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STATES OF JERSEY ORDER PAPER
21st JANUARY 2025 SUMMARY
The meeting will be preceded by a short service for members at 9.30 a.m. at the Parish Church of St. Helier .
10.30 a.m. Communications by the Presiding Officer and other announcements Appointments, matters of privilege, petitions (if any)
Approx. 10.40 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 Social Security
• Chief Minister
Statements
• The Minister for the Environment will make a statement regarding the States of Jersey Complaints Board findings in R.143/2024.
Approx. 3.00 p.m. Modern Languages in Schools (P.74/2024).
Modern Languages in Schools (P.74/2024): amendment. (P.74/2024 Amd.).
Draft Termination of Pregnancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.79/2024).
Selection of Elected Member to Preside at States Meetings. (P.86/2024). 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 22nd, Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th January 2025 if necessary.
STATES OF JERSEY ORDER PAPER
21st JANUARY 2025 at 10.30 a.m.
- COMMUNICATIONS BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER
- TABLING OF SUBORDINATE ENACTMENTS (Explanatory note attached)
Plant Health (Phytosanitary Certificates and UK Plant Passports) (Jersey) R&O.76/2024. Amendment Order 2024.
Multinational Corporate Income Tax (Chargeable MNE Group – Minimum R&O.77/2024. Threshold Amount) (Jersey) Order 2024.
Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Social Security Law (Parental Allowance and Death Grant) Amendment R&O.82/2024. (Jersey) Commencement Order 2024.
Social Security (Death Grant and Claims and Payments) (Jersey) Amendment R&O.83/2024. Order 2024.
Social Security (Parental Benefit) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. R&O.84/2024. Minister for Social Security.
Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Amendment No. 2 Order 2024. R&O.86/2024. Minister for Infrastructure.
Road Traffic ( St. Helier ) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. R&O.88/2024. Minister for Infrastructure.
Control of Housing and Work (Fees) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. R&O.89/2024. Chief Minister.
Environment (Animals and Fisheries Fees) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. R&O.90/2024. Minister for the Environment.
Employment (Minimum Wage) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. R&O.91/2024. Minister for Social Security.
Road Traffic ( St. Saviour and Disabled Persons Parking) (Jersey) Amendment R&O.92/2024. Order 2024.
Infrastructure (Driver and Vehicle Standards – 2025 Fees) (Jersey) R&O.93/2024. Amendment Order 2024.
- DOCUMENTS PRESENTED
Draft Employment and Discrimination (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- P.78/2024. (P.78/2024): amendment. (P.78/2024 Amd.) – Children's Rights Impact Amd.Add. Assessment.
Presented: 14th February 2025, Deputy M.R. Ferey of St. Saviour .
Draft Employment and Discrimination (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- P.78/2024. (P.78/2024): comments. Com. Presented: 16th January 2024, Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel.
Draft Termination of Pregnancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.79/2024): P.79/2024. comments. Com. Presented: 16th January 2024, Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel.
Selection of Elected Member to Preside at States Meetings. (P.86/2024) – P.86/2024. comments. Com. Presented: 13th March 2025, Privileges and Procedures Committee.
Draft Children and Young People (Independent Advocates) (Jersey) P.87/2024. Regulations 202- (P.87/2024) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment. Add. Presented: 16th December 2024, Minister for Children and Families.
States of Jersey Development Company: Pre-Sales Provisions for Residential P.88/2024. Developments and Pre-Let(s) Provisions for Commercial Developments Add. (P.88/2024) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment.
Presented: 19th December 2024, Council of Ministers.
Draft Children and Civil Status (Consequential Amendments) (Jersey) P.89/2024. Amendment Regulations 202- (P.89/2024) – Children's Rights Impact Add. Assessment.
Presented: 23rd December 2024, Minister for Children and Families.
Promotion of Political Education (P.1/2025) – Children's Rights Impact P.1/2025. Assessment. Add. Presented: 7th January 2025, Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North .
Re-instatement of Senators (P.2/2025) – Children's Rights Impact P.2/2025. Assessment. Add. Presented: 8th January 2025, Deputy M.E. Millar of St. John , St. Lawrence and
States of Jersey Complaints Board Findings – Complaint by Ms. N. Hay R.143/2024. (R.143/2024): Response of the Minister for the Environment. Res. Presented: 23rd December 2024, Minister for the Environment.
