I was delighted, as a member of the Dairy Industry Review Board, that we were able to get our report into the industry approved by the States. This was the first time such a report had been successful in 15 years and we believe will give a brighter future for…
I was a member of the Dairy Industry Review Board that presented a report to the States in September 2014 setting out the future strategic direction of the industry. The history of reports in this area has been fraught and I was therefore delighted that we managed, for the first…
I made the following speech in relation to the Policy Council’s report on co-ordination of work at the September 2014 States meeting. Sir, I read this report and I have to say it left me scratching my head somewhat. We hear that PC are a. blaming the fact that…
I made the following speech regarding T&R’s proposals for the SCIP at the July 2014 meeting. Sir, 3 weeks ago we were asked to make a binary choice between executive and committee government and told that the Policy & Resources Committee would just be a co-ordinating Committee, with the States…
I made the following speech in support of the Population Management Group’s proposals in July 2014. Sir, I would just like to say that I think the Population Group have done an excellent job. They have listened and dealt with the major concerns expressed since the original propositions were agreed…
I made the following speech in relation to the requete on Island Wide Voting in July 2014. Sir, like many here I’ve always favoured an element of Island Wide Voting. However, I can’t find myself supporting the requete as the system adopted I believe would be completely unworkable and, perversely,…
I made the following speech in relation to the GFSC’s accounts for 2013 in July 2014. Sir, Over the last 2 years myself and others have made comments in this Assembly about the inexorable rise in costs and fees at the GFSC. Although it has taken time I do believe…
I laid an amendment on behalf of the Public Accounts Committee seeking independent scrutiny of the decision to provide £650k to the Health and Social Services Department to complete the EHSCR project. The big guns were against us that day, not wanting to be scrutinised. It is funny that members…
I made the following speech on the States Accounts in July 2014. This is when the issue of the ‘fake’ FTP saving of £650k was raised. Sir, 3 weeks ago we sat here having 4 extra days set aside to consider the future organisation of the States’ affairs. Yet, I…
I laid successful amendments against the States Review Committee’s proposals for changes to the machinery of government. These focused around the new proposals for the scrutiny function, which I did not believe would be effective. In particular, one dealt with the financial scrutiny function requiring a standing committee and the…