This week's States Meeting
20th September 2022
This week's States Meeting will commence this morning, Tuesday 20 September, at 9:30am. The entire meeting will be broadcast live via Public-I from the States Chamber.
To begin the meeting, the Assembly will appoint one member of the Scrutiny Liaison Committee as a member of the Privileges and Procedures Committee. Nominations to follow include the Connétable of St Ouen for the role of a non-elected member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), three non-elected members of the PAC and the Connétable of Grouville for the role of a member of the Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel. Two Members of the Jersey Police Authority will also be appointed by the States Assembly.
States Members will ask Ministers up to two hours and 20 minutes of oral questions, which have been issued to them in advance (i.e. 'with notice'). Details of this week's oral questions with notice can be found on page 29 of the Order Paper. The following Ministers will answer oral questions which they have not been given in advance of the meeting (i.e., 'without notice') for 15 minutes each:
The Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Karen Wilson;
The Minister for Home Affairs, Deputy Helen Miles; and
The Chief Minister, Deputy Kristina Moore
After question time, the following topics will be debated (in this order):
Topics: | More information: |
Alignment of minimum wage with living wage | Deputy Sam Mézec's proposition and the Council of Ministers' amendment |
Cost of living Mini-Budget | Council of Ministers' proposition
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Raising the rate of personal income tax to 25% | Deputy Mézec's fourth amendment to the Mini-Budget |
Introduction of a new personal tax allowance | Deputy Tom Coles' sixth amendment to the Mini-Budget |
Compensation in Income Support for the rise in Retail Price Index since 2014 (the debate of this proposition is subject to the minimum lodging period being reduced) | Deputy Geoff Southern's ninth amendment to the Mini-Budget |
Reducing Social Security contributions in fixed sums (the debate of this proposition is subject to the minimum lodging period being reduced) | Deputy Southern's tenth amendment to the Mini-Budget |
Reducing Social Security contributions for an extra three months | Deputy Catherine Curtis' fifth amendment to the Mini-Budget |
Access to and deadline of the Community Cost Bonus | Deputy Lyndsay Feltham's third amendment to the Mini-Budget and Council of Ministers' amendment to the third amendment |
Introduction of rent controls | Deputy Mézec's second amendment to the Mini-Budget |
The Mini-Budget, as amended | |
Please note that the following propositions will be proposed subject to the approval of the Mini Budget and amendments to the Mini Budget.
Temporary 12% increase to income tax thresholds and allowances | Minister for Treasury and Resources' draft Law and addendum |
Temporary 2% cut to Social Security contributions | Minister for Social Security's draft Regulations and Deputy Geoff Southern's amendment (the debate of this amendment is subject to the minimum lodging period being reduced)
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Doubling the Community Cost Bonus
| Minister for Social Security's draft Regulations |
Access to the Community Cost Bonus | Deputy Feltham's amendment to the Minister for Social Security's Regulations and the Minister for Social Security's amendment to Deputy Feltham's amendment |
Extension of the Community Cost Bonus | Deputy Feltham's second amendment to the Minister for Social Security's Regulations |
Temporary £70 a month cold weather payments | Minister for Social Security's Regulations
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After debates on the Mini-Budget have concluded, the following will be proposed:
Appointment of Non-Executive Director to States of Jersey Development Company | Minister for Treasury and Resources' proposition |
Composition of Rent Tribunal | Deputy Geoff Southern's proposition and the Minister for Treasury and Resources' amendment |
Pension Plus Scheme | Deputy Scott's proposition
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A notification when each debate begins, a summary of the proposal and the results of each debate will be shared on the States Assembly Twitter and Facebook pages throughout the meeting, which is expected to extend beyond Tuesday.
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