Common Population Policy Annual Report 2024. R.184/2024. Presented: 19th December 2024, Council of Ministers.
States Investment Strategies. R.185/2024. Presented: 20th December 2024, Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Jersey Law Commission: Keeping the Complaints Panel or creating the R.186/2024. Ombudsperson?
Presented: 23rd December 2024, Chief Minister.
Jersey Law Commission: Parish Assemblies – A Better Legislative R.187/2024. Framework.
Presented: 23rd December 2024, Chief Minister.
Approved Budget (Government Plan) 2025 - 2028 and Annex. R.188/2024. Presented: 23rd December 2024, Chief Minister.
States of Jersey Complaints Panel – Appointment of new Deputy Chair and R.189/2024. Members.
Presented: 23rd December 2024, Privileges and Procedures Committee.
States of Jersey Law 2005: Delegation of Functions – Minister for Education R.1/2025. and Lifelong Learning – Delegation of Teachers' Superannuation
(Administration) (Jersey) Order 2007.
Presented: 8th January 2025, Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning.
Jersey Audit Office Strategy 2025-2028. R.2/2025. Presented: 8th January 2025, Comptroller and Auditor General.
Jersey Audit Office Audit Plan 2025-2028. R.3/2025. Presented: 8th January 2025, Comptroller and Auditor General.
The States of Jersey Employment Board Bullying and Harassment – Follow- R.4/2025. up Report.
Presented: 8th January 2025, Chief Minister.
Transfers between Heads of Expenditure under the Public Finances (Jersey) R.5/2025. Law 2019: Article 18 – 10 January 2025 – Transfer of Cashier function.
Presented: 10th January 2025, Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Land Transactions under Standing Order 168(3) – Acquisition of Land – Haut R.6/2025. Du Mont.
Presented: 10th January 2025, Minister for Infrastructure.
Director Of Civil Aviation Annual Report 2024. R.7/2025. Presented: 14th January 2025, Minister for External Relations.
Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Jersey) Law 2005 and Police Procedures R.8/2025. and Criminal Evidence (Jersey) Law 2003: Report of the Investigatory Powers
Commissioner 1st January – 31st December 2022.
Presented: 14th January 2025.
Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Jersey) Law 2005 and Police Procedures R.9/2025. and Criminal Evidence (Jersey) Law 2003: Report of the Investigatory Powers
Commissioner 1st January – 31st December 2023.
Presented: 14th January 2025.
Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority Appointment of Non-Executive R.10/2025. Member.
Presented: 14th January 2025, Minister for Sustainable Economic
Development.
Proposed Budget 2025-2028 Review (S.R.8/2024): Joint response of the Chief S.R.8/2024. Minister and the Minister for Treasury and Resources. Res. Presented: 9th January 2025, Chief Minister.
- NOTIFICATION OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS
Draft Employment and Discrimination (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- P.78/2024. (P.78/2024): amendment. Amd. Lodged: 14th February 2025, Deputy M.R. Ferey of St. Saviour .
Draft Children and Young People (Independent Advocates) (Jersey) P.87/2024. Regulations 202-.
Lodged: 16th December 2024, Minister for Children and Families.
States of Jersey Development Company: Pre-Sales Provisions for Residential P.88/2024. Developments and Pre-Lets(s) Provisions for Commercial Developments.
Lodged: 19th December 2024, Council of Ministers.
Draft Children and Civil Status (Consequential Amendments) (Jersey) P.89/2024. Amendment Regulations 202-.
Lodged: 23rd December 2024, Minister for Children and Families.
- WITHDRAWAL OF LODGED PROPOSITIONS
- APPOINTMENT OF MINISTERS, COMMITTEES AND PANELS
- MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE
- PETITIONS
- QUESTIONS
- – Written Questions (see attached)
WQ.440/2024 1. The Minister for the Environment tabled an answer on 16th December 2024 to a question asked by Deputy H.L. Jeune of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity regarding noise complaints.
- – Oral Questions (2 hours 20 minutes)
OQ.6/2025 1. Deputy A.F. Curtis of St. Clement will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"Further to Written Question 380/2024, will the Chief Minister provide specific examples of expenditure on the Digital Government Platform in 2024, including details of the expenditure on consultancy' and managed service' mentioned in his response, and will he outline how the project budget will be spent in 2025?"
