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States Minutes 8 September 2025

Published on: 8 September 2025

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THE STATES assembled on Monday 8th September 2025, at 2.15 p.m. under the Presidency of the Bailiff ,

Sir Timothy John Le Cocq.

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All members were present at roll call with the exception of –

Connétable Deidre Wendy Mezbourian of St. Lawrence – en défaut

Deputy Kristina Louise Moore of St. Mary , St. Ouen and St. Peter – excused attendance

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Prayers read by the Greffier of the States  __________________

Standing Order 55A – remote participation

THE STATES, with reference to their Act dated 14th September 2021, in which they had agreed that, notwithstanding Standing Order 55A(1), Members who did not wish to attend in the States Chamber might continue to take part in States meetings using Microsoft Teams (until the States had considered and voted upon a proposition to re-apply Standing Order 55A(1) or to repeal or vary the terms of the Standing Order), assembled in accordance with Standing Order 55A with Members able to participate remotely using Microsoft Teams. The following Members attended remotely, either for all or part of the meeting –

Deputy Thomas Antony Coles of St. Helier South

Subordinate enactments tabled

The following enactments were tabled, namely –

Prison (Jersey) Amendment Rules 2025  R&O.38/2025. Minister for Justice and Home Affairs.

Sea Fisheries (Spider Crabs - Restrictions on Fishing) (Jersey) Amendment Order  R&O.39/2025. 2025.

Minister for the Environment.

Road Traffic ( St. Brelade ) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2025.  R&O.40/2025. Minister for Infrastructure.

Employment (Awards) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2025.  R&O.41/2025. Minister for Social Security.

Employment and Discrimination Tribunal (Procedure) (Jersey) Amendment Order  R&O.42/2025. 2025.

Minister for Social Security.

Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of Global Irregular Migration and  R&O.43/2025. Trafficking) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2025.

Minister for External Relations.

Collective Investment Funds (Jersey Private Funds) Order 2025.  R&O.44/2025. Minister for External Relations.

Road Traffic ( St. Peter ) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2025.  R&O.45/2025. Minister for Infrastructure.

Road Traffic ( St. Mary ) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2025.  R&O.46/2025. Minister for Infrastructure.

Road Traffic ( Trinity ) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2025.  R&O.47/2025. Minister for Infrastructure.

Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (Jersey) Amendment No. 2 Order 2025.  R&O.48/2025. Minister for Infrastructure.

Employment (Minimum Wage – Trainees) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2025.  R&O.49/2025. Minister for Social Security.

Proceeds of Crime (Low Risk Financial Services Business) (Jersey) Amendment Order  R&O.50/2025. 2025.

Minister for External Relations.

Documents presented

Draft Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.24/2025): amendments –  P.24/2025. comments.  Amds.Com. Presented: 4th September 2025, Minister for Housing.

Draft Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.24/2025): amendment  P.24/2025. (P.24/2025 Amd.) – amendment (P.24/2025 Amd.Amd.) – Children's Rights Impact  Amd.Amd. Assessment.  Add. Presented: 26th August 2025, Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel.

Draft Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.24/2025): amendment  P.24/2025. (P.24/2025 Amd.) – second amendment. (P.24/2025 Amd.Amd.(2)) – Children's Rights  Amd. Impact Assessment.  Amd.(2). Presented: 1st September 2025, Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade .  Add.

Draft  Residential  Tenancy  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.24/2025):  third  P.24/2025. amendment (P.24/2025 Amd.(3)) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment.  Amd.(3). Presented: 21st August 2025, Deputy J. Renouf of St. Brelade .  Add.

Draft  Residential  Tenancy  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.24/2025):  fourth  P.24/2025. amendment (P.24/2025 Amd.(4)) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment.  Amd.(4). Presented: 26th August 2025, Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel.  Add.

Draft  Residential  Tenancy  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.24/2025):  fourth  P.24/2025. amendment  (P.24/2025  Amd.(4))   amendment.  (P.24/2025  Amd.(4).Amd.)   Amd.(4). Children's Rights Impact Assessment.  Amd.Add. Presented: 2nd September 2025, Minister for Housing.

