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3.9 Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour of the Chairman of Privileges and Procedures Committee regarding the commemoration of the centenary of the legislation enabling women to vote in Jersey: [1(239)]
Will the Committee make plans to commemorate the centenary of the legislation enabling women to vote in Jersey, which was adopted in 1919?
Connétable L. Norman of St. Clement (Chairman, Privileges and Procedures
Committee):
The committee is extremely keen to promote public awareness of the Island’s political history and I am certainly happy to add the suggestion to the committee’s agenda for consideration. I also invite the Deputy to share with us any ideas she might have for such a commemoration.
- Deputy L.M.C. Doublet :
That was going to be my next question. How can Members and also interested members of the public get involved in perhaps organising ideas for the celebration?
The Connétable of St. Clement :
As I say, my door is always open. My email address is in the telephone book. My telephone number is in the telephone book. My address is in the telephone book. So anyone who has any ideas who wishes to make suggestions to the committee only too happy to receive them in any way whatsoever.
The Bailiff :
I cannot believe there are any further supplementaries. Deputy M.R. Higgins:
I did have a question I would like to ask.
The Bailiff :
Very well. Deputy Higgins.
- Deputy M.R. Higgins:
Obviously I welcome the fact that we are going to celebrate women’s rights and women’s votes, but surely we should also be marking Reform Day, which the States Assembly passed a proposition that we should celebrate it. Will the chairman of the committee also bring forward proposals to celebrate Reform Day?
The Connétable of St. Clement :
We have a number of planned exhibitions, more concrete planning like the 130th anniversary of the opening of this building, which the exhibition will be starting in June and go on an Island- wide tour. Certainly the 250th anniversary of the uprising, which led to many significant changes, was also part of our work plan for 2019.