States Meeting on 18 March 2020 (Billet d'État VII, VIII & IX)

Due to the COVID19 pandemic, this Meeting was held at St James Assembly and Concert Hall

• Motion to Amend the Order of Business at the Meeting of the States to be held on 18th March 2020

  • Committee/Body	Title	Proposition Reference
    Policy & Resources Committee	Motion to Amend the Order of Business at the Meeting of the States to be held on 18th March 2020	P.2020/57 - Carried

• Items Deferred From Meeting on 26th February, 2020

  • Billet	Billet Article	Committee/Body	Title	Proposition Reference	Status
    VII	1	Scrutiny Management Committee	Tribunal of Inquiry	P.2020/24	Lost
    		Voting Record	All Propositions [161kb]		Lost (Pour: 17 Contre: 17)
    		Letter of Comment	Policy & Resources Committee [1Mb]	P.2020/24 P&RC Lett Com
    		Amendment 1	Deputy St Pier & Deputy Trott [237kb]	P.2020/24 Amdt 1
    		Voting Record	Rule 26(1) Guillotine Motion [107kb]		Carried (Pour: 18 Contre:11)
    		Voting Record	Amendment 1 [162kb]		Lost (Pour: 11 Contre: 22)
    VII	2	Requête	Requête - Ensuring that a Policy Letter on the policy governing 5G Technology is debated by the States Assembly	P.2020/8	Deferred to 22nd April
    		Letter of Comment	Policy & Resources Committee [1Mb]	P.2020/8 P&RC Lett Com
    		Amendment 1	Deputy Lester Queripel & Deputy Leadbeater [404kb]	P.2020/8 Amdt 1
    		Amendment 2	Deputy De Sausmarez & Deputy Merrett [287kb]	P.2020/8 Amdt 2
    VII	3	Requête	Requête - Suspension of carrying out of works further to proposals for the partial removal of the anti-tank wall in the eastern part of Pembroke Bay (L'Ancresse East) and the managed re-alignment of the coastline in that area	P.2019/143	Deferred to 22nd April
    		Letter of Comment	Policy & Resources Committee [2Mb]	P.2019/143 P&RC Lett Com

• Statements

  • Statement to be given by	Topic
    President, Committee for Employment & Social Security	General Update
    President, Transport Licensing Authority	General Update
    President, Policy & Resources Committee	Statement on Coronavirus
    President, Committee for Health & Social Care	Global Coronavirus Situation
    President, Committee for Education, Sport & Culture	Liberation Day 2020

    A link to each statement is published once it has been delivered in the States Meeting

• Questions

  • Questioner	Responding Committee/Authority	Topic
    Deputy Soulsby	Committee for Home Affairs	Domestic Abuse [262kb] Withdrawn - Questions will be resubmitted under Rule 14
    Deputy Gollop	Committee for Economic Development	Air transportation connectivity issues [260kb]  Withdrawn - Questions will be resubmitted under Rule 14
    Deputy De Lisle	Committee for Employment & Social Security	Over-75 free TV Licence expiring [258kb]  Not asked - Deputy de Lisle was not present at the meeting
    Deputy De Lisle	States' Trading Supervisory Board	Money received for 2 Aurigny aircraft and overall cost of Aurigny to taxpayers [256kb] Not asked - Deputy de Lisle was not present at the meeting

• Elections and Appointments

  • Billet d'Etat	Billet Article	Committee/Body	Title	Proposition Reference	Status
    VIII	1	Policy & Resources Committee	Election of ordinary members of the Guernsey Financial Services Commission	P.2020/45	Carried

• Legislation Laid Before the States

  • The Health Service (Benefit)(Limited List)(Pharmaceutical Benefit)(Amendment) Regulations, 2020

    The Registration of Political Parties (Fees) Regulations, 2020

    The Polling Stations (Hours of Opening) Regulations, 2020

    The Elections (Presence of Candidates at Count) Rules, 2020

    The Electoral Roll (Public Inspection) Rules, 2020

    Plant Health (Enabling Provisions)(Guernsey) Law, 2014 (Commencement)(Amendment) Ordinance, 2020

    Plant Health (Implementation)(Guernsey) Ordinance, 2020

    LEGISLATION LAID BEFORE THE STATES [402kb]

