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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES BY DEPUTY M.R. HIGGINS OF ST. HELIER

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 28th APRIL 2015

Question

Will the Minister set out for members a chronology of all correspondence, from 2007 to the present day, between  the  department  and  the  States  of  Guernsey  and  its  departments  regarding  the  burning  of Guernsey's waste in Jersey's Energy from Waste Plant?

Answer

Officers  from Jersey and Guernsey have  consulted on various  technical matters  with regard to the feasibility of processing Guernsey waste. These communications are not logged and are not included in the table below.

 

Date

Activity

June 2007

Meeting in which waste issues between Jersey and Guernsey were discussed.

July 2007

Meeting between islands to discuss waste roles of each department and options for joint working.

May 2012

Meeting held in Jersey between Officers of Guernsey Public Services and TTS

August 2012

Members of the States of Guernsey visit the Energy from Waste Plant.

February 2013

Officer meeting, held in Guernsey.

February 2013

TTS received a request from the Guernsey Public Services Department to complete a questionnaire.

March 2013

TTS submit response to the initial questionnaire

April 2013

Meeting in Jersey with Guernsey counterparts

July 2013

Bi-lateral Ministerial Meeting with Guernsey

July 2013

Guernsey issued a pre-qualification tender request for the processing and shipping of waste from Guernsey.

September 2013

Tender returns reviewed and discussed by the Guernsey Public Services Board in September 2013 and the Public Services Department bought a States Report for debate in September 2013

April 2014

Waste update meeting between officers

December 2014

Introductory letter from new TTS Minister to new Guernsey PSD Minister

February 2015

Inter-Island meeting re Guernsey Waste disposal

May 2015

Political and Officer meeting planned for 22nd May