OQ.13/2025 2. Deputy H.L. Jeune of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity will ask the following question of
the Minister for Housing –
"Will the Minister advise whether the veterans who live at Princess Elizabeth Court, have returned home following the extensive damage caused by Storm Ciarán, and if not, will he clarify when they are likely to be able to do so?"
OQ.7/2025 3. Deputy S.M. Ahier of St. Helier North will ask the following question of the Minister for
Sustainable Economic Development –
"Is the Minister fully aligned with the strategy proposed within the recently published "Future Fit Retail Roadmap" R.190/2024 and does he consider the cost of its production to be justified?"
OQ.3/2025 4. Deputy D.J. Warr of St. Helier South will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"Given the reliance of the hospitality industry on staff with Registered status, will the Chief Minister advise whether the Registered classification remains appropriate in the current economic climate and if any consideration has been given to waiving the associated £53.80 application fee for each Registered staff member, and if not, why not?"
OQ.9/2025 5. Deputy J. Renouf of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury
and Resources –
"Will the Minister explain what steps she is taking to ensure that spending on the new hospital facilities programme adheres to best practice for major capital projects and represents good value for the taxpayer?"
OQ.1/2025 6. Deputy K.M. Wilson of St. Clement will ask the following question of the Minister for
Education and Lifelong Learning –
"Further to the response to Written Question 212/2024, will the Minister advise whether he has reviewed the responses to the Children and Young People Survey (2024), and if so, what conclusions he has reached in relation to the use of smartphone and social media, and what actions he will be taking to protect children from the harms associated to this technology?"
OQ.2/2025 7. Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Minister for
Health and Social Services –
"Will the Minister explain why Jersey's home birth service has been suspended, advise what actions are being undertaken to re-instate the service, and when this service is expected to re- commence?"
OQ.11/2025 8. Deputy P.F.C. Ozouf of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Minister for
Treasury and Resources –
"Will the Minister explain how Government departments are implementing the budget amendments aimed at reducing cost-of-living pressures and confirm the timeline for delivery?"
OQ.8/2025 9. Deputy I. Gardiner of St. Helier North will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"Will the Chief Minister advise what work is currently taking place, or planned, to reorganise the Civil Service, what departments will be affected, the expected outcomes, and the timeline for this work?"
OQ.17/2025 10. Deputy K.M. Wilson of St. Clement will ask the following question of the Chief Minister –
"Following recent incidents in St. Clement and St. Saviour , will the Chief Minister advise what actions, if any, the Government is taking to ensure the safety of the gas network and to address any current and potential future risks to Islanders?"
OQ.12/2025 11. Deputy J. Renouf of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for
Sustainable Economic Development –
"Will the Minister detail how the £2 million Route Development Grant allocated to Ports of Jersey from the Better Business Support Package to "increase connectivity" will be spent, or advise how he anticipates this being spent?"
OQ.4/2025 12. Deputy D.J. Warr of St. Helier South will ask the following question of the Minister for
Infrastructure –
"Further to his response to Oral Question 241/2024, will the Minister advise whether the total cost for scaffolding at the Lido at Havre des Pas remains £14,996.50 as a one off sum, or is this now a monthly charge?"
OQ.10/2025 13. Deputy I. Gardiner of St. Helier North will ask the following question of the Minister for
Treasury and Resources –
"Will the Minister detail any changes in remuneration for senior officials within States Owned Entities that she approved in 2024; and further advise of any changes in remuneration for Directors and office holders of States established delivery entities and independent bodies, and advise if these changes adhered to the agreed framework for remuneration policies?"
OQ.15/2025 14. Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Minister for
Infrastructure –
"Does the Minister have a long-term plan for ensuring that children in all Parishes have access to suitable outdoor and indoor play facilities and, if so, will he share details?"
OQ.14/2025 15. Deputy H.L. Jeune of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity will ask the following question of
the Minister for Treasury and Resources –
"Will the Minister provide an update on the progress to impose a tax on private jets?"
