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STATES OF JERSEY
STATES MEETINGS IN 2021: MOVE TO A THREE-WEEK CYCLE
Lodged au Greffe on 24th August 2020 by the Privileges and Procedures Committee
STATES GREFFE
2020 P.106/2020
PROPOSITION
THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion
- to agree that meetings of the Assembly in 2021 should follow a 3-weekly cycle, on a trial basis, in accordance with the schedule of dates contained within Appendix (a) of this proposition; and
- to request that, having monitored the impact of the trial, the Privileges and Procedures Committee bring forward, for debate by the Assembly before September 2021, any proposals to permanently alter the frequency of future States meetings.
PRIVILEGES AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE
REPORT
In July 2020, Members attended a meeting at which the prospect of moving from a fortnightly to 3 weekly cycle of States meetings was discussed. Following that meeting, Members were asked to vote, using an online forum, on the question: Would you support a 2021 trial of States Assembly Meetings scheduled on a 3-weekly cycle?'.
45 votes were cast: 25 voted in favour whilst 20 were against.
Only 4 Members did not cast a vote, namely Senator L.J. Farnham ; Senator I.J. Gorst ; Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade and Deputy G. Guida of St. Lawrence .
The breakdown of voting is shown below: Via Microsoft Forms:
Yes | No |
Connétable R. Buchanan of St. Ouen | Deputy J. Young of St. Brelade |
Deputy R. Labey of St. Helier | Senator S.Y. Mézec |
Deputy R. Renouf of St. Ouen | Deputy R. Ward of St. Helier |
Deputy T. Pointon of St. John | Senator S. Pallett |
Connétable P. Le Sueur of Trinity | Deputy S. Ahier of St. Helier |
Connétable L. Norman of St. Clement | Deputy M. Le Hegarat of St. Helier |
Connétable S. Crowcroft of St. Helier | Deputy G. Southern of St. Helier |
Deputy G.J. Truscott of St. Brelade | Deputy K. Lewis of St. Saviour |
Deputy I. Gardiner of St. Helier | Connétable J. Le Maistre |
Connétable R. Vibert of St. Peter | Deputy M. Higgins of St. Helier |
Deputy C. F. Labey of Grouville | Deputy K. Pamplin of St. Saviour |
Deputy R. Huelin of St. Peter | Connétable Shenton-Stone of St. Martin |
Deputy S. Wickenden of St. Helier | Deputy K. Morel of St. Lawrence |
Connétable D.W. Mezbourian of St. Lawrence | Deputy L. Ash of St. Clement |
Deputy C.S. Alves of St. Helier |
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Deputy S. J. Pinel of St. Clement |
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Connétable J. Le Bailly of St. Mary |
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Senator S.C. Ferguson |
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Via Email:
Yes | No |
Deputy J. Martin of St. Helier | Deputy J.H. Perchard of St. Saviour |
Deputy J. M. Maçon of St. Saviour | Connétable S. Le Sueur -Rennard |
Deputy S. Luce of St. Martin | Deputy D. Johnson of St. Mary |
Senator T. Vallois | Connétable M. Jackson of St. Brelade |
Connétable C. Taylor of St. John (verbally) | Senator K.L. Moore |
Deputy H. Raymond of Trinity | Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour |
Senator J.A.N. Le Fondré |
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This proposition seeks to ratify that decision formally.
Standing Order 4 requires the Privileges and Procedures Committee, no later than the end of September in each year, to present a list of days for meetings of the States in the 1st and 2nd sessions in the following year.
The Committee proposes that this cycle be followed on a trial basis in 2021 and will bring forward a further proposition for debate, in September 2021, if this frequency of meetings is to remain a permanent fixture.
Financial and manpower implications
There are no financial or manpower implications associated with this proposition.
Appendix A
2021 SESSIONS (3 weekly) First Session
Continuation (if necessary) January 19th January 20th, 21st and 22nd February 9th February 10th, 11th and 12th March 2nd March 3rd, 4th and 5th March 23rd March 24th, 25th and 26th April 20th April 21st, 22nd and 23rd May 9th May 11th May 12th, 13th and 14th June 8th June 9th, 10th and 11th June 29th June 30th, July 1st and 2nd July 20th July 21st, 22nd and 23rd
Second Session
Continuation (if necessary) September 14th September 15th, 16thand 17th October 5th October 6th, 7th and 8th November 2nd November 3rd, 4th and 5th November 23rd November 24th, 25th and 26th December 14th December 15th, 16th and 17th