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Environment - Approved Panel Minutes - 6 April 2006

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Environment Scrutiny Panel Supplementary Meeting Thursday 6th April 2006

Le Capelain Room, States Building 12th Meeting

Present Deputy R.C. Duhamel (Chairman)

Connétable K. A. Le Brun of St Mary Deputy S. Power

Deputy Le Hérissier

Apologies Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (Vice Chairman) In attendance Mr I. Clarkson, Scrutiny Officer

Mr M. Robbins, Scrutiny Officer

 

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Agenda matter

Action

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(30.03.06 Item 6)

Examination of Proposition P258/2005,

The  purpose  of  the  meeting  was  to  examine  P.258/2005, "Composting  Facilities" submitted  by   Deputy  P.V.F.  Le  Claire along with the comments in relation to them.

Deputy Le Claire was welcomed to the meeting and to assist in considering the objectives the Panel wished to establish, he was invited to explain the proposition along with his reasons for it.

Deputy Le Claire informed the Panel that the proposition was lodged au Greffe in November 2005 because members of the public had brought to his attention a high incidence of reported illness, which was suspected to be linked with the composting facility  operating  at  La  Collette.  Meetings  with  the  Assistant Director of Health Protection Unit had failed to satisfy the Deputy that the matter was being dealt with expeditiously. The intention in bringing  the  proposition  was  that  from  contact  with  all  the Parishes, perhaps three sites could be established for composting in various extremes of the island. The Deputy accepted that a significant amount had happened in relation to composting since he lodged the Proposition.

This led the Panel to a general discussion surrounding the nature of any review the Panel may wish to undertake relating to this issue.  The  Panel  discussed  each  item  within  the  Proposition along with selected sections of the comments from Deputy G. W.J. De Faye, Minister for Transport and Technical Services, the Senator F.E. Cohen, Minister of Planning and Environment, and the Comité des Connétable s.

At the conclusion, the Panel and Deputy Le Claire were in accord that  the  Chairman  would  make  a  statement  in  the  House embracing the good work done by Deputy Le Claire, pointing out that the Deputy had been in the vanguard of the composting issues and his determination had brought forward measures and understandings since that time. Within the Waste Review, the Terms of Reference allowed the Panel to examine issues raised within the proposition.

Deputy Le Claire withdrew from the meeting.

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The Panel then confirmed the above course of action was to be undertaken  by  the  Chairman  and  it  rejected  the  need  for  a separate review on the issue.

Signed Date ..

Chairman, Environment Panel