OQ.16/2025 16. Deputy P.F.C. Ozouf of St. Saviour will ask the following question of the Minister for
Infrastructure –
"Will the Minister outline what actions are being taken to ensure that the wishes of the late T.B. Davis, in relation to land or buildings gifted to the people of Jersey or the States of Jersey, and any associated terms or conditions, continue to be met by Government?"
- – Questions to Ministers without notice (45 minutes)
1st question period – Minister for Infrastructure
2nd question period – Minister for Social Security
3rd question period – Chief Minister
- PERSONAL STATEMENTS
- STATEMENTS ON A MATTER OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Minister for the Environment will make a statement regarding the States of Jersey Complaints Board findings in R.143/2024.
- PUBLIC BUSINESS
Modern Languages in Schools. P.74/2024. Lodged: 21st October 2024, Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade .
Modern Languages in Schools (P.74/2024) – Children's Rights Impact P.74/2024. Assessment. Add. Presented: 21st October 2024, Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade .
Modern Languages in Schools (P.74/2024): amendment (P.74/2024 Amd.) – P.74/2024. Children's Rights Impact Assessment. Amd.Add. Presented: 3rd December 2024, Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning.
Draft Termination of Pregnancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202-(P.79/2024) – P.79/2024. Children's Rights Impact Assessment. Add. Presented: 6th November 2024, Minister for Health and Social Services.
Draft Termination of Pregnancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.79/2024): P.79/2024. comments. Com. Presented: 16th January 2024, Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel.
Selection of Elected Member to Preside at States Meetings. (P.86/2024) – P.86/2024. Children's Rights Impact Assessment. Add. Presented: 5th December 2024, Deputy I.J. Gorst of St. Mary , St. Ouen and St.
Selection of Elected Member to Preside at States Meetings. (P.86/2024) – P.86/2024. comments. Com. Presented: 13th March 2025, Privileges and Procedures Committee.
- ARRANGEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS 4th February 2025
Reporting on Ministerial Affairs. P.71/2024. Lodged: 11th October 2024, Deputy K.L. Moore of St. Ouen , St. Mary and St.
Peter.
Reporting on Ministerial Affairs (P.71/2024) – Children's Rights Impact P.71/2024. Assessment. Add. Presented: 11th October 2024, Deputy K.L. Moore of St. Ouen , St. Mary and St.
Draft Employment and Discrimination (Jersey) Amendment Law 202-. P.78/2024. (P.78/2024) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment. Add. Presented: 6th November 2024, Minister for Social Security.
Draft Employment and Discrimination (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- P.78/2024. (P.78/2024): comments. Com. Presented: 16th January 2024, Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel.
Draft Employment and Discrimination (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- P.78/2024. (P.78/2024): amendment. Amd. Lodged: 14th February 2025, Deputy M.R. Ferey of St. Saviour .
Draft Employment and Discrimination (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- P.78/2024. (P.78/2024): amendment. (P.78/2024 Amd.) – Children's Rights Impact Amd.Add. Assessment.
Presented: 14th February 2025, Deputy M.R. Ferey of St. Saviour .
Draft Children and Young People (Independent Advocates) (Jersey) P.87/2024. Regulations 202-.
Lodged: 16th December 2024, Minister for Children and Families.
Draft Children and Young People (Independent Advocates) (Jersey) Regulations P.87/2024. 202- (P.87/2024) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment. Add. Presented: 16th December 2024, Minister for Children and Families.
Draft Children and Civil Status (Consequential Amendments) (Jersey) P.89/2024. Amendment Regulations 202-.
Lodged: 23rd December 2024, Minister for Children and Families.
Draft Children and Civil Status (Consequential Amendments) (Jersey) P.89/2024. Amendment Regulations 202- (P.89/2024) – Children's Rights Impact Add. Assessment.
Presented: 23rd December 2024, Minister for Children and Families.
Promotion of Political Education (P.1/2025) – Children's Rights Impact P.1/2025. Assessment. Add. Presented: 7th January 2025, Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North .
25th February 2025
States of Jersey Development Company: Pre-Sales Provisions for Residential P.88/2024. Developments and Pre-Let(s) Provisions for Commercial Developments.
Lodged: 19th December 2024, Council of Ministers.
States of Jersey Development Company: Pre-Sales Provisions for Residential P.88/2024. Developments and Pre-Let(s) Provisions for Commercial Developments Add. (P.88/2024) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment.