• Propositions and Policy Letters

  • Billet d'Etat	Billet Article	Committee/Body	Title	Proposition Reference	Status
    IX	1	States' Assembly & Constitution Committee	Remote attendance at Committee Meetings and extending proxy voting at States' Meetings	P.2020/55	Carried
    VII	4	Development & Planning Authority	The Island-Development Plan - Five Year Review of the Island Development Plan	P.2020/23	Deferred to 22nd April
    		Amendment 1	Deputy Merrett & Deputy Graham [742kb]	P.2020/23 Amdt 1	Carried
    		Amendment 2	Deputy McSwiggan & Deputy de Sausmarez [278kb]	P.2020/23 Amdt 2
    VII	5	States' Assembly & Constitution Committee	Dates of States' Meetings - 1st September 2021 to 31st August 2024	P.2020/19	Carried
    VII	6	Committee for Home Affairs	Independent Monitoring Panel: Notification of Resignation	P.2020/15	Carried
    VII	7	Committee for Economic Development	Development of Competition Legislation	P.2020/17	Carried
    VII	8	Policy & Resources Committee and the Committee for Employment & Social Security	Transforming Income Tax and Contributions Services - The Final Phase of the Revenue Service Programme	P.2020/20	Carried
    VII	9	Policy & Resources Committee	Establishment of the Social Investment Fund	P.2020/21	Carried (as amended)
    		Amendment 1	Deputy McSwiggan & Deputy Green [248kb]	P.2020/21 Amdt 1	Carried
    VII	10	Committee for Employment & Social Security	Scheme for the Funding of Medical Treatment for Guernsey and Alderney Residents Travelling in the UK	P.2020/22	Carried (as amended)
    		Letter of Comment	Policy & Resources Committee [761kb]	P.2020/22 P&RC Lett Comm
    		Sursis Motive	Deputy Soulsby & Deputy St Pier [387kb]	P.2020/22 Surs	Lost (Pour: 15 Contre: 23 Abstain:1)
    		Voting Record	Voting Record on Sursis Motive [133kb]
    		Amendment 1	Deputy Le Clerc & Deputy Langlois [502kb]	P.2020/22 Amdt 1	Carried Pour:36 Contre: 0
    		Voting Record	Voting Record on Amendment 1 [132kb]
    VII	11	Requête	Extension to the Bailiwick of the UK-US Extradition Treaty of 2003 and changes to the processes relating to the approval of international instruments	P.2020/18	Deferred to 22nd April
    		Letter of Comment	Policy & Resources Committee [1Mb]	P.2020/18 PR&C Lett Comm
    		Sursis	Sursis - Extradition Requete [231kb]	P.2018/18 Surs
    VIII	1	Policy & Resources Committee	Election of ordinary members of the Guernsey Financial Services Commission	P.2020/45	Carried
    VIII	2	Committee for Education, Sport & Culture	Review of the Structure of Secondary & Further Education: Next Steps	P.2020/51	Carried
    		Letter of Comment	Policy & Resources Committee [63kb]	P.2020/51 Lett Comm
    		Sursis Motive	Deputy Meerveld & Deputy Gollop [636kb]	P.2020/51 Surs
    		Voting Record	Vote to suspend the rules to allow the Sursis Motive to be debated [113kb]		Lost (Pour: 11 Contre:15)
    		Voting Record	Proposition 1 [129kb]		Carried
    		Voting Record	Proposition 2 [130kb]		Carried
    		Voting Record	Proposition 3 [129kb]		Carried
    		Voting Record	Proposition 4 [150kb]		Carried
    		Voting Record	Proposition 5 [150kb]		Carried
    		Voting Record	Proposition 6 [130kb]		Carried
    		Voting Record	Proposition 7 [130kb]		Carried
    		Voting Record	Proposition 8 [130kb]		Carried
    		Voting Record	Proposition 9 [130kb]		Carried
    		Voting Record	Proposition 10 [129kb]		Carried
    		Voting Record	Proposition 11 [164kb]		Lost
    		Voting Record	Proposition 12 [130kb]		Carried
    VII	12	Policy & Resources Committee	Schedule for future States' business [316kb]	P.2020/25	Carried

• Urgent Propositions (Lodged under Rule 18)

  • 		Policy & Resources Committee	COVID-19 Pandemic - Initial Economic and Financial Response	P.2020/58	Carried
    		Amendment 1	Deputy Tooley & Deputy Merrett [179kb]	P.2020/58 Amdt 1 (Lost Pour 6 Contre: 30)
    		States Assembly & Constitution Committee	Proposed Postponement of the 2020 General Election	P.2020/60	Deferred to 14th April

     

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