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Reform Jersey's parliamentary members will be asking the following questions at the next States Assembly sitting on Tuesday 2nd November 2021 -


Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for the Environment –

“Following the transfer of responsibilities under the Regulation of Care (Jersey) Law 2014 to his portfolio, will the Minister explain what responsibilities under the Law fall to him and advise whether he has undertaken any assessment of whether it remains appropriate for those responsibilities to sit with him?”


Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for Health and Social Services –

“Is it the Minister’s assessment that there is a recruitment crisis for Health and Care workers that is affecting service delivery; if so, will he state what steps he is taking to address it; and if not, will he explain why not?”


Deputy R.J. Ward of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Children and Education –

“Will the Minister advise what his policy is on the level of funding that should be available in school budgets to spend on teaching materials (once the basics of staffing and running costs are covered), providing the answer either as a ‘per pupil’ amount or as a percentage of the school budget?”


Senator S.Y. Mézec will ask the following question of the Minister for the Environment –

“Following the publication of ‘Plan B’ sites for the Bridging Island Plan, to provide contingency to protect the level of supply for affordable housing if some ‘Plan A’ sites were removed, will the Minister explain whether he will support P.96/2021 and the twenty-fifth and forty-first amendments to the Bridging Island Plan which would, if adopted, protect the overall supply of affordable housing without needing to rezone more green fields?”


Senator S.Y. Mézec will ask the following question of the Minister for Home Affairs –

“Will the Minister outline what the process is for people with severe hearing impairments to contact the emergency services if they cannot speak over a telephone; and will he further state what training, if any, emergency services responders have received to support individuals in this position?”


Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade will ask the following question of the Minister for the Environment –

“Further to the answer to Written Question 170/2018, in which the Minister stated that “air quality across the Island is generally very good”, will the Minister state the locations at which real-time air-quality monitoring is currently being carried out around the Island?”


Deputy G.P Southern of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Children and Education –

“Following comments made by Haute Vallée’s Chair of Governors at a recent Scrutiny Panel hearing, will the Minister advise what action he intends to take to reassure students and staff at the school that the Government is committed to putting children and young people first?”


Deputy R.J. Ward of St. Helier will ask the following question of the Minister for Treasury and Resources –

“Will the Minister state the total number of individuals currently residing in Jersey that are classed as ‘2(1)(e)’ High Value Residents, and advise whether or not any serving States members hold this status?”