Presented: 19th December 2024, Council of Ministers.
18th March 2025
Amendment to Standing Orders – remote participation in States Meetings. P.63/2024. Lodged: 17th September 2024, Privileges and Procedures Committee.
Re-instatement of Senators (P.2/2025) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment. P.2/2025. Presented: 8th January 2025, Deputy M.E. Millar of St. John , St. Lawrence and Add. Trinity .
L.-M. HART Greffier of the States
16th January 2025 Note –
In accordance with the meeting dates fixed for 2025 by the Privileges and Procedures Committee, this meeting will continue, if necessary, on Wednesday 22nd, Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th January 2025.
Explanatory Note regarding subordinate legislation tabled at this meeting. (See Item B)
Plant Health (Phytosanitary Certificates and UK Plant Passports) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. Minister for the Environment.
This Order amends the table in the Schedule to the Plant Health (Phytosanitary Certificates and UK Plant Passports) (Jersey) Order 2020 (the "2020 Order") to remove the row relating to the pest Erwinia amylovora (ERWIAM), listed in column (2) of the table.
Plants and plant products (listed in the corresponding entry in column (1) of the table) susceptible to infection by Erwinia amylovora (ERWIAM) are no longer subject to the general requirements of the 2020 Order or the special requirements in column (3) of the table.
This Order comes into force 7 days after it is made.
The Order was made on 9th December 2024 and came into force on 16th December 2024.
Multinational Corporate Income Tax (Chargeable MNE Group – Minimum Threshold Amount) (Jersey) Order 2024.
Minister for Treasury and Resources.
The Multinational Corporate Income Tax (Chargeable MNE Group – Minimum Threshold Amount) (Jersey) Order 2024 specifies the "minimum threshold amount" for the purpose of Article 5(4) of the Multinational Corporate Income Tax (Jersey) Law 202- (the "MCIT Law").
Article 5 of the MCIT Law provides that a large multinational enterprise group to which that Law applies (an "MNE group") is chargeable to tax under that Law unless its Jersey income does not meet certain minimum financial thresholds and it makes an election under Article 5. An MNE group that is not a chargeable MNE group will be subject to income tax under the Income Tax (Jersey) Law 1961 (the "ITL 1961"). There are 2 alternative minimum financial thresholds, and this Order specifies the minimum threshold amount for the purpose of 1 of them (the other is provided for under Article 5(3) of the MCIT Law).
The minimum threshold amount is £100,000.
This Order comes into force on 1st January 2025, which is the same day on which the MCIT Law comes into force.
The Order was made on 10th December 2024 and came into force on 1st January 2025.
Environment (2025 Miscellaneous Fees) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. Minister for the Environment.
This Order increases the following prescribed fees and charges by approximately 2.5%, with 1 exception –
- the fee to accompany an application for a licence under the Food Safety (Ice-Cream Stalls etc.) (Jersey) Order 1969;
- the fee to accompany a complaint made under the High Hedges (Jersey) Law 2008;
- fees to accompany certain applications and notices of appeal under the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002;
- fees payable in respect of certain applications under the Waste Management (Jersey) Law 2005 and fees payable periodically by licensees or registered persons under that Law;
- annual charges payable under the Water Resources (Jersey) Law 2007 in respect of a water resources licence.
The exception is the fee to accompany a notice of appeal in cases specified in item 8D of the table in Schedule 3 to the Planning and Building (Fees) (Jersey) Order 2008 (appeal against the service of a notice requiring action including an enforcement notice). The fee is increased from £118.30 to £609.40.
The fees and charges were last increased with effect from 1st January 2024. These increases come into effect on 1st January 2025.
The Order was made on 12th December 2024 and came into force on 1st January 2025. R&O.82/2024.
Social Security Law (Parental Allowance and Death Grant) Amendment (Jersey) Commencement Order 2024.
Minister for Social Security.
This Order brings the Social Security Law (Parental Allowance and Death Grant) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 2024 into force on 16 December 2024. Those Regulations amend Article 22 (entitlement to parental allowance) and Article 26 (death grant) of the Social Security (Jersey) Law 1974.
The Order was made on 13th December 2024 and came into force on the same day.
