economic Development.
Jersey Advisory and Conciliation Service: Annual Report 2023. R.62/2024. Presented: 19th April 2024, Minister for Social Security.
State of the Estate 2023 - Jersey Property Holdings. R.63/2024. Presented: 19th April 2024, Minister for Infrastructure.
Land Transactions under Standing Order 168(3) – Lease of land – Maison R.64/2024. Jubilee.
Presented: 19th April 2024, Minister for Infrastructure.
States Greffe and Legislative Drafting Office Business Plan 2024. R.65/2024. Presented: 19th April 2024, Privileges and Procedures Committee.
Jersey Financial Reporting Manual 2023 (Revised April 2024). R.66/2024. Presented: 19th April 2024, Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Residential Tenancy Law: the way forward. R.67/2024. Presented: 23rd April 2024, Minister for Housing.
Review of the Draft Children and Civil Status (Amendments) (Jersey) Law S.R.2/2024. 202-. (S.R.2/2024): Response of the Minister for Children and Families. Res. Presented: 24th April 2024, Minister for Children and Families.
- NOTIFICATION OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS
- WITHDRAWAL OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS
- APPOINTMENT OF MINISTERS, COMMITTEES AND PANELS
- MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE
- PETITIONS
- QUESTIONS
- – Written Questions(see attached)
WQ.140/2024 1. The Chief Minister tabled an answer on 22nd April 2024 to a question asked by Deputy
L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour regarding the priority to “extend nursery and childcare provision” in the Common Strategic Policy 2024-2026.
WQ.141/2024 2. The Minister for Health and Social Services tabled an answer on 22nd April 2024 to a
question asked by Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North regarding the cost of the New Healthcare Facilities Programme.
WQ.142/2024 3. The Minister for Treasury and Resources tabled an answer on 22nd April 2024 to a question
asked by Deputy S.M. Ahier of St. Helier North regarding a new tax on vapes.
WQ.143/2024 4. The Minister for Sustainable Economic Development tabled an answer on 22nd April 2024
to a question asked by Deputy J. Renouf of St. Brelade regarding private aircraft movements through the airport.
WQ.144/2024 5. The Minister for Children and Families tabled an answer on 22nd April 2024 to a question
asked by Deputy C.D . Curtis of St. Helier Central regarding the UK’s Online Safety Act. WQ.145/2024 6. The Chief Minister tabled an answer on 22nd April 2024 to a question asked by Deputy B.B.
De S.V.M. Porée of St. Helier South regarding ensuring the rights of seasonal workers are
protected.
- – Oral Questions (2 hours 20 minutes)
OQ.88/2024 1. Deputy H.L. Jeune of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity will ask the following question of
the Minister for Social Security –
“Will the Minister advise what steps, if any, are being taken to determine how the living wage rate will be set and indicate what the timetable for this will be?”
OQ.70/2024 2. Deputy K.L. Moore of St. Mary , St. Ouen and St. Peter will ask the following question of the
Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning –
“Will the Minister advise whether he plans to progress the community schools pilot that was planned for 2024?”
OQ.76/2024 3. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier Central will ask the following question of the Minister
for Health and Social Services –
“Further to his response to Written Question 30/2024, will the Minister advise what ‘value for money’ assessment has been undertaken, compared to alternative treatments, in relation to the medicine Kaftrio, used to treat patients who have cystic fibrosis?”
OQ.79/2024 4. Deputy D.J. Warr of St. Helier South will ask the following question of the Minister for
Housing –
“Will the Minister explain why the Improving Residential Tenancies in Jersey: Residential Tenancy Law Reform Proposal - Findings Report was released in full in April, despite the Minister asserting in the Assembly on 7th February that it would be ‘reframed,’ and the reasons behind the delay in publication since this ‘reframing’ did not occur?”
OQ.81/2024 5. Deputy J. Renouf of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for
Infrastructure –
“Will the Minister advise what communication, if any, he has had with EVie regarding the suspension of its electric bike rental service, and what assistance, if any, the Government can provide to resolve the insurance cover challenge EVie is facing?”
OQ.85/2024 6. Deputy T.A. Coles of St. Helier South will ask the following question of the Minister for
Justice and Home Affairs –
“Will the Minister advise whether any conviction regarding an act of homosexuality has ever been quashed or overturned?
