I made this speech in general debate on the new population management regime. Sir, the new Law is not perfect. The current Law is not perfect. There never will be a perfect system. It does beg the question, as Deputy Yerby has already done, do we really need a law…
I made this speech in the States on an amendment I seconded to provide more support for seasonal workers. There’s been a lot of noise around the introduction of this law reaching a crescendo in the last few weeks. All of a sudden people have come out of the woodwork…
I made the following speech in the States supporting the birthright aspects in the Population Management Law. I have to say I have felt very uncomfortable about some of the comments made so far in this debate. Saying that people should hold their heads in shame is really unnecessary and…
I made the following speech against an amendment to a policy letter on waste seeking to stop kerbside collections and undertake a review. Sir, Here we go again. How many pages of old speeches have been sent to recycling, how many speeches will be recycled or reused today for that…
I made this speech in the November 2016 debate on selection. Sir, Declaration of interest. LC Governor – very proud to be so given the latest ISI Inspection report that rated it excellent in all categories. Also pleased that Post 16 team not only beat Elizabeth College but was the…
I made the following speech in debate and focused on health and social care. Sir, I will focus on a couple of aspects related to health and social care. As members will be aware and as President of P&R and myself mentioned during the budget debate, significant funding for H&SC…
My speech on the budget debate focused on health and social care. Sir, There are 9 pages devoted entirely to Health and Social Care in this budget and a good chunk of Deputy St Pier’s speech was taken up with it, so it would be remiss of me not to…
I made this speech on the opening of Nouvelle Maraitaine. This was not long after the death of Deputy Dave Jones and a plaque was installed to remember his contribution to the development of extra care housing. I’m delighted to represent the Committee for Health and Social Care on this…
On the last day of the last States meeting of the 21012-2016 term I presented the legacy report of the Public Accounts Committee. I have been proud and honoured to represent the Committee for 4 years and believe it is in a better place than at the start of the…
I laid a successful amendment to the Education Department’s report on Secondary Education in March 2016. My speech is below. Sir, I did think I heard a collective groqn that another amendment would be laid but hopefully this won’t be a mammoth debate as I believe the Education Department will…