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Economic Affairs Scrutiny Panel
Record of Meeting
Date: 27th February 2013 Meeting No: 46
Present | Deputy S.G. Luce , Chairman Connétable S.W. Pallett, Vice-Chairman |
Apologies | Connétable M.J. Paddock |
In attendance | Mr T. Oldham , Scrutiny Officer Mrs J. Hales , Scrutiny Officer |
Ref Back | Agenda matter | Action |
22/02/13 Item 1 515/26 | 1. Jersey Innovation Fund The Panel was updated about early progress of the drafting of its report. It agreed that the drafting should continue as discussed, with liaison between the Officers and the Chairman, until a draft was sufficiently developed to be considered by the Panel. The Panel was informed by the Chairman that, in light of the envisaged scale and nature of the report, the Minister for Economic Development had agreed to defer the States debate of the Innovation Fund Proposition, scheduled for 19th March, until 16th April. This would allow a more appropriate amount of time for States Members and the Minister to consider the issues raised by the report. | SL/JH/ TO |
| 2. Records of Meetings The records of the Panel's meetings held on 23rd and 30th January 2013 were approved, and accordingly signed by the Chairman. |
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10/01/13 Item 1 515/27 | 3. Tourism Shadow Board The Panel noted that the official Ministerial Response to its Tourism Shadow Board report (S.R.1/2013) had been presented to the States, within which the Minister for Economic Development had accepted all of the Panel's Recommendations. The Panel agreed that it would monitor implementation of the accepted recommendations accordingly. It also discussed certain issues that had come to light regarding the recruitment process for members of the Tourism Shadow Board, which it agreed to bring to the Minister's attention. | TO SL |
28/11/12 Item 6 515/1(24) | 4. Work Programme Updated versions of the Economic Development Workstream and its own Panel Workstream, were received and considered by the Panel. It noted and agreed that it would undertake to update its 2013 Work Programme, based on the discussions of these documents and decisions made relating to individual topic areas. |
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| 5. Enterprise Strategy |
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515/3(19) | The Panel agreed to scope a possible Review of the Enterprise Strategy, recently forwarded by the Economic Development Department, for consideration at its next scheduled meeting |
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10/01/13 Item 4 515/1(34) | 6. Fuel Supplies The Panel noted a response from the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority to the Panel's request for further details about its ongoing process regarding the proposed change of ownership of La Collette Terminal Ltd. It agreed to give further consideration to the matter and to draft a Scoping Document, with a view to establishing what, if any, work it may undertake upon completion of its Innovation Fund Review. | TO |
10/01/13 Item 3 515/23 | 7. Aircraft Registry It was agreed to request a written update from the Minister for Economic Development, on progress made since his response to the Panel's report S.R.6/2012 was presented to the States in January 2013. | TO |
17/12/12 Item 3 515/1(24) | 8. Digital Skills/Digital Jersey The Panel noted receipt of the documents ICT Strategy update' and ICT Strategy Project Initiation Document' from the Education, Sport and Culture Department. It discussed the Panel's approach to the formation of a Sub-Panel to undertake separate but linked Reviews of Digital Skills and Digital Jersey, and noted that the Sub-Panel Chairman, Connétable S. W. Pallett, was in the process of identifying Members interested in taking a role on the Sub-Panel. It was agreed that an invitation should be extended to the Chairman of the Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel, given the cross-cutting remit of the Sub- Panel. | SP |
03/01/13 Item 3 515/24 | 9. Financial Services Ombudsman A written update regarding the progress of the development of Financial Services Ombudsman legislation was noted by the Panel. It was agreed that a briefing would be requested, as it would to help inform the Panel about the timing of its pending Review. | TO |
03/01/13 Item 4 515/1(29) | 10. Licensing Law It was noted that the Panel would shortly be receiving a written update from the Economic Development Department on the progression of the draft Licensing Law. | TO |
30/01/13 Item 1 515/1(35) | 11. Financial Regulation Regulations The Panel approved its Comments on Draft Financial Regulation (Disclosure of Information) (Amendments) (Jersey) Regulations 201-, for presentation to the States. | TO |
17/12/12 Item 4 515/25 | 12. Intellectual Property - Image Rights Correspondence from the Minister for Economic Development, regarding work being undertaken on Image Rights legislation, was received by the Panel. The Panel agreed to upload the correspondence to the Scrutiny website accordingly, as outlined to the Minister in the Panel's original correspondence. The matter would be raised with the Minister as part of the Panel's ongoing work in 2013 to establish progress being made. | TO |
| 13. Dormant Bank Accounts |
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515/1(24) | The Panel noted receipt of the following documents from the Economic Development Department:
At an appropriate time during its drafting, it was agreed to include work on the legislation as part of the Panel's Work Programme for 2013. | TO |
515/1(24) | 14. Draft Companies (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Regulations 201- The Panel noted receipt of the following documents from the Economic Development Department:
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| 15. Future Meetings The Panel noted confirmation of the dates of its scheduled meetings for 2013, and agreed the following forthcoming arrangements:
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