OQ.72/2024 7. Deputy I. Gardiner of St. Helier North will ask the following question of the Minister for
Justice and Home Affairs –
“Will the Minister advise what progress, if any, has been made in extending the pilot scheme allowing French nationals to travel to Jersey using a French national identity card, to stay in Jersey for up to three days?
OQ.74/2024 8. Deputy K.M. Wilson of St. Clement will ask the following question of the Minister for
Sustainable Economic Development –
“Will the Minister advise what approach, if any, the Government is taking to optimise the benefits of artificial intelligence in Jersey’s economy?”
OQ.86/2024 9. Deputy S.M. Ahier of St. Helier North will ask the following question of the Minister for
Sustainable Economic Development –
“Will the Minister advise what changes, if any, he intends to make to the Licensing (Jersey) Law 1974, to simplify and improve the Law, and if none are planned, explain why?”
OQ.83/2024 10. Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier Central will ask the following question of the Minister
for Health and Social Services –
“Will the Minister advise if he consulted with the Chief Minister or the Chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee before offering Deputy Bailhache responsibility for certain health matters; what responsibility the Deputy has been given, and what impact, if any, this has on the ‘ Troy Rule’?”
OQ.73/2024 11. Deputy I. Gardiner of St. Helier North will ask the following question of the Minister for
Social Security –
“Further to the adoption of P.72/2023 as amended, will the Minister advise what progress, if any, is being made in extending the hosiery dressing scheme to include wound dressings to those with medical needs?”
OQ.84/2024 12. Deputy T.A. Coles of St. Helier South will ask the following question of the Minister for the
Environment –
“Further to the adoption of paragraph (a) of P.87/2023, will the Minister advise what progress, if any, is being made in increasing the minimum residential space standards for 1- bedroom apartments?”
OQ.78/2024 13. Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Minister for
Health and Social Services –
“Will the Minister provide an update on the development of the Women’s Health Strategy and confirm when this will be published?”
OQ.87/2024 14. Deputy H.L. Jeune of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity will ask the following question of
the Minister for Health and Social Services –
“Will the Minister advise if sufficient funding will be provided for palliative care in the Island, before the implementation of any assisted dying legislation, and if not, why not?”
OQ.80/2024 15. Deputy D.J. Warr of St. Helier South will ask the following question of the Minister for
Sustainable Economic Development –
“Further to recent media coverage regarding Durrell, will the Minister advise what consideration, if any, has been given to the economic and social impact to the Island of Jersey Zoo closing its doors or Durrell moving from Jersey?”
OQ.82/2024 16. Deputy J. Renouf of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for Health
and Social Services –
“Further to the publication of the Royal College of Physicians - Jersey Rheumatology Report, will the Minister provide an update on the investigation into the care provided by the Rheumatology department to former patients?”
OQ.71/2024 17. Deputy K.L. Moore of St. Mary , St. Ouen and St. Peter will ask the following question of the
Minister for Children and Families –
“Will the Minister advise whether he has contacted his counterpart in the UK Government; and what progress, if any, has been made to achieve a reciprocal agreement for Jersey children in care?”
OQ.75/2024 18. Deputy K.M. Wilson of St. Clement will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
“Will the Chief Minister advise what Government support will be provided to businesses to help them move from the minimum wage to the living wage, and how much this will cost?”
- – Questions to Ministers without notice (45 minutes)
1st question period – Minister for Children and Families
2nd question period – Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning
3rd question period – Chief Minister
- PERSONAL STATEMENTS
- STATEMENTS ON A MATTER OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITY
- PUBLIC BUSINESS
Pay Gap Reporting. P.13/2024. Lodged: 8th March 2024, Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour .
Pay Gap Reporting (P.13/2024) – amendment. (P.13/2024 Amd.) – Children’s P.13/2024. Rights Impact Assessment. Amd. Presented: 9th April 2024, Deputy H.L. Jeune of St. John , St. Lawrence and Add. Trinity .
Pay Gap Reporting (P.13/2024) – second amendment (P.13/2024 Amd.(2)) – P.13/2024. Children’s Rights Impact Assessment. Amd.(2). Presented: 18th April 2024, Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North . Add.
