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Economic Affairs - Approved Panel Minutes - 7 May 2014

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Economic Affairs Scrutiny Panel

Record of Meeting

Date: 7th May 2014 Meeting No: 91

 

Present

Deputy S.G. Luce , Chairman

Connétable M.J. Paddock - Vice-Chairman Connétable J.E. Le Maistre

Apologies

Connétable S.W. Pallett

In attendance

Mr.  N.  Fox,  Strategy  Manager,  Policy  and  Regulation,  Economic Development Department [Item 3]

Mr. D. Scott , Strategy Manager, Economic Development Department [Item 3]

Mr. T. Oldham , Scrutiny Officer

 

Ref Back

Agenda matter

Action

 

1.  Records of Meetings

The record of the Panel's meetings held on 23rd and 24th April 2014 were approved and accordingly signed by the Chairman.

 

23/04/14 Item 2

515/28

2. Digital Skills

The Panel was updated about the progress of the Sub-panel's Review. The Sub-panel was seeking to finalise preparations for concluding Public Hearings to enable report writing to begin.

SP/TO

23/04/14 Item 3

515/31

3. Ports of Jersey

The  Panel  received  a  briefing  from  the  Economic  Development Department regarding the forthcoming White Paper public consultation process  on  the  legislation  and  business  case  of  the  proposed incorporation  of  the  Ports  of  Jersey.  It  was  confirmed  that  the consultation would open in May and close in mid-August 2014, and that as a result the draft legislation would not be debated within the term  of  the  current  Assembly.  It  was  agreed  that  the  responses received would be forwarded to the Panel as a package at the close of the consultation, along with the Department's consultation summary report.

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09/04/14 Item 5

515/29

4. Retail Policy Review

The Panel considered the evidence gathered to date and agreed that report writing should now commence in line with its discussions. It further agreed that the Chairman and Officer would work to circulate a first, full draft of the body of the report for the Panel's consideration within two to three weeks.

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18/12/13 Item 8

515/23

5. Jersey Aircraft Registry

A recent Press Release from the Economic Development Department regarding the lodging of draft legislation to establish the Jersey Aircraft Registry (JAR) was noted by the Panel. The Panel agreed that it would

 

 

write to the Minister for Economic Development to request sight of a business case for the JAR and the new research and financial forecast reports alluded to in the Press Release to help determine what, if any, further work it would undertake on this matter.

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24/02/14 Item 1

515/1(29)

6. Quarterly Update Public Hearing

The Panel received the transcript of its Quarterly Public Hearing with the Minister for Economic Development held on Thursday 24th April.

 

 

7. Future meetings

The Panel noted that due to forthcoming States business, its next meeting was scheduled to take place at 9.30am on 11th June 2014. In the meantime, it would hold electronic meetings and meet in person on an ad-hoc basis where required in order to continue to progress its work.