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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER
BY DEPUTY S.Y. MÉZEC OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 12TH DECEMBER 2016
Question
Will the Chief Minister detail all occasions since he took office in 2011 on which the States has chartered a private aircraft to transport civil servants, politicians or political guests of the States (excluding any trips made for emergency medical reasons), including the date, the cost and who was on board?
Answer
The following table outline amounts spent on chartering private aircraft over the last five years to transport civil servants, politicians or political guests of the States.[1] [2]
Department | Outline | SPEND |
Chief Minister's Department | Airline Charter for Estonian Ambassador (Jersey to London) (2016) | £4,050 [3] |
In addition, although not incurred on charters, in the interests of completeness, the following tables show amounts spent in reimbursing the expenses of private individuals transporting ministers and/or officials by air to different official functions on the continent over the last five years.
These flights were the lower cost and most convenient option, often noting the lack of direct scheduled flights. In many cases, these private aircraft are shared with other delegates, including from Guernsey as part of pan-Island events or meetings, to reduce costs.
ALL DEPARTMENTS
Department | Outline | SPEND |
Chief Minister's Department | See separate table below | £1,609 |
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Department of the Environment | Delegation to attend Bureau Iles Anglo-Normandes meeting in respect of renewal energy opportunities - Cherbourg (June 2013) – Director for Environmental Policy and Assistant Director for Environmental Policy | £232 |
Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture Department | Sign framework of co-operation in respect of renewable energy with the West Normandy marine park at the Thetis annual conference - Cherbourg (April 2014) – Assistant Minister, Economic Development, and Deputy Chief Officer, Economic Development Department | £232 |
Education Department | Visit to Caen to set up a scheme for Jersey students to learn French and attend University in France (November 2016) – three officers | £460 |
Other Departments | N/a | NIL |
TOTAL | £2,533 | |
CHIEF MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT - ANALYSIS
YEAR | OUTINE | SPEND |
2013 | Financial Services Department - return flight for officer from a conference in Geneva. | £300.27 |
2015 | Assistant Chief Minister – Competition, Digital, Financial Services and Innovation – to attend Paris Charlie Hebdo Rally – flight to Caen | £166.84 |
External Relations Minister and one officer – to meet officials of the Brittany Region at the Department of Ille et Vilaine – Rennes | £127.25 | |
Chief Minister and two officers – Signing ceremony, Normandy Quad Partnership Agreement – Cherbourg | £111.64 | |
External Relations and one officer – Ministerial meeting with the President of Ille et Vilaine – Rennes | £217.00 | |
2016 | External Relations Minister – representing the Chief Minister for opening of first assembly of the new Council – Rouen | £300.00 |
Chief Minister, Battle of Somme Commemoration and Tour De France – Caen, Abbeville, Cherbourg | £386.00 | |
TOTAL | £1,609 | |