Questions

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• Title:	OQ.89/2020 Feasibility of making cash payments to all adult Islanders during the Coronavirus pandemic
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	24/03/2020
  Reference:	OQ.89/2020

  Will the Minister advise Members whether she will make a cash payment to all adults, possibly on a monthly basis, as a form of … Deputy J.A. Martin (The Minister for Social Security …

• Title:	OQ.201/2020 Benefit cuts
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	13/07/2020
  Reference:	OQ.201/2020

  Will the Minister advise whether, as a result of any discussions by the Council of Ministers, she is considering moving away … Deputy J.A. Martin (The Minister for Social Security …

• Title:	OQ.85/2020 Measures to ensure that Islanders were not left without a home during the Coronavirus crisis
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Kirsten Morel
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	24/03/2020
  Reference:	OQ.85/2020

  Given the likelihood that many families and individuals will find themselves struggling to pay their rent over the … Deputy J.A. Martin of St. Helier (The Minster for Social Security …

• Title:	OQ.260/2020 Minimum wage
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	06/10/2020
  Reference:	OQ.260/2020

  Will the Minister provide Members with details of the proposed review of how the minimum wage is agreed … Deputy J.A. Martin (The Minister for Social Security … It is still not the time …

• Title:	OQ.31/2020 Incorporation of paid bereavement leave into Jersey’s family friendly legislation
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Steve Ahier
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	04/02/2020
  Reference:	OQ.31/2020

  Will the Minister advise the Assembly whether she plans to propose the incorporation of paid bereavement leave … Deputy J.A. Martin of St. Helier (The Minister for Social Security …

• Title:	OQ.338/2020 Banning of exclusivity clauses in zero-hours contracts
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Sam Mézec
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	17/11/2020
  Reference:	OQ.338/2020

  When will the Minister implement the decision made by the States in adopting zero-hours contracts, P.92/2016 … Deputy J.A. Martin of St. Helier (The Minister for Social Security …

• Title:	OQ.138/2020 Consultation in respect of family friendly legislation
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Kirsten Morel
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	02/06/2020
  Reference:	OQ.138/2020

  Will the Minister confirm what consultation, if any, was undertaken with stakeholders prior to lodging the Draft Employment … Deputy J.A. Martin (The Minister for Social Security …

• Title:	OQ.11/2020 Implementation of changes to family friendly legislation
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Louise Doublet
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	21/01/2020
  Reference:	OQ.11/2020

  Will the Minister provide an update on the timescale for implementation of changes to family friendly legislation … Deputy J.A. Martin of St. Helier (The Minister for Social Security …

• Title:	OQ.92/2020 Prospective widening of the eligibility criteria for Income Support during the Coronavirus situation
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	24/03/2020
  Reference:	OQ.92/2020

  Will the Minister agree to widen the eligibility criteria for income support in order to alleviate any hardship caused by the … Deputy J.A. Martin (The Minister for Social Security …

• Title:	OQ.79/2020 Process followed when an Islander was informed of the suspension of their Income Support claim
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Kevin Pamplin
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	09/03/2020
  Reference:	OQ.79/2020

  Will the Minister advise what information is gathered and what process is followed, before an Islander is provided with notice … Deputy J.A. Martin (The Minister for Social Security …

• Title:	OQ.259/2020 Care Needs at Home project
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	06/10/2020
  Reference:	OQ.259/2020

  Will the Minister explain the rationale behind the decision to defer the implementation of the Care Needs at Home … Deputy J.A. Martin of St. Helier (The Minister for Social Security …

• Title:	OQ.275/2020 Child Personal Care benefit
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Kevin Pamplin
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	20/10/2020
  Reference:	OQ.275/2020

  Is it the Minister’s assessment that, with regards to recent cases of families with highly complex medical needs … Deputy J.A. Martin of St. Helier (The Minister for Social Security …

• Title:	OQ.71/2020 Access to healthcare and sickness benefit by those people who had self-isolated as a consequence of the outbreak of Coronavirus
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Robert Ward
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	09/03/2020
  Reference:	OQ.71/2020

  Deputy J.A. Martin (The Minister for Social Security … I am very grateful to the Deputy for raising this issue and I am sorry it is not really out there as it should be …

• Title:	OQ.147/2020 Use of the local workforce during the Covid-19 pandemic
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Inna Gardiner
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	02/06/2020
  Reference:	OQ.147/2020

  Will the Minister advise what strategy is in place, or is to be put in place, to assist with the downturn in … Deputy J.A. Martin of St. Helier (The Minister for Social Security …