Social Security (Death Grant and Claims and Payments) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. Minister for Social Security.
This Order amends the Social Security (Death Grant) (Jersey) Order 1974 and the Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Jersey) Order 1974.
Article 1 replaces Article 3 (children) of the Social Security (Death Grant) (Jersey) Order 1974 to provide that a death grant is payable in respect of a stillborn child.
Article 2 amends Article 7 (information to be given when making a claim for benefit) of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Jersey) Order 1974 to provide that, when making a claim for a death grant in respect of a stillborn child, a stillbirth certificate must be provided.
Article 3 gives the citation and provides that this Order comes into force on the same day as the Social Security Law (Parental Allowance and Death Grant) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 2024.
The Order was made on 13th December 2024 and came into force on 16th December 2024.
Social Security (Parental Benefit) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. Minister for Social Security.
This Order amends the Social Security (Parental Benefit) (Jersey) Order 2020 (the "principal Order") because of the insertion of new Article 22B (additional period for which parental allowance is payable – child requiring urgent medical care) into the Social Security (Jersey) Law 1974 (the "Law") by the Social Security Law (Parental Allowance and Death Grant) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 2024 (the "Amendment Regulations").
Article 1 states that this Order amends the principal Order.
Article 2 makes some minor amendments consequential on the amendment of Article 22 (entitlement to parental allowance) and the insertion of Article 22A (period for which parental allowance is payable to a parent) into the Law by the Amendment Regulations.
Article 3 inserts new Article 7A, the effect of which is to trigger the payment of additional weeks of parental allowance (calculated in accordance with Article 22B of the Law) if the child of a parent entitled to that allowance requires, in the first 28 days of life, urgent medical care in hospital for a period of 7 or more days.
Article 4 makes amendments to reflect the language used in Article 22C of the Law about the payment of the parental allowance for weeks specified by 2 nominated parents entitled to the allowance. The amendments also provide that, in the case of 2 parents, each parent's entitlement to the parental allowance is extended for an additional number of weeks if Article 22B of the Law applies, and the total period of 32 weeks for which the allowance is payable is also extended if Article 22B of the Law applies. An amendment is also made to clarify that a parental allowance is still payable in respect of a specified week in which a child is being looked after by the Minister for Children and Families, or in which a child has died.
Article 5 is a renumbering amendment. Article 6 removes a spent provision.
Article 7 gives the title by which this Order may be cited and for it to come into force immediately after the commencement of the Amendment Regulations.
The Order was made on 13th December 2024 and came into force on 16th December 2024.
Cremation (Fees) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. Minister for Health and Social Services.
This Order amends the Cremation (Fees) (Jersey) Order 2007 to increase the fee for cremating the remains of a person aged 18 or over from £828 to £848.70, an increase of 2.5%. The fee for cremating the remains of a person aged under 18 remains nil. The Order also increases the maximum fee that a registered medical practitioner may charge for completing the medical certificate required by Regulation 6(a) of the Cremation (Jersey) Regulations 1961 from £100 to £102.50, an increase of 2.5%.
The fees were last increased with effect from 1st January 2024.
The Order was made on 13th December 2024 and came into force on 1st January 2025.
Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Amendment No. 2 Order 2024.
Signed by Assistant Minister Connétable A.S. Crowcroft of St. Helier , for and on behalf of the Minister for Infrastructure.
This Order amends the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006 (the "2006 Order"). Article 1 states that this Order amends the 2006 Order.
Article 2 amends the definition of "controlling body" in Article 1 of the 2006 Order (that is, the body responsible for parking places) to remove the reference to the Minister for Sustainable Economic Development as a controlling body.
Article 3 amends Article 5 of the 2006 Order to make clear in which public parking places a season ticket may be used in addition to other means of payment.
Article 4 amends Article 8B of the 2006 Order, which sets out the excess charges payable under an excess charge notice, to remove the entry relating to excess charge notices issued by the Minister for Sustainable Economic Development.
Article 5 amends the entries for Pier Road Car Park in Schedule 1 of the 2006 Order to include level 2 in the Shopper Zone and to include level 13 as a season ticket parking place. It also corrects the name of La Route du Nord Car Park.
