I made a commitment in my Manifesto of 2012 that I would oppose GST should it be proposed to the States. Originally it has been the intention of the autohors to include GST as a recommendation in the Personal Tax and Benefits Review. However, as a result of the strength…
I asked the T&R Minister a question following his quarterly update on the States’ financial position in March 2015. The signs were very positive at the time, which was reflected in the Minister’s speech. Contrast this to the budget 6 months later where the outlook suddenly appeared to have worsened,…
The long running saga of paid parking continued in February 2015 with a requete to reverse the decision the previous year to introduce paid parking. On the back of this an amendment was placed by Deputy Lowe to introduce parking clocks. My speech on that amendment is set out below….
I was a member of the group looking at whether it was feasible to bring in a living wage statistic for Guernsey. The conclusion of our work was that, whilst on the face of it the idea was commendable, the calculation was fraught with difficulty. The speech I made in…
I made the following speech against the amendment to allow opting out of the ecclesiastical rates element of parochial taxes. Sir, Let me just say that personally I don’t attend any church and don’t want to go through the moral arguments or disestablishmentarianism here – I am pleased I got…
I made this speech during the debate on the Drug & Alcohol Strategy. I will be brief but I would just like to make 2 or 3 comments on what I think is an excellent report. What did strike me when reading this strategy was how many organisations were…
The following speech was made during the debate on an amendment placed by Deputy de Lisle to construct a full sewage treatment works. Sir, Deputy de Lisle can’t be faulted on his tenacity. The energy he has shown in trying to get this Assembly to change its mind would put someone half…
I have to say I struggled very much knowing how to vote in the transport strategy debate. I did a lot of research beforehand and had a lot of concerns – these are evident in my speeches, which you can read below. It was a very difficult decision for me…
I spoke in relation to report into the Airport terminal project on behalf of the Public Accounts Committee at the December 2014 States meeting. Sir, I will speak specifically in relation to the Public Accounts Committee’s involvement in this report. Those members who were around during the last States will…
I spoke in favour of the Chief Minister’s amendment to the Education Department’s report on the rebuild of La Mare de Carteret. My speech below explains why. Sir, on a personal level, I am very disappointed that despite the hard work of both Ministers, common ground could not be found…