Draft Income Tax (Payment of 2019 Liability) (Jersey) Amendment P.16/2024. Regulations 202-.
Lodged: 19th March 2024, Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Draft Income Tax (Payment of 2019 Liability) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations P.16/2024. 202-. (P.16/2024) – Children’s Rights Impact Assessment. Add. Lodged: 19th March 2024, Minister for Treasury and Resources.
States of Jersey Development Company Limited: re-appointment of a Non- P.17/2024. Executive Director.
Lodged: 21st March 2024, Minister for Treasury and Resources.
States of Jersey Development Company Limited: re-appointment of a Non- P.17/2024. Executive Director (P.17/2024) – Children’s Rights Impact Assessment. Add. Presented: 21st March 2024, Minister for Treasury and Resources.
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) Funding (P.20/2024) – Children’s Rights Impact P.20/2024. Assessment. Add. Presented: 9th April 2024, Deputy L.K.F. Stephenson of St. Mary , St. Ouen and
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) Funding (P.20/2024): amendment. (P.20/2024 Amd.) P.20/2024. – Children’s Rights Impact Assessment. Amd.Add. Presented: 23rd April 2024, Minister for Health and Social Services.
- ARRANGEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS 21st May 2024
Common Strategic Policy 2024-2026. P.21/2024. Lodged: 9th April 2024, Council of Ministers.
Channel Islands Lottery Distribution of Proceeds 2024 (P.15/2024) – Children’s P.15/2024. Rights Impact Assessment. Add. Presented: 13th March 2024, Minister for Sustainable Economic Development.
Assisted Dying. P.18/2024. Lodged: 22nd March 2024, Council of Ministers.
Re-appointment of Jersey Consumer Council Chair (P.23/2024) – Children’s P.23/2024. Rights Impact Assessment. Add. Presented: 23rd April 2024, Minister for Sustainable Economic Development.
11th June 2024
Minimum Wage: Increase to Match the Living Wage (P.19/2024) – Children’s P.19/2024. Rights Impact Assessment. Add. Presented: 5th April 2024, Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North .
Strategic Reserve Fund: Long-term funding plan. P.22/2024. Lodged: 17th April 2024, Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North .
Strategic Reserve Fund: Long-term funding plan (P.22/2024) – Children’s Rights P.22/2024. Impact Assessment. Add. Lodged: 17th April 2024, Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North .
L.-M. HART Greffier of the States
25th April 2024 Note –
In accordance with the meeting dates fixed for 2024 by the Privileges and Procedures Committee, this meeting will continue, if necessary, on Wednesday 1st, Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd May 2024.
Explanatory Note regarding subordinate legislation tabled at this meeting. (See Item B)
R&O.21/2024.
Road Works (Permit Fees) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. Minister for Infrastructure.
This Order amends the Road Works (Permit Fees) (Jersey) Order 2019. The amendments increase by about 7.5% the fees for applying –
• for a permit for certain road works; or
• to vary such a permit.
This Order comes into force on 1st May 2024. The fees were last increased on 1st January 2023. The Order was made on 18th April 2024 and comes into force on 1st May 2024.
R&O.22/2024.
Immigration (Fees) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. Minister for Justice and Home Affairs.
This Order amends the Immigration (Fees) (Jersey) Order 2022. This Order increases the standard and express fees payable for passport applications by between 7.4% and 7.8%. Temporary emergency passport fees remain unchanged. The fees were last increased with effect from 1st June 2023.
The Order was made on 23rd April 2024 and comes into force on 1st June 2024.
R&O.23/2024.
Road Traffic (Public Parking Places – Charles Street and Charges) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. Minister for Infrastructure.
This Order amends the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006.
Article 2 increases the prescribed charges for parking units in respect of electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, until 31st December 2024, by 6.1%. It increases the prescribed charges for parking units in respect of other vehicles, and electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles from 1st January 2025, by 7.2%. It also increases the prescribed charges for season tickets by 7.2%. The charges for parking units and season tickets were last increased on 1st March 2023.
Article 3 introduces a new pay period for Charles Street car park between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. on any day. This Order comes into force on 1st May 2024.
