Questions

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• Title:	What is the proposed Gambling Commission’s budget including fees to the commissioners and other proposed expenses and whether a figure of approximately £30,000 will meet the foreseen needs of any social responsibility levy
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Daniel Wimberley
  Answered by:	Minister for Economic Development
  Question date:	21/09/2009
  Reference:

  Could he also advise whether a figure of approximately £30,000 will meet the foreseen needs of any social responsibility levy … Senator A.J.H. Maclean (The Minister for Economic …

• Title:	Can the Minister justify the rise of housing rentals by 2.5 per cent as of October 2009 will have a positive economic effect
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Tracey Vallois
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	08/09/2009
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  2.3 � Deputy T.A. Vallois of St. Saviour of the Minister for Housing regarding the rise of … 2.3.1 Deputy T.A. Vallois: Could the Minister answer whether it is right we should be …

• Title:	Will the Minister give serious consideration to putting funding into main drains and water extensions into the countryside particularly areas where there are currently eroded excavations from Jersey Electricity works
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Philip Rondel
  Answered by:	Minister for Treasury and Resources
  Question date:	21/09/2009
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  4.15 The Deputy of St. John of the Minister for Treasury and Resources regarding funding … 4.15.4 The Deputy of St. John: Would the Minister be quite happy if people who are not …

• Title:	The Chief Minister advised he would appoint a candidate to chair the Committee of Inquiry into Reg’s Skips Limited and he would lodge a proposition what are the reasons for the delay
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Philip Rondel
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	21/09/2009
  Reference:

  4.9 � The Deputy of St. John of the Chief Minister regarding the appointment of a … Senator T.A. Le Sueur (The Chief Minister … I refer to my answer to the Deputy’s question on 13th …

• Title:	Why support staff from the Computer Services Department are not on duty 24/7 to provide technological support in the event of a systems breakdown
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Philip Rondel
  Answered by:	Council of Ministers
  Question date:	08/09/2009
  Reference:

  2.6.1 The Deputy of St. John: Given the Minister has given us a résumé of how it is all … 2.6.2 The Deputy of St. John: I understand where the Chief Minister is coming from but I …

• Title:	Will the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority be asked to investigate the anti-competitive practices which may be causing the huge gap in the cost of living between Jersey and the UK
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Daniel Wimberley
  Answered by:	Minister for Economic Development
  Question date:	21/09/2009
  Reference:

  Senator A.J.H. Maclean (The Minister for Economic Development … The Deputy’s question is a difficult one to answer, given that it links a number of apparently disparate issues, while …

• Title:	Will the Minister consider leasing the warehouse currently used by the Maritime Museum on a peppercorn rent to enable the Tapestry and Maritime Museums remain open
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Kevin Lewis
  Answered by:	Minister for Economic Development
  Question date:	21/09/2009
  Reference:

  Senator P.F. Routier (Assistant Minister for Economic Development … I recognise that the Jersey Heritage Trust is facing difficult times and that I … . 4.17.2 The Deputy of St. John …

• Title:	Questions to Minister without notice Chief Minister
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Questions without notice
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	21/09/2009
  Reference:

  So we then move on to … 6.1 The Deputy of St. John: I will put this in 2 parts if I may … 6.1.1 The Deputy of St. John: You will see in the written questions today, I put several …

• Title:	Is Connex offering unscheduled services that would otherwise be taken by private coach companies is this appropriate for a company that is subsidised by the taxpayer
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Carolyn Labey
  Answered by:
  Question date:	08/09/2009
  Reference:

  of Grouville: Much in the same vein as the Deputy of St. John, if Connex do have spare capacity, should they not …

• Title:	Will the Minister revise Liberation Station opening times to later than 6.30 p.m. on weekdays and after 6.00 p.m. at weekends
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Montfort Tadier
  Answered by:
  Question date:	21/09/2009
  Reference:

  Connétable M.K. Jackson of St. Brelade (The Minister for Transport and Technical Services … . 4.8.2 The Deputy of St. John: Oh, to have late night buses in St. John, come the winter …

• Title:	Questions to Minister without notice Home Affairs
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Questions without notice
  Answered by:	Minister for Home Affairs
  Question date:	21/09/2009
  Reference:

  5.2 The Deputy of St. John: As security around this building over the last week has been … 5.2.1 The Deputy of St. John: Will the Minister please familiarise himself with this and …

• Title:	What work has been done so far in taking forward the commitment in priority 2 of the Strategic Plan for the laying of the foundations of a genuinely diverse economy
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Minister for Economic Development
  Question date:	21/09/2009
  Reference:

  Senator A.J.H. Maclean (The Minister for Economic Development … As I am sure the Deputy is … 4.14.5 The Deputy of St. John: Could the Minister inform the Chamber whether the practice …

• Title:	What agreement exists between the ESC and Social Security in assisting recipients of income support, long and short-term incapacity benefits and invalidity benefits to pay for school clothes and necessary items required by pupils
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Shona Pitman
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	21/09/2009
  Reference:

  Deputy I.J. Gorst of St. Clement (The Minister for Social Security … Parents claiming long or short-term incapacity benefit or invalidity benefit have a medical condition …

• Title:	Does the Minister regard the new Jersey Post scheme called Ship2Me is compatible with the ‘Think Twice, Buy Local’ policy of his department
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Roy Le Hérissier
  Answered by:	Minister for Economic Development
  Question date:	08/09/2009
  Reference:

  Senator A.J.H. Maclean (The Minister for Economic Development … The ‘Think Twice, Buy Local’ campaign was aimed at encouraging individuals, public sector organisations and private …