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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY DEPUTY M.R. HIGGINS OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 24TH FEBRUARY 2009
Question
Would the Minister complete the following table relating to the number, type and cost of consultants' reports commissioned by the Economic Development Department in each of the years indicated in the table:
Year | Report Topics | Terms of Reference of each report | Date Commissioned | Date received or estimated to be received | Cost of completed reports or estimated cost for those not yet completed |
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* Y ear up to 16th February 2009. Answer
In the time available, it has not been possible to collate all necessary information to provide a complete answer to the question as posed. A complete answer will be provided by 3rd April 2009 and distributed to all States members. In the meantime all EDD Reports that can be found at http://www.gov.je/statesreports where Economic Development and other States Departments list details of all reports which are not considered exempt.
As a matter of policy, the Economic Development Department, including Jersey Harbours and Jersey Airport utilises consultants sparingly and only when:
- Specific areas of technical or commercial expertise are required to develop policy and strategy to achieve the Department'sobjectives, consistent with the States Strategic Plan and the EconomicDevelopment Business Plan that includes the Jersey HarboursandJerseyAirportbusiness plans.
- Retaining such expertise on a permanentbasisas part oftheEDD would not represent best value for tax payer's money in the EconomicDevelopmentDepartmentannualbudget.
All consultancy contracts are awarded by a process that is compliant with the appropriate Financial Directions.