Questions

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• Title:	Are Air Field Quality Assurance Limited consultants employed at the airport, in what capacity, for what length of contract and at what annual cost
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Philip Rondel
  Answered by:	Minister for Economic Development
  Question date:	06/07/2010
  Reference:

  3.15.3 Deputy M.R. Higgins: Will the Minister confirm whether Air Field Quality Assurance …

• Title:	Delay in response to requests for information concerning Bellozanne chimney temperature readings and reasons for delay
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:
  Question date:	19/01/2010
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  my department has been trying to meet with Deputy Higgins since March last year to explain this and to … 3.9.1 Deputy M.R. Higgins: I will just make one comment on that …

• Title:	What is the total number of public sector posts lost in C.S.R. Stage 1 through voluntary redundancy, non-replacement of posts through retirement or vacated, and will these losses be classified as efficiency savings, reductions or cessation of service
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	16/11/2010
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  contained in my response to a written question from Deputy Higgins for today’s sitting … 2.16.4 Deputy M.R. Higgins: Just to follow up, would the Chief Minister then not accept …

• Title:	What is the latest estimate of the tax revenue lost to the Treasury since the zero/ten tax regime, whereby foreign-owned trading companies operating in Jersey pay no taxes in the Island
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Minister for Treasury and Resources
  Question date:	06/07/2010
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  3.18 Deputy M.R. Higgins of the Minister for Treasury and Resources regarding the latest … So will he take very seriously Deputy Higgins’ suggestion that V.A.T. be looked at, those …

• Title:	Whether 2 additional staff have been employed at Jersey Airport in the Human Resources and Marketing sections, and at what cost
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Minister for Economic Development
  Question date:	06/12/2010
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  A final question then, Deputy Higgins … 4.11.3 Deputy M.R. Higgins: My reason for raising these things are because, at a time when …

• Title:	What lessons have been learnt from the current Irish crisis and what impact or implications this crisis will have on Jersey
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	30/11/2010
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  2.4 � Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier for the Chief Minister regarding the lessons to be … 2.4.1 Deputy M.R. Higgins: I am surprised the Chief Minister has not commented on the …

• Title:	Outsourcing work from States departments
  Question type:	Urgent
  Asked by:	Trevor Pitman
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	13/09/2010
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  Would the Chief Minister advise whether … The Deputy Bailiff: I come to Deputy Higgins … 5.1.4 Deputy M.R. Higgins: At the beginning of the C.S.R. process we were told that the …

• Title:	Will the Minister publish all papers and correspondence between ECOFIN and those acting on its behalf and authorities in Jersey to enable Members to determine for themselves that Jersey has complied with the E.U. Code
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Minister for Treasury and Resources
  Question date:	30/11/2010
  Reference:

  Deputy M.R. Higgins of the Minister for Treasury and Resources regarding the … 2.12.4 The Deputy of St. Mary: The questioner, Deputy Higgins, asked about the papers and correspondence …

• Title:	Was a second voluntary redundancy package offer was made to workers by Jersey Post, was it offering reduced terms and, if so, what was the justification for this
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Trevor Pitman
  Answered by:	Minister for Treasury and Resources
  Question date:	13/09/2010
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  Senator P.F.C. Ozouf (The Minister for Treasury and Resources … Sir, I would ask Deputy Noel to … 2.14.5 Deputy M.R. Higgins: I would like to follow through on Senator Breckon’s point …

• Title:	Application for 1(1)(j) licence for wife of former Chief Executive of HSS who is working in Human Resources Department and was it granted
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	19/07/2010
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  3.8 � Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier of the Chief Minister regarding the allocation of … 3.8.5 Deputy M.R. Higgins: Perhaps in fact I should be asking the Minister for Housing for …

• Title:	Current position for new baggage handling system at Jersey Airport and role of outside consultant and project manager employed to introduce it and cost of these 2 posts
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Minister for Economic Development
  Question date:	06/12/2010
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  4.4 � Deputy M.R. Higgins of the Minister for Economic Development regarding the new … 4.4.3 Deputy M.R. Higgins: The reason for my concern and the reason why I am going on …

• Title:	Would the Minister confirm that his department only advertises genuine vacant positions and that all positions advertised are open to all States employees
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:
  Question date:	28/09/2010
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  3.16 Deputy M.R. Higgins of the Minister for Transport and Technical Services regarding … 3.16.2 Deputy M.R. Higgins: If I could ask the Minister to undertake to have a look at …

• Title:	What steps, if any, is PPC taking to deal with the wider implications of the alleged secret recording of a Member’s comments and the use of this material by a Committee of Inquiry
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Roy Le Hérissier
  Answered by:	Privileges and Procedures Committee
  Question date:	19/10/2010
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  The Connétable of St. Mary (Chairman, Privileges and Procedures Committee … Despite the unusual sight of Deputy Higgins acting as an apologist for P.P.C., would the …

• Title:	Number of loan guarantees provided to the local business community by the Department over the last 3 years
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Minister for Economic Development
  Question date:	30/11/2010
  Reference:

  THE MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVEL OPMENT BY DEPUTY M.R. HIGGINS OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Answer The Economic Development Department introduced the Small Firms Loan …

• Title:	Will the JCRA investigate lawyers fees in Jersey which appear to exhibit characteristics of a cartel
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Minister for Economic Development
  Question date:	12/10/2010
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  4.3 � Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier of the Minister for Economic Development regarding … The question, Deputy Higgins …

• Title:	If Reforming of Ministerial Government is approved will all members on boards be given unrestricted access to all information available to Ministers and civil servants in that department, if not why not
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	19/10/2010
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  2.4 � Deputy M.R. Higgins of the Chief Minister regarding access to information: Will the … 2.4.5 Deputy M.R. Higgins: From the answer the Chief Minister has given I would like to …

• Title:	Resources required to provide data relating to archived storage across States departments
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Minister for Treasury and Resources
  Question date:	02/02/2010
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  2.8 Deputy M.R. Higgins of the Minister for Treasury and Resources regarding data relative …

• Title:	The Duke of Normandy has returned to Holland for repairs, who is paying costs of the replacement tug and its staffing also costs to accompany the Jersey vessel to Holland the repairs also hire charges of the relief tug
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Philip Rondel
  Answered by:	Minister for Economic Development
  Question date:	06/12/2010
  Reference:

  one pump” and in his reply just now to Deputy Higgins he was not sure how many pumps were affected …

• Title:	Why has KPMG been engaged to review the work of HSS, what is the cost, what it will cover and how KPMG came to be selected
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Daniel Wimberley
  Answered by:	Minister for Health and Social Services
  Question date:	30/11/2010
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  She does not have to repeat things that have already been said… I mean, in the sense of … I am sorry to Deputy Higgins if I failed to see his light, but I think we will move on to …

• Title:	Will new telephone company dilute the profits of Jersey Telecom? Does the States have any holdings in any of the rival telephone companies? Have the directors ever held directorships within any companies owned or controlled by the States
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Philip Rondel
  Answered by:	Minister for Treasury and Resources
  Question date:	28/09/2010
  Reference:

  Will he advise whether the States has any direct or indirect holding in any … then we will move to the final question which Deputy Higgins will ask of the Minister for Transport and …