Draft Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.24/2025): fifth amendment  P.24/2025. (P.24/2025 Amd.(5)) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment.  Amd.(5). Presented: 26th August 2025, Minister for Housing.  Add. Draft  Residential  Tenancy  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.24/2025):  sixth  P.24/2025. amendment (P.24/2025 Amd.(6)) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment.  Amd.(6). Presented: 26th August 2025, Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade .  Add.

Draft  Residential  Tenancy  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.24/2025):  sixth  P.24/2025. amendment (P.56/2025 Amd.(6)) – amendment (P.24/2025 Amd.(6).Amd.) – Children's  Amd.(6). Rights Impact Assessment.  Amd.Add. Presented: 1st September 2025, Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade .

Draft Children and Civil Status (Consequential Amendments) (Jersey) Amendment No.  P.55/2025. 2 Regulations 202- (P.55/2025): comments.  Com. Presented: 3rd September 2025, Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel.

Draft Elections (Senators) (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.56/2025): amendment  P.56/2025. (P.56/2025 Amd.) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment.  Amd. Presented: 20th August 2025, Connétable of St. Helier .  Add.

Draft Elections (Senators) (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.56/2025): amendment  P.56/2025. (P.56/2025 Amd.) – comments.  Amd.Com. Presented: 4th September 2025, Privileges and Procedures Committee.

Draft  Elections  (Senators)  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.56/2025):  second  P.56/2025. amendment (P.56/2025 Amd.(2)) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment.  Amd.(2). Presented: 22nd August 2025, Comité des Connétable s  Add.

Draft  Elections  (Senators)  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.56/2025):  second  P.56/2025. amendment (P.56/2025 Amd.(2)) – comments.  Amd.(2). Presented: 4th September 2025, Privileges and Procedures Committee.  Com.

Draft  Elections  (Senators)  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.56/2025):  third  P.56/2025. amendment (P.56/2025 Amd.(3)) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment.  Amd.(3). Presented: 26th August 2025, Deputy H.L. Jeune of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity .  Add.

Draft  Elections  (Senators)  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.56/2025):  third  P.56/2025. amendment (P.56/2025 Amd.(3)) – amendment (P.56/2025 Amd.(3).Amd.) – Children's  Amd.(3). Rights Impact Assessment.  Amd.Add. Presented: 4th September 2025, Deputy H.L. Jeune of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity .

Draft  Elections  (Senators)  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.56/2025):  fourth  P.56/2025. amendment (P.56/2025 Amd.(4)) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment.  Amd.(4). Presented: 26th August 2025, Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade .  Add.

Draft  Elections  (Senators)  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.56/2025):  fourth  P.56/2025. amendment (P.56/2025 Amd.(4)) – comments.  Amd.(4). Presented: 4th September 2025, Privileges and Procedures Committee.  Com.

Draft  Elections  (Senators)  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.56/2025):  fourth  P.56/2025. amendment (P.56/2025 Amd.(4)) – comments.  Amd.(4). Presented: 4th September 2025, Comité des Connétable s.  Com.(2).

Draft Regulation of Care (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.57/2025) – Children's  P.57/2025. Rights Impact Assessment.  Add. Presented: 14th July 2025, Minister for the Environment.

Extension of Section 75 (Electronic Travel Authorisations) of the Nationality and  P.58/2025. Borders Act 2022 to Jersey (P.58/2025) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment.  Add. Presented: 21st July 2025, Chief Minister.

Extension of Section 75 (Electronic Travel Authorisations) of the Nationality and  P.58/2025. Borders Act 2022 to Jersey (P.58/2025): comments.  Com. Presented: 3rd September 2025, Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel.

Extension of Section 75 (Electronic Travel Authorisations) of the Nationality and  P.58/2025. Borders Act 2022 to Jersey (P.58/2025): amendment (P.58/2025 Amd.) – comments.  Amd.Com. Presented: 5th September 2025, Minister for Justice and Home Affairs.

Draft  Income  Support  (Parents,  Children  and  Housing)  (Jersey)  Amendment  P.59/2025. Regulations 202- (P.59/2025) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment.  Add. Presented: 21st July 2025, Minister for Social Security.

