Questions

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• Title:	9706 Television licences for residents aged over 75
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Montfort Tadier
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	15/11/2016
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  Will the Chief Minister also confirm that it is his policy to pursue parity for Jersey’s … the issue and, if none, will the Chief Minister undertake to engage jointly with Guernsey on …

• Title:	The department’s cooperation with the Napier review into the suspension of the former Chief of the States of Jersey Police
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:
  Question date:	22/03/2016
  Reference:

  the letter was from the Attorney General to the Chief Minister and that is the one I was asking for …

• Title:	9765 Proposals in the Draft Budget Statement 2017 to increase fuel duty
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Kevin Lewis
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	12/12/2016
  Reference:	OQ.9765/2016

  Further to the proposal to increase the duty on both petrol and diesel road fuel … Senator I.J. Gorst (The Chief Minister … Senator P.F.C. Ozouf (Assistant Chief Minister - rapporteur …

• Title:	The defence of defamatory statements
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	22/03/2016
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  Will the Chief Minister set out the policy of the Council of Ministers, if any, regarding … Would the Chief Minister also advise whether he agree that all Ministers and States …

• Title:	(9556) Net inward migration
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	12/07/2016
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  Will the Chief Minister advise members how many dependents accompanied the 1,500 people … this information is not available will the Chief Minister explain why it is not available …

• Title:	The extension of freedom of information legislation to companies owned or controlled by the States
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Carolyn Labey
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	23/02/2016
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  WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER … Given that the Chief Minister was requested to bring forward legislation to give effect to …

• Title:	9674 Visits undertaken by elected Members of gthe Government and officers of States Departments
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Sam Mézec
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	01/11/2016
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  Will the Chief Minister provide the details of all visits undertaken in the last 5 years … In addition, the Chief Minister publishes travel and entertainment figures incurred by …

• Title:	(9549) Negotiations in respect of proposals to reduce newly qualified teachers' salaries
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	12/07/2016
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  WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER … Will the Chief Minister withdraw this proposal to allow time for proper negotiation to …

• Title:	Potential reductions in retail gas tariffs
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	23/02/2016
  Reference:

  WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER … CICRA agreed Terms of Reference with the Assistant Chief Minister to carry out a stage one assessment …

• Title:	9689 The defence of defamatory statements
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	01/11/2016
  Reference:

  WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER … given on 22nd March 2016, would the Chief Minister advise whether, in instances where States …

• Title:	Origin of annual additional income received by States of Jersey from Office of Communications Ofcom
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Tracey Vallois
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	02/02/2016
  Reference:

  Could the Minister explain the origin of the annual additional income received by … Senator I.J. Gorst (The Chief Minister … Senator P.F.C. Ozouf (Assistant Chief Minister - rapporteur …

• Title:	Reasons for the decision not to put the La Collette fuel farm lease out to tender
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Kevin Lewis
  Answered by:	Minister for Infrastructure
  Question date:	22/03/2016
  Reference:

  As the Chief Minister or the Assistant Chief Minister will explain in the response to a … well, that brings us on to question 10 that Deputy Mézec will ask of the Chief Minister …

• Title:	Likely effects of a fourth industrial revolution on the Island's economy
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	02/02/2016
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  WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER … BY DEPUTY M.R. HIGGINS OF ST. HELIER … Will the Chief Minister advise members what research, if any, has been carried out in the …

• Title:	(9357) The effect of the leak of confidential documents from Mossack Fonseca upon Jersey as an international finance centre
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	12/04/2016
  Reference:

  Will the Chief Minister advise members what effect, if any, the leak of confidential … Following a statement made by the Chief Minister in July 2014 Jersey has further tackled …

• Title:	9750 Utility tariffs in the Island
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	12/12/2016
  Reference:	WQ.9750/2016

  Regulation and responsibility for this is led by Assistant Chief Minister, Senator Ozouf … The Assistant Chief Minister will continue to work with CICRA to monitor trends in these …

• Title:	9635 Media training
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Sam Mézec
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	11/10/2016
  Reference:

  WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER … BY DEPUTY S.Y. MÉZEC OF ST. HELIER … Has the Chief Minister received media training funded by the Department since his current …

• Title:	(9360) Addressing tax secrecy
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	12/04/2016
  Reference:

  WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER … Mosseck Fonseca likely to have on the Chief Minister’s response to the requirement set out by the …

• Title:	9672 The granting of Entitled status on economic and social grounds
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Sam Mézec
  Answered by:	Chief Minister
  Question date:	01/11/2016
  Reference:

  WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER … BY DEPUTY S.Y. MÉZEC OF ST. HELIER … force, how many times has the Chief Minister granted 'Entitled' status under section 2(1 …

• Title:	(9568) Alwitry complaints board
  Question type:	Urgent
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Health and Social Services
  Question date:	12/07/2016
  Reference:	UOQ.9568/2016

  we are open-minded on this, I joined with the Chief Minister in asking the chair of the Appointments …

• Title:	Complaints made about telephone providers
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Montfort Tadier
  Answered by:	Council of Ministers
  Question date:	23/02/2016
  Reference:

  The Assistant Chief Minister has received a small number of complaints from individuals … The Assistant Chief Minister is aware of one outstanding complaint regarding a change to a …