The Order was made on 25th April 2024 and comes into force on 1st May 2024.
WRITTEN QUESTIONS (See Item I(a))
- The Chief Minister tabled an answer on 22nd April 2024 to the following question asked by Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour –
“Further to the recently-lodged Common Strategic Policy 2024-2026, and the priority to “extend nursery and childcare provision”, will the Chief Minister advise –
- regarding the universal offer of nursery care to all children aged 2 to 3 years –
- the proposed timeline for implementation;
- how many hours per child will be offered;
- the cost of providing this offer;
- whether funding proposals will be included in the Government Plan 2025-2028;
- regarding the extension of nursery care to children aged 2 to 3 years old with additional needs –
- what additional needs are being considered and whether this includes financial need;
- the number of children currently accessing nursery care in each of the last 3 years and the expected number following the extension;
- the total funding allocated to this extension; and
- in relation to the pilot scheme to access unused spaces in primary school nurseries –
- which schools are included in the pilot scheme;
- whether changes have been made to the pilot, which was under development in 2023 and if so, details of the changes; and
- whether this scheme has commenced, and if not, why not?”
- The Minister for Health and Social Services tabled an answer on 22nd April 2024 to the following question asked by Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North –
“Will the Minister state the estimated total cost of the New Healthcare Facilities Programme (NHFP), and if not, why not?”
- The Minister for Treasury and Resources tabled an answer on 22nd April 2024 to the following question asked by Deputy S.M. Ahier of St. Helier North –
“Further to the UK Government’s plan to introduce a new tax on vapes, will the Minister advise whether she intends to introduce such a tax in Jersey on all or any vaping products?
- The Minister for Sustainable Economic Development tabled an answer on 22nd April 2024 to the following question asked by Deputy J. Renouf of St. Brelade –
“Will the Minister provide the monthly figures for the number of private aircraft movements through the airport (not including the Jersey Aero Club) over the last three years?”
- The Minister for Children and Families tabled an answer on 22nd April 2024 to the following question asked by Deputy C.D . Curtis of St. Helier Central –
“Further to information provided by the Minister to the Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel regarding the decision not to extend the UK’s Online Safety Act to Jersey, will the Minister state who made this decision?”
- The Chief Minister tabled an answer on 22nd April 2024 to the following question asked by Deputy B.B. De S.V.M. Porée of St. Helier South –
“Further to the recently-lodged Common Strategic Policy 2024-2026, and the priority to “Reduce red tape, enhance opportunities for business and strengthen Jersey’s international reputation”, will the Chief Minister advise what consideration, if any, is being given to ensuring the rights of seasonal workers are protected and to reviewing the recruitment process Jersey businesses need to follow when employing seasonal workers?”
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) |
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Pay Gap Reporting. (P.13/2024). |
Chief Minister |
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Pay Gap Reporting (P.13/2024) – amendment. (P.13/2024 Amd.(re-issue)). |
Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour |
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Pay Gap Reporting (P.13/2024) – second amendment. (P.13/2024 Amd.(2)). |
Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour |
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Draft Income Tax (Payment of 2019 Liability) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-. (P.16/2024). |
Chair of the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel |
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States of Jersey Development Company Limited: re-appointment of a Non-Executive Director. (P.17/2024). |
Chair of the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel |
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Minister for Health and Social Services |
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In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) Funding (P.20/2024): amendment. (P.20/2024 Amd.). |
Deputy L.K.F. Stephenson of St. Mary , St. Ouen and St. Peter |
ORAL QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS WITHOUT NOTICE
(See Item I(c))
Questions without notice 2024
1st Session 2024
21st May Environment External Relations Chief Minister 11th June Health and Social Housing Chief Minister
Services
25th June 16th July
2nd Session 2024 10th September
1st October 22nd October 12th November
26th November 10th December
Infrastructure
Justice and Home Affairs
Sustainable Economic Development
Children and Families Environment
Health and Social Services
Infrastructure
Justice and Home Affairs
International Development Social Security
Treasury and Resources
Education and Lifelong Learning
External Relations Housing
International Development Social Security
Chief Minister Chief Minister
Chief Minister
Chief Minister Chief Minister Chief Minister
Chief Minister Chief Minister