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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS BY DEPUTY M.R. HIGGINS OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 20TH JUNE 2017
Question
Will the Minister list all the meetings that he has personally had with officials and / or politicians representing Her Majesty's U.K. Government or the European Union (including with representatives of individual countries and / or officials of the European Commission) relating to the British decision to leave the European Union and Jersey's relationship and standing with these bodies, with the list to include the names and positions of those at the meetings, the dates of such meetings and their purpose?
Furthermore, will the Minister agree to publish such information on a regular basis going forward until Brexit is achieved; and, if not, will he explain why not?
Answer
Meetings at which Brexit has been discussed have almost always covered other issues as well as Brexit. These include:
- Bilateral relations with the country concerned, including the communities from that country resident in Jersey
- Explaining Jersey's constitutional position, our role as a source of investment, and our track record on tax co-operation, anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing.
The comment column below includes any additional specific purpose of the meeting not covered by the above.
I am currently investigating the steps necessary to publish my engagement diary, in advance, on a periodic basis. This could be available on the Government of Jersey website. The published diary would include scheduled engagements but would not include details of personal meetings, internal departmental meetings, non-Ministerial business, or those engagements that are confidential or sensitive in nature.
Meetings attended by the Minister for External Relations at which the British decision to leave the European Union was amongst the topics discussed are listed below:
Date of meeting | Location | Principals |
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2016 |
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12/01/16 | London | HE Päivi Luostarinen, Ambassador of Finland |
| EU Presidency second half of 2019 |
12/01/16 | London | Mr Cosmin Onisii, Acting Ambassador (Romanian Deputy Head of Mission) |
| EU Presidency first half of 2019 |
09/02/16 | London | HE L'ubomír Rehák, Ambassador of Slovak Republic |
| EU Presidency second half of 2016 |
09/02/16 | London | HE Mr Joao de Vallera, Ambassador of Portugal |
| Removal of Jersey from Portugal's national tax blacklist |
09/02/16 | London | HE Dr Ivan Grdei, Ambassador of Croatia |
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19/02/16 | London | HE Asta Skaisgirytë Liavkienë, Ambassador of Lithuania |
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Date of meeting | Location | Principals |
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06/04/16 | Brussels | Emma Gibbons, UK Representative, Political Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission |
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06/04/16 | Brussels | Ian Campbell, Head of Scott ish Government EU Office |
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06/04/16 | Brussels | Vicky Ford, Conservative MEP, Chair of EP Internal Market Committee (IMCO) |
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06/04/16 | Brussels | Kate Sanderson, Head of Faroes Mission |
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06/04/16 | Brussels | HE Sophie Thevenoux, Ambassador of Monaco to the EU |
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06/04/16 | Brussels | HE Maria Ubach Font, Ambassador of Andorra to the EU |
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| EU Presidency first half of 2017 |
Date of meeting | Location | Principals |
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07/04/16 | London | HE Norman Hamilton, High Commissioner of Malta |
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07/04/16 | London | HE Guy Trouveroy, Ambassador of Belgium |
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13/04/16 | London | David Lidington MP, Europe Minister, UK Government Jonathan Le Tocq, Chief Minister of Guernsey Alan Bell, Chief Minister of Isle of Man |
| Timetable of EU referendum |
16/06/16 - 17/06/16 | Glasgow | BIC Summit (United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Crown Dependencies, Ministers and officials) |
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11/07/16 | London | London Office Summer Reception (range of UK Ministers and EU Ambassadors) |
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14/07/16 | London |
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Date of meeting | Location | Principals |
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| Fete Nationale Reception – French Ambassador and most other EU Ambassadors |
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15/07/16 | London | Latvian Ambassador Farewell Reception – Latvian Ambassador and a range of other EU Ambassadors |
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20/07/16 | London | HE Dr Martin Eichtinger, Ambassador of Austria |
| EU Presidency second half of 2018 |
16/09/16 | Jersey | Préfet de la Manche, Jacques Witkowski President Hervé Morin (Regional Council of Normandy) President Philippe Bas (Departmental Council of Manche) |
| Annual summit with Normandy |
22/09/16 | London | HE Manuel Lobo Antunes, Ambassador of Portugal |
