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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PRIVILEGES AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE BY SENATOR P.F. ROUTIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 3rd JUNE 2014
Question
Can the Chairman list any organisations, groups or committees which are not States functions that have access to the States building for meetings?
If there are any such groups, will the Chairman undertake to ensure that they are made aware of the conditions of use outlined in R.112/2007 regarding access to the States Building and members facilities?
In the lead up to the elections, will the Chairman remind members that they cannot use the facilities in the States Building for election campaigning purposes?
Answer
The Jersey Human Rights Group holds meetings in the States Building. Members' prayer breakfasts, which are supported by Business Connect, are also held in the States Building.
After receiving the Senator's question I wrote to both groups to reiterate the conditions of use as outlined in R.112/2007. I also asked them to advise the Committee if, having reviewed the Conditions of Use, they wished to apply to continue to use the States Building as the location for their meetings. Senator Routier has since advised that members' prayer breakfasts will no longer take place in the States Building.
Rooms in the States Building are occasionally used by the administrators of the Lord Portsea Gift Fund and the Greville Bathe Fund, and for citizenship ceremonies when there are no rooms available in the Royal Court Building.
The Committee will send a reminder to all States members that the use of any of the facilities for electoral purposes is not permitted.