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Next week's States Meeting: Tuesday 4 February

States Assembly

31 January 2025

On Tuesday 4 February, the next meeting of the States Assembly will commence at 9.30am. The meeting takes place in the States Chamber and is open for the public to attend, as well as being broadcast live on our website and on the States Assembly YouTube channel.

Appointments
States Members will be asked to appoint a Member to the Jersey Police Authority.

Oral Questions
States Members will question Ministers for up to 2 hours and 20 minutes. These oral questions will have been issued to them in advance (i.e. ‘with notice’). Details of next week’s oral questions with notice can be found on page 4 of the Order Paper.

The following Ministers will then answer oral questions which they have not been given in advance of the meeting (i.e. ‘without notice’) for 15 minutes each:

Minister for Sustainable Economic Development, Deputy Kirsten Morel
Minister for Treasury and Resources, Deputy Elaine Millar
Chief Minister, Deputy Lyndon Farnham

Public Business
The States Assembly will then begin debating the following topics:

Topics:	More information:
A proposal that details of external meetings attended by Ministers and Assistant Ministers be published monthly in arrears on the Government website, and details of all off-Island travel including the costs incurred be published within 30 days of their return.	Deputy Kristina Moore’s proposition. Note: Deputy Moore has lodged an amendment to her proposition.
A proposal regarding changes to the way modern languages are taught in secondary schools including: The requirement for all students aged between 11 and 16 to study at least one modern language. The requirement for all secondary schools to offer a choice of at least two modern languages, one of which must be French. A request for a review into the delivery of Portuguese language tuition in schools.	Deputy Montfort Tadier’s proposition. Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning’s amendment.
Changes to the Employment and Discrimination Law which would: Increase the maximum number of weeks’ pay due for breaches of an employee’s contract from four weeks to eight. Make amendments to reflect increased amounts and lengths of service which qualify for compensation for unfair dismissal. Allow higher maximum awards for employment-related discrimination claims. Introduce a requirement for employers to provide a written statement of reasons for dismissal.	Minister for Social Security’s proposition. Deputy Malcolm Ferey’s amendment. Deputy Sir Philip Bailhache amendment.
A proposal to introduce new Regulations that would require the appointment of independent advocates to provide support and representation services to children and young people who have a health or development need, are looked after by the Minister, are subject to safeguarding arrangements or who have left care.	Minister for Children and Families’ proposition.
New Regulations to ensure the policy intentions of the Children and Civil Status (Amendments) (Jersey) Law 2024 can be fully enacted. The Law aims to give legal parental status and responsibility to the parents of children born to same-sex couples, mixed-sex couples who conceive using donor sperm or eggs, and those born as a result of surrogacy.	Minister for Children and Families proposition.

A notification when each debate begins, a summary of the proposal and the results of each debate will be shared on the States Assembly X page (formerly Twitter) throughout the meeting. A summary of the meeting will be shared at the end of each day on the news section of the States Assembly website.