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22/09/16 | London | Tania Freiin von Uslar-Gleichen, Deputy Head of Mission, German Embassy |
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Date of meeting | Location | Principals |
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22/09/16 | London | Malta National Day reception (the Maltese High Commissioner and a range of other EU Ambassadors) |
| EU Presidency first half of 2017 |
29/09/16 | Jersey | Inbound visit of the Swiss Ambassador, HE Dr Dominick Furgler |
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06/10/16 | London | German National Day reception (German Ambassador and a range of other EU Ambassadors) |
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10/10/16 | Jersey | Sir Oliver Heald MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice |
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17/10/16 | Jersey | Préfet Maritime de la Manche et de la Mer du Nord, Admiral Pascal Ausseur |
| Engage with Jersey authorities and Jersey rescue departments on maritime issues, sea rescue, counter-terrorism awareness, and migrant issues. |
17/11/16 | Jersey | Inbound visit of Estonian Ambassador, HE Lauri Bambus |
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24/11/16 – 25/11/16 | Cardiff | British Irish Council Summit |
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07/12/16 | London | Mr Christoph Weidinger, Deputy Head of Mission, Austrian Embassy Mr Jan Bayart, Deputy Head of Mission, Belgian Embassy Mr Costas Dafos, Commercial Attaché, High Commission of Cyprus H.E. Mr Claus Grube, Ambassador of Denmark HE Mr Lauri Bambus, Ambassador of Estonia H.E. Mme Sylvie Bermann, Ambassador of France Minister Tania von Uslar-Gleichen, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Germany Mr Antonios Katepodis, Head of Economic & Commercial Section, Embassy of Greece Colonel Claudio Petrozziello, Guardia de Finanza, Embassy of Italy |
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Date of meeting | Location | Principals | Comments | |
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| HE Ambassador Asta Skaisgirytë Liaukienë, Ambassador of Lithuania Mr Dariusz aska, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Poland HE Manuel Lobo Antunes, Ambassador of Portugal HE Mr Dan Mihalache, Ambassador of Romania H.E Mr L'ubomír Rehák, Ambassador of Slovakia Mrs Metoda Mikuz, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Slovenia |
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07/02/17 | London | HE Torbjörn Sohlström, Ambassador of Sweden |
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07/02/17 | London | HE Baiba Braze, Ambassador of Latvia |
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22/02/17 | London | Estonian National Day reception (Estonian Ambassador and a range of EU Ambassadors) | EU Presidency second half of 2017 | |
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23/02/17 | London | HE Professor Arkady Józef Rzegocki, Ambassador of Poland |
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07/03/17 | London | Lord Price CVO, Minister for Trade and Investment, Department for International Trade, UK Government | Post-Brexit trade / WTO | |
08/03/17 | Brussels | Josef Renggli, Deputy Ambassador, Mission of Switzerland to the EU |
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08/03/17 | Brussels | Mrs Bergdís Ellertsdóttir, Ambassador, Mission of Iceland to the EU |
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08/03/17 | Brussels | Aude Korfer, Head of Delegation, Délégation permanente de la Bretagne |
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08/03/17 | Brussels | Mrs Cécile Combette Murin, Head of Representation, Représentation de la Région Normandie |
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08/03/17 | Brussels |
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Date of meeting | Location | Principals |
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| David Taylor , Ambassador of New Zealand to the EU |
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04/04/17 | London | HE Daniel Mulhall, Ambassador of Ireland |
| Forthcoming official visit to Jersey (June 2017) |
27/04/17 | London | Austrian Reception (Austrian Ambassador HE Dr Martin Eichtinger, and other EU Ambassadors present) |
| EU Presidency second half of 2018 |
08/05/17 | Jersey | Inbound visit of Austrian Ambassador, HE Dr Martin Eichtinger |
| EU Presidency second half of 2018 |
06/06/17 | Brussels | Sir Julian King, United Kingdom's EU Commissioner Gavin St Pier, Chief Minister of Guernsey |
| Outline the ways in which the Channel Islands have contributed to the objectives of the EU's Security Union |
06/06/17 | Brussels | Sir Tim Barrow, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union |
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06/06/17 | Brussels |
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Date of meeting | Location | Principals | Comments | |
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| David McAllister MEP, Chair of the European Parliament's (EP) Committee on Foreign Affairs |
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06/06/17 | Brussels | Syed Kamall MEP, the Chair of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group in the EP |
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06/06/17 | Brussels | Dimiter Tzantchev , Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to EU | EU Presidency first half of 2018 | |
12/06/17 | La Gouesnière | President Jean-Luc Chenut Departmental Council of Ille et Vilaine | Renew our partnership with Ille et Vilaine | |