Questions

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• Title:	(9457) Action being taken to help people who suffer from drug addiction
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Minister for Health and Social Services
  Question date:	24/05/2016
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  Will the Minister advise Members what action his department is taking to help people who … Just following on from Deputy Tadier, my understanding is that the budget for this area …

• Title:	(9426) Measures to increase the supply of housing
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	10/05/2016
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  Following the Chief Minister’s statement to Members on 26th April 2016 that increasing the supply of housing alone will not solve the problem of rental stress on … Deputy M. Tadier …

• Title:	(9461) Residential properties held by Jersey Property Holdings
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Sam Mézec
  Answered by:	Minister for Infrastructure
  Question date:	24/05/2016
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  How many residential properties are currently held by Jersey Property Holdings and what use are States departments currently making of them … Deputy E.J. Noel (The Minister for …

• Title:	(9462) Criteria upon which the default rate for a new student loan scheme had been based
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Andrew Lewis
  Answered by:	Minister for Children and Education
  Question date:	24/05/2016
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  Can the Assistant Minister outline the criteria upon which the default rate of 30 per cent for a new student loan scheme creating a predicted liability of £700 million contained …

• Title:	(9460) Assessment of the effect of the use of body-worn cameras on the prevention of instances of false arrest
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Minister for Home Affairs
  Question date:	24/05/2016
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  What assessment, if any, has the Minister made of the effect of the use of body … who does not use a camera, as Deputy Tadier said, at an operational moment, considering arresting …

• Title:	(9427) The potential existence of arrangements to circumvent the Tenants' deposit Scheme
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Montfort Tadier
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	10/05/2016
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  (9427) Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade of the Minister for Housing regarding the potential … My understanding from what Deputy Tadier asked is that landlords are trying to circumvent …

• Title:	(9424) Changes to the composition of the States Assembly
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Simon Crowcroft
  Answered by:	Privileges and Procedures Committee
  Question date:	10/05/2016
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  Will the Chairman explain what changes to the composition of the States Assembly he anticipates may be achievable before the next election … Connétable L. Norman of St. Clement …

• Title:	(9458) Reductions in staffing levels in cleaning and gardening services
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Infrastructure
  Question date:	24/05/2016
  Reference:

  What progress, if any, has been made towards reducing staffing levels in cleaning and gardening services; how many workers have taken … 3.2.3 Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade …

• Title:	(9456) Imposition of a pay award for Jersey’s teachers
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Sam Mézec
  Answered by:	Minister for Children and Education
  Question date:	24/05/2016
  Reference:

  Following the decision of the States Employment Board to impose a pay award on Jersey’s teachers, what impact, if any, does the Minister anticipate this will have on teacher …

• Title:	(9459) Outsourcing of services currently delivered by Health Department staff
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Health and Social Services
  Question date:	24/05/2016
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  What plans, if any, does the Minister have for the outsourcing of services currently delivered by the Health Department staff and what consideration has been given … Deputy M. Tadier …

• Title:	(9431) Social Security contributions for the self-employed
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Sam Mézec
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	10/05/2016
  Reference:

  What progress, if any, has been made on introducing further classes of Social Security contributions for the self-employed … Deputy S.J. Pinel of St. Clement (The Minister for Social …

• Title:	(9423) The presence of Oxadixyl in Jersey's water supply
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Kevin Lewis
  Answered by:	Minister for the Environment
  Question date:	10/05/2016
  Reference:

  Further to the news on 28th April 2016 that Oxadixyl has been found in Jersey’s water supply, will the Minister bring forward legislation to ban the use of certain high-strength …