Article 6 amends Schedule 2 of the 2006 Order to move the entry for La Route du Nord Car Park from Part 1 to Part 4, meaning that the maximum parking period for that parking place is a total of 12 hours in any continuous 24-hour period. It also corrects an error in Schedule 2.
Articles 7 and 8 make minor amendments to correct errors in Schedules 3 and 4 of the 2006 Order.
Articles 6, 7 and 8 also alter the presentation of the parking place codes in Schedules 2, 3 and 4 to list them according to the parishes in which they are situated. The order of the parishes in Schedules 2, 3 and 4 reflects the order of the parishes in Schedule 1.
Article 9 gives the name of this Order and states that it comes into force on 1st January 2025. The Order was signed on 17th December 2024 and came into force on 1st January 2025.
Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. Minister for Health and Social Services.
This Order amends the Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) (Jersey) Order 2020 (the "principal Order") to increase the licence application fees specified in the Schedule to the principal Order by approximately 13%. These fees have not been increased since the principal Order came into force in November 2020.
This Order comes into force on 1st January 2025.
The Order was signed on 17th December 2024 and came into force on 1st January 2025.
Road Traffic ( St. Helier ) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. Minister for Infrastructure.
This Order amends the Road Traffic ( St. Helier ) (Jersey) Order 1996 in relation to restrictions on turning, parking places and loading bays.
Article 2 and Article 3 delete, respectively, the redundant provisions of Article 4(4) and Schedule 2, Part 4, relating to compulsory left-hand turns from car parks.
Article 4 amends Schedule 8, Part 3B to remove the existing entry giving a 10-minute limit for parking on La Rue de L'Etau.
Article 5 amends and adds entries in Schedule 10, Part 1 relating to locations and periods of time during which loading and unloading is permitted on La Rue de L'Etau. The entry for Charles Street is also amended to extend loading and unloading permissions.
Article 6 gives the title of the Order and provides for it to come into force 7 days after it is made. The Order was made on 17th December 2024 and came into force on 24th December 2024.
Control of Housing and Work (Fees) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. Chief Minister.
This Order amends the Control of Housing and Work (Fees) (Jersey) Order 2013 to increase the fees payable under that Order. Fees payable by non-resident undertakings are increased by 4.9% to 5%. All other fees are increased by 2.1% to 2.5%. The fees were last increased from 1st January 2024.
The Order was made on 19th December 2024 and came into force on 1st January 2025.
Environment (Animals and Fisheries Fees) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. Minister for the Environment.
This Order amends various fees relating to licences, permits, certificates and other similar matters in animals and fisheries legislation. The fees are increased by amounts ranging from 0.9% to 2.5% and were last increased with effect from 1st March 2024.
The Order was made on 19th December 2024 and came into force on 1st January 2025.
Employment (Minimum Wage) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. Minister for Social Security.
This Order amends the Employment (Minimum Wage) (Jersey) Order 2007 to increase the hourly rate of the minimum wage from £11.64 to £13 (Article 2).
Article 3 increases the maximum monetary amounts that may be attributed to benefits in kind provided by an employer. If food and living accommodation are both provided, the amount is increased from £169.98 to £194.60 a week or from £24.28 to £27.80 a day.
If living accommodation is provided but food is not, the amount is increased from £127.54 to £146.02 a week or from £18.22 to £20.86 a day.
The Order was made on 19th December 2024 and comes into force on 1st April 2025.
R&O.92/2024.
Road Traffic ( St. Saviour and Disabled Persons Parking) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024. Minister for Infrastructure.
This Order amends the Road Traffic (Disabled Persons) (Parking) (Jersey) Order 2002 and the Road Traffic ( St. Saviour ) (Jersey) Order 2000.
Article 1 amends the Road Traffic (Disabled Persons) (Parking) (Jersey) Order 2002 to provide a parking place in La Chasse Brunet for vehicles used by disabled persons.
Article 2 amends the Road Traffic ( St. Saviour ) (Jersey) Order 2000. It inserts a new Article 6B and Schedule 3B. These provisions state that the part of Elizabeth Street on which the entrance to St. Luke's School is situated (that is, Elizabeth Street from the junction with La Route du Fort to the junction with Dicq Road) is closed to traffic between 7.45 a.m. and 9.15 a.m. and between 2.00 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. on any day when the school is open to children. But these restrictions do not apply to vehicles driven by people who reasonably need vehicular access to premises on that part of Elizabeth Street, vehicles used by disabled people, emergency vehicles and bicycles. Of those vehicles, emergency vehicles and bicycles may enter that part of Elizabeth Street from either direction, but the rest may only enter and exit at the junction with Dicq Road.
