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WQ.235/2019
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE
MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM, SPORT AND CULTURE BY DEPUTY J.M. MAÇON OF ST. SAVIOUR
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 4th JUNE 2019
Question
Given the current Jèrriais Plan expires at the end of 2019, will the Minister –
- explain what work, if any, has been undertaken on developing the next Jèrriais plan;
- advise whether a bid for funding has been made (or will be made) for the Government Plan to support Jèrriais and what the rationale for such a bid is; and
- further advise whether there are any plans to move Government support for Jèrriais to another department and, if so, explain the rationale for the move and, if not, explain why it is considered appropriate for responsibility to remain within his portfolio?
Answer
- A draft plan for the period 2020 – 2023 has been prepared by L'Office du Jèrriais with input from Education and GHE staff and is due to be submitted for political consideration in June.
- A bid to provide for continuation of the Jèrriais programme is included within the outline proposals for the Government Plan. Funding has provisionally been allocated to Children, Young People, Education and Skills on the basis that that department ultimately receives the majority of funding.
- There needs to be a discussion regarding the most appropriate future oversight arrangements for the teaching aspect of the Jèrriais Plan. It is therefore anticipated that political consideration of the draft Plan for the period 2020 – 2023 will involve a request for the Assistant Minister for EDTSC with delegated responsibility for culture, arts and heritage to meet with the Minister for Education and / or the questioner in his capacity as Assistant Minister for Education.