Draft  Income  Support  (Parents,  Children  and  Housing)  (Jersey)  Amendment  P.59/2025. Regulations 202-. (P.59/2025): Addendum.  Add.(2). Presented: 1st August 2025, Minister for Social Security.  (re-issue).

Statutory  Pre-Sale  Agreements  for  Standard  Residential  Property  Transactions  P.61/2025. (P.61/2025) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment.  Add. Presented: 4th August 2025, Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North .

Draft Telecommunications Law (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202- (P.62/2025) –  P.62/2025. Children's Rights Impact Assessment.  Add. Presented: 14th August 2025, Minister for Sustainable Economic Development.

Draft Dogs Law (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202- (P.63/2025) – Children's Rights  P.63/2025. Impact Assessment.  Add. Presented: 19th August 2025, Comité des Connétable s.

Draft  Assisted  Dying  (Jersey)  Law  202-  (P.65/2025)   Children's  Rights  Impact  P.65/2025. Assessment.  Add. Presented: 2nd September 2025, Council of Ministers.

Les  Quennevais  Parade  and  Precinct  (P.67/2025)   Children's  Rights  Impact  P.67/2025. Assessment.  Add. Presented: 5th September 2025, Deputy H.M. Miles of St. Brelade .

Commercial properties and leases: improved administration (P.68/2025) – Children's  P.68/2025. Rights Impact Assessment.  Add. Presented: 5th September 2025, Deputy H.M. Miles of St. Brelade .

Grants and Subsidies – Follow Up (R.62/2025): Executive Response.  R.62/2025. Presented: 17th July 2025, Public Accounts Committee.  Res.

Strategic Property Management (R.72/2025): Executive Response.  R.72/2025. Presented: 29th July 2025, Public Accounts Committee.  Res.

States of Jersey Complaints Board Findings (R.101/2025): Ministerial Response.  R.101/2025. Presented: 2nd September 2025, Minister for the Environment.  Res. States  of  Jersey  Law  2005:  delegation  of  functions   Minister  for  Treasury  and  R.112/2025. Resources – Delegated Authority July 2025.

Presented: 11th July 2025, Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Safeguarding Arrangements 2025.  R.113/2025. Presented: 15th July 2025, Minister for Justice and Home Affairs.

Jersey's signature of the new Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on  R.114/2025. the OECD's new Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF).

Presented: 17th July 2025, Minister for External Relations.

Jersey's Signature of the Addendum to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement  R.115/2025. on automatic exchange of financial account information ("CRS Addendum").

Presented: 17th July 2025, Minister for External Relations.

Land Transactions under Standing Order 168(3) – Sale of Land – Caroldene.  R.116/2025. Presented: 18th July 2025, Minister for Infrastructure.  (re-issue).

Land Transactions under Standing Order 168(3) – Sale of Land – Overdale Sub-station.  R.117/2025. Presented: 18th July 2025, Minister for Infrastructure.

Financial Management and Internal Control – Follow Up.  R.118/2025. Presented: 23rd July 2025, Comptroller and Auditor General.

Meetings of the States in 2026 and 2027.  R.119/2025. Presented: 29th July 2025, Privileges and Procedures Committee.

Jersey Gambling Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2024.  R.120/2025. Presented: 1st August 2025, Minister for Sustainable Economic Development.

States of Jersey Police Annual Report 2024.  R.121/2025. Presented: 7th August 2025, Minister for Justice and Home Affairs.

Transfers between Heads of Expenditure under the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019:  R.122/2025. Article 18 – 1st August 2025.

Presented: 8th August 2025, Minister for Treasury and Resources.

States of Jersey Prison Service: Annual Report 2024.  R.123/2025. Presented: 11th August 2025, Minister for Justice and Home Affairs.

Jersey Consumer Council 2024 Annual Report.  R.124/2025. Presented: 14th August 2025, Minister for Sustainable Economic Development.

Land Transactions Under Standing Order 168(3) – Lease – 12 Maison d'Azette.  R.125/2025. Presented: 14th August 2025, Minister for Infrastructure.

Transfers between Heads of Expenditure under the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019:  R.126/2025. Article 18 – 15th August 2025.