Article 2 also imposes parking restrictions on Bagatelle Road, La Rue du Trot, and Wellington Road. Article 3 gives the name of the Order and provides for it to come into force on 6th January 2025. The Order was made on 24th December 2024 and came into force on 6th January 2025
R&O.93/2024.
Infrastructure (Driver and Vehicle Standards – 2025 Fees) (Jersey) Order 2024. Minister for Infrastructure.
This Order increases certain fees charged by Driver and Vehicle Standards, by between 1.74% and 2.5%.
Article 1 increases fees under the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) (Jersey) Order 1982 for the examination and registration of driving instructors. Those fees were last increased with effect from 1st January 2024.
Article 2 increases fees relating to public service vehicles under the Motor Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Fees) (Jersey) Order 2008. The fee in Article 2(5)(c) of that Order was last increased with effect from 1 January 2023 and the others were last increased with effect from 1st January 2024.
Article 3 increases fees under the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Jersey) Order 1998. The fee in Article 121(1) of that Order has not been increased since the Order came into force in 1999, the fee in Article 2(7)(a) of that Order was last increased with effect from 1st January 2024 and the others were last increased with effect from 1st January 2023.
Article 4 increases the fees relating to the prescribed test under the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Jersey) Order 2003. Those fees were last increased with effect from 1st January 2024.
Article 5 increases fees relating to motor vehicle registration and trade licences under the Motor Vehicle Registration (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 1993. The fee in paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 4A to that Order has not been increased since it was introduced in April 2019, one of the fees in paragraph 4(a) of Schedule 2 to that Order was last increased with effect from 1st January 2023, and the others were last increased with effect from 1st January 2024.
Article 6 increases the fees for an inspection under Article 78A of the Law, set out in Road Traffic (Periodic Technical Inspections – Fees) (Jersey) Order 2019. Those fees were last increased with effect from 1st January 2024.
Article 7 increases permit fees under the Road Works (Permit Fees) (Jersey) Order 2019. Those fees were last increased by around 7.5% with effect from 1st May 2024.
The Order was made on 24th December 2024 and came into force on 1st January 2025.
WRITTEN QUESTIONS (See Item I(a))
1. The Minister for the Environment tabled an answer on 16th December 2024 to the following question asked by Deputy H.L. Jeune of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity –
"Further to Written Question 289/2024, will the Minister state the total number of noise complaints received over the last 15 years from house owners or tenants of new or redeveloped residential housing sites located next to any type of industry or business that existed at the time of construction or redevelopment; and advise what steps, if any, were taken to resolve each complaint?"
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) |
| Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning | |
Modern Languages in Schools (P.74/2024): amendment. (P.74/2024 Amd.). |
| Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade |
Draft Termination of Pregnancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.79/2024). |
| Chair of the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel |
Selection of Elected Member to Preside at States Meetings. (P.86/2024). |
| Chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee |
ORAL QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS WITHOUT NOTICE
(See Item I(c)) Questions without notice 2025
1st Session 2025
4th February Sustainable Economic Treasury and Resources Chief Minister
Development
25th February Children and Families Education and Lifelong Chief Minister
Learning
18th March Environment External Relations Chief Minister 1st April Health and Social International Development Chief Minister
Services
22nd April Infrastructure Housing Chief Minister 13th May Treasury and Resources Social Security Chief Minister
3rd June Sustainable Economic Justice and Home Affairs Chief Minister
Development
24th June Children and Families Education and Lifelong Chief Minister
Learning
8th July Environment External Relations Chief Minister 2nd Session 2025
9th September Health and Social Housing Chief Minister
Services
30th September Infrastructure International Development Chief Minister 21st October Justice and Home Social Security Chief Minister
Affairs
11th November Sustainable Economic Treasury and Resources Chief Minister
Development
25th November Children and Families Education and Lifelong Chief Minister
Learning
9th December Environment External Relations Chief Minister