THE Chief Minister has hit back at accusations that his government has a “silo mentality without a clear leadership structure” – claiming that he has a “good structure” and has “worked extremely hard to build a political consensus”. Deputy Lyndon Farnham told the Common Strategic Policy Review Panel that the Council of Ministers has “regular” […]
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Health Minister did not breach ministerial code, investigation finds
THE Health Minister has been cleared of breaching the ministerial code of conduct after his “unorthodox” approach