Presented: 15th August 2025, Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Commissioner for Standards: Investigation of Complaint of Breach of the Code of  R.127/2025. Conduct for Elected Members by Deputy P.F.C. Ozouf of St. Saviour .

Presented: 20th August 2025, Privileges and Procedures Committee.

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Concluding Observations report: Government  R.128/2025. of Jersey response.

Presented: 21st August 2025, Minister for Children and Families.

Critical Infrastructure Resilience – Transport Links.  R.129/2025. Presented: 29th August 2025, Comptroller and Auditor General.

Finance Law Delegation Report for the six-month period to 30th June 2025.  R.130/2025. Presented: 29th August 2025, Minister for Treasury and Resources.

States Of Jersey Complaints Board: Findings – Complaint by Ms. M. Le Cornu against  R.131/2025. the Minister for the Environment regarding a decision of the Environment Department

not to issue an abatement notice in accordance with the Statutory Nuisances (Jersey)

Law 1999.

Presented: 1st September 2025, Privileges and Procedures Committee.

Appointment of Commissioners of the Jersey Financial Services Commission.  R.132/2025. Presented: 5th September 2025, Minister for External Relations.

Transfers between Heads of Expenditure under the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2019:  R.133/2025. Article 18 – 5th September 2025

Presented: 5th September 2025, Minister for Treasury and Resources.

Procurement by the Government of Jersey (P.A.C.2/2025): Executive Response.  P.A.C.2/2025. Presented: 5th September 2025, Public Accounts Committee.  Res.

States of Jersey Annual Report and Accounts 2024.  P.A.C.3/2025. Presented: 31st July 2025, Public Accounts Committee.

Draft Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- Review.  S.R.3/2025. Presented: 19th August 2025, Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Panel.  (re-issue).

Notification of lodged propositions

Draft Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.24/2025): amendment  P.24/2025. (P.24/2025 Amd.) – amendment.  Amd.Amd. Lodged: 26th August 2025, Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel.

Draft Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.24/2025): amendment  P.24/2025. (P.24/2025 Amd.) – second amendment.  Amd.Amd. Lodged: 1st September 2025, Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade .  (2).

Draft  Residential  Tenancy  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.24/2025):  third  P.24/2025. amendment.  Amd.(3). Lodged: 21st August 2025, Deputy J. Renouf of St. Brelade .

Draft  Residential  Tenancy  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.24/2025):  fourth  P.24/2025. amendment.  Amd.(4). Lodged: 26th August 2025, Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel.

Draft  Residential  Tenancy  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.24/2025):  fourth  P.24/2025. amendment (P.24/2025 Amd.(4)) – amendment.  Amd.(4). Lodged: 2nd September 2025, Minister for Housing.  Amd. Draft  Residential  Tenancy  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.24/2025):  fifth  P.24/2025. amendment.  Amd.(5). Lodged: 26th August 2025, Minister for Housing.

Draft  Residential  Tenancy  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.24/2025):  sixth  P.24/2025. amendment.  Amd.(6). Lodged: 26th August 2025, Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade .

Draft  Residential  Tenancy  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.24/2025):  sixth  P.24/2025. amendment (P.56/2025 Amd.(6)) – amendment.  Amd.(6). Lodged: 1st September 2025, Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade .  Amd.

Draft Elections (Senators) (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.56/2025): amendment.  P.56/2025. Lodged: 20th August 2025, Connétable of St. Helier .  Amd.

Draft  Elections  (Senators)  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.56/2025):  second  P.56/2025. amendment.  Amd.(2). Lodged: 22nd August 2025, Comité des Connétable s.

Draft  Elections  (Senators)  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.56/2025):  third  P.56/2025. amendment.  Amd.(3). Lodged: 26th August 2025, Deputy H.L. Jeune of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity .

Draft  Elections  (Senators)  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.56/2025):  third  P.56/2025. amendment (P.56/2025 Amd.(3)) – amendment.  Amd.(3). Lodged: 4th September 2025, Deputy H.L. Jeune of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity .  Amd.

Draft  Elections  (Senators)  (Jersey)  Amendment  Law  202-  (P.56/2025):  fourth  P.56/2025. amendment.  Amd.(4). Lodged: 26th August 2025, Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade .

Draft Regulation of Care (Jersey) Amendment Law 202-.  P.57/2025. Lodged: 14th July 2025, Minister for the Environment.

Extension of Section 75 (Electronic Travel Authorisations) of the Nationality and  P.58/2025. Borders Act 2022 to Jersey.

Lodged: 21st July 2025, Chief Minister.

Extension of Section 75 (Electronic Travel Authorisations) of the Nationality and  P.58/2025. Borders Act 2022 to Jersey (P.58/2025): amendment.  Amd. Lodged: 2nd September 2025, Deputy Sir P.M. Bailhache of St. Clement .

Draft  Income  Support  (Parents,  Children  and  Housing)  (Jersey)  Amendment  P.59/2025. Regulations 202-.

Lodged: 21st July 2025, Minister for Social Security.

Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal: Appointment of Members.  P.60/2025. Lodged: 1st August 2025, Minister for Social Security.

Statutory Pre-Sale Agreements for Standard Residential Property Transactions.  P.61/2025. Lodged: 4th August 2025, Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North .

Draft Telecommunications Law (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-.  P.62/2025. Lodged: 14th August 2025, Minister for Sustainable Economic Development.

STATES MINUTES

Draft Dogs Law (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-. Lodged: 19th August 2025, Comité des Connétable s.

Suspension: Deputy P.F.C. Ozouf of St. Saviour .

Lodged: 20th August 2025, Privileges and Procedures Committee.

Draft Assisted Dying (Jersey) Law 202-.

Lodged: 2nd September 2025, Council of Ministers.

Jersey Police Complaints Authority: Re-Appointment of Members. Lodged: 4th September 2025, Minister for Justice and Home Affairs.

Les Quennevais Parade and Precinct.

Lodged: 5th September 2025, Deputy H.M. Miles of St. Brelade .

Commercial properties and leases: improved administration. Lodged: 5th September 2025, Deputy H.M. Miles of St. Brelade .


8th September 2025

P.63/2025. P.64/2025. P.65/2025. P.66/2025. P.67/2025.

P.68/2025.


Withdrawal of lodged propositions

THE STATES noted that, in accordance with Standing Order 34(1), the proposer of  the following proposition lodged "au Greffe" had informed the Greffier of the States that it had been withdrawn –

Amendments to Standing Orders – Revised Code of Conduct.  P.35/2025. Lodged: 30th April 2025, Privileges and Procedures Committee.

Written Questions

(see Official Report/Hansard)

WQ.308/2025  1.  The Minister for Health and Social Services had tabled an answer on 14th July 2025 to a

question asked by Deputy L.K.F. Stephenson of St. Mary , St. Ouen and St. Peter regarding In-Vitro Fertilisation funding.

WQ.309/2025  2.  The Minister for the Environment had tabled an answer on 14th July 2025 to a question asked

by Deputy K.L. Moore of St. Mary , St. Ouen and St. Peter regarding property inspections since the introduction of the Rented Dwelling Licensing Scheme in May 2024.

WQ.310/2025  3.  The Minister for Infrastructure had tabled an answer on 14th July 2025 to a question asked

by Deputy H.L. Jeune of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity regarding effective waste management at public events.

WQ.311/2025  4.  The Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning had tabled an answer on 14th July 2025

to a question asked by Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North regarding children at risk of suicide .

Oral Questions

(see Official Report/Hansard)

OQ.201/2025  1.   Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier Central asked a question of the Minister for Health and

Social Services regarding the difference between unbearable suffering for terminal patients and unbearable suffering for patients with incurable illness.

OQ.193/2025  2.   Deputy R.S. Kovacs of St. Saviour asked a question of the Chair of the Privileges and

Procedures Committee regarding the possible introduction of a recall election process for States Members.

OQ.181/2025  3.   Deputy M.B. Andrews of St. Helier North asked a question of the Chief Minister regarding

the Minister for the Environment's decision not to attend the States of Jersey Complaints Panel hearing held on 31st July 2025.

OQ.183/2025  4.   Deputy D.J. Warr of St. Helier South asked a question of the Minister for Sustainable

Economic Development regarding the economic and social impact should Jersey Zoo close. OQ.196/2025  5.   Deputy K.M.   Wilson  of St.  Clement asked  a  question of the Minister for Sustainable

Economic Development regarding freight costs before and after the introduction of the new

flat rate card.

