States Meeting Summary - 11 June
11th June 2024
Announcement from the Bailiff’s Office
This week’s States Meeting began with the Deputy Bailiff of Jersey, Robert MacRae announcing that His Royal Highness King Charles and Her Royal Highness Queen Camilla will be visiting Jersey on 15 July, when a special meeting of the States Assembly will be held.
Ministers then asked States Members’ questions with notice.
States Members then asked the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Tom Binet; Minister for Housing, Deputy Sam Mezec; and the Chief Minister, Deputy Lyndon Farnham, questions without notice for 15 minutes each.
Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Tom Binet made a statement to the States Assembly in response to the findings of the Jersey Complaints Board in relation to a complaint regarding access to tertiary care, communication from health care providers and the administration of a complaint by the Patient Experience Team.
The Minister for Sustainable Economic Development, Deputy Kirsten Morel, then proposed a new draft Unlawful Public Entertainments (Jersey) Regulations 202- which would provide a framework to make sure that public events can be managed safely with minimal disruption to the public.
This would make the same provision as the 2022 Regulations and would run until July 2027.
The States Assembly voted to APPROVE Deputy Kirsten Morel’s proposition in principle, 39 votes for, 1 vote against, and 3 abstentions. It will now be put to Scrutiny before being brought back to the States Assembly for further debate in the States Meeting beginning Tuesday 16 July.
Watch from the beginning of this afternoon’s recording to watch the Assembly decide on the date that the proposition will now be brought forward to the Assembly.
The Minister for Social Security, Deputy Lyndsay Feltham, proposed Regulations which would amend Jersey Income Support legislation to introduce a new special component under Article 5 of the Law.
The component would recognise the additional non-care costs that result from care being provided at home.
It would provide £30.031 per week in additional financial support for around 265 families & individuals who are on income support and receiving their care from the Long-Term Care scheme.
The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the proposition in the third reading in a standing vote.
The Minister for Treasury and Resources, Deputy Elaine Millar, proposed that the Assembly should approve the new Articles of Association of The States of Jersey Development Company Limited.
The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the proposition unanimously, with 45 votes for.
The Minister for Social Security, Deputy Lyndsay Feltham, proposed to remove the general requirement in the Social Security (Jersey) Law 1974 that insured persons must always make a formal application before being granted an exception from liability to pay contributions.
This aims to ensure that support can be provided to Islanders in circumstances when the Minister is aware that they are entitled to it.
The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the proposition unanimously, with 43 votes for.
Deputy Raluca Kovacs proposed that the Youth Service is made a statutory service enshrined in the Education (Jersey) Law 1999 by January 2026, as amended by the Minister for Children and Families, Connétable Richard Vibert. The Minister’s amendment asked for an evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of making the Youth Service a statutory service, with the findings brought back to the Assembly by the end of March 2026.
The States Assembly voted to APPROVE Deputy Raluca Kovac’s proposition unanimously, as amended by the Minister for Children and Families, with 43 votes for.
The States Meeting then adjourned and will recommence at 9:30am on Tuesday 25 June.
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