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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT
BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 1st MAY 2007
Question
- W o uld the Minister informmembers –
( i) w hat proportion of the £2.5 million required to fund the 2007 States employees' pay award his
department has had to absorb?
(i i) w hat measures have been taken to meet this additional cost?
(i ii ) w hether such actions amount to service cuts or delays in certain activities, and
- W o uld the Minister place these in contextofmeasures already takeninresponseto the n ee d for efficiency savings for 2007?
Answer
- ( i ) T hedepartment has beenaskedtoabsorb£57,000ofthe £2.5 million requiredto fund the 2007 States employees' pay award, against a background of already being under-resourced.
( ii ) T he additional cost can only be met from a combination of staff savings and from a projected
increase in income.
(i ii ) It is anticipated that the "one-off" additional cost totalling £57,000 could result in a reduction in the
service provided by the Planning and Environment Department, unless we can generate an increase in planning and building fee income.
- In terms of context the additional £57,000 is in addition to the £50,900 of efficiency savings the department has already been tasked with achieving in 2007.
The Department is on schedule to achieve its 2007 efficiency saving target and will make every effort to
achieve the prescribed savings with minimum impact on front line services.