OQ.188/2025  6.   Deputy J. Renouf of St. Brelade asked a question of the Minister for Health and Social

Services regarding the review of elective surgery.

OQ.195/2025  7.   Deputy A.F. Curtis of St. Clement asked a question of the Minister for Treasury and

Resources regarding the Aviemore site.

OQ.182/2025  8.   Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade asked a question of the Chair of the Privileges and

Procedures  Committee  regarding the  anticipated  enactment date  of the  Draft Elections (Senators) (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.56/2025).

OQ.202/2025  9.   Deputy P.F.C. Ozouf of St. Saviour asked a question of the Minister for Infrastructure

regarding the Island's fuel supply.

OQ.199/2025  10.   Deputy I. Gardiner of St. Helier North asked a question of the Minister for Health and Social

Services regarding enabling Nurse Independent Prescribers to issue medical certificates.  OQ.179/2025  11.   Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour asked a question of the Minister for Justice and Home

Affairs regarding hate crime legislation.

OQ.190/2025  12.   Deputy L.K.F. Stephenson of St. Mary , St. Ouen and St. Peter asked a question of the

Assistant Minister for Health and Social Services regarding In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatment.

OQ.186/2025  13.   Deputy H.L. Jeune of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity asked a question of the Minister for

Social Security regarding the trainee minimum wage.

OQ.192/2025  14.   Deputy C.D. Curtis of St. Helier Central asked a question of the Minister for Justice and Home

Affairs regarding the provision of lifts by unregulated, non-DBS checked drivers without adequate insurance coverage.

OQ.184/2025  15.  The Connétable of St. Helier asked a question of the Minister for the Environment regarding

the Northern Quarter development.

OQ.198/2025  16.   Deputy I. Gardiner of St. Helier North asked a question of the Minister for Housing regarding

emergency accommodation in Jersey.

OQ.200/2025  17.   Deputy J. Renouf of St. Brelade asked a question of the Minister for the Environment

regarding the former Nude Dunes restaurant at La Pulente.

OQ.180/2025  18.   Deputy L.M.C. Doublet of St. Saviour asked a question of the Minister for Social Security

regarding  the  United  Nations  Convention  on  the  Rights  of  Persons  with  Disabilities (UNCRPD).

OQ.203/2025  19.   Deputy P.F.C. Ozouf of St. Saviour asked a question of the Minister for the Environment

regarding amendments to the Bridging Island Plan.

OQ.197/2025  20.   Deputy K.M.   Wilson  of St.  Clement asked  a  question of the Minister for Sustainable

Economic Development regarding the economy in the Summer season.

OQ.189/2025  21.   Deputy D.J. Warr of St. Helier South asked a question of the Minister for the Environment

regarding pesticides containing PFAS.

THE STATES noted that, in accordance with Standing Order 63(9), a written response would be provided to the following oral questions that had not been asked during the time allowed at the meeting –

OQ.187/2025  1.   Deputy H.L. Jeune of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity of the Minister for International

Development regarding humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza.

OQ.194/2025  2.   Deputy R.S. Kovacs of St. Saviour of the Minister for Housing regarding misinformation on

the Draft Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202-.

OQ.191/2025  3.   Deputy L.K.F. Stephenson of St. Mary , St. Ouen and St. Peter of the Minister for Education

and Lifelong Learning regarding modelling to predict the demand for States secondary school places.

Oral Questions without notice (see Official Report/Hansard)

The Minister for Health and Social Services answered questions without notice from members. The Minister for Housing answered questions without notice from members.

The Chief Minister answered questions without notice from members.

Personal statement

(see Official Report/Hansard)

Deputy Philip Francis Cyril Ozouf of St. Saviour made a personal statement. Adjournment

THE STATES adjourned, having agreed to reconvene on Tuesday 9th September 2025 for a Statement from the Minister for the Environment and consideration of the propositions listed for debate at the meeting.

THE STATES rose at 5.45 p.m.

L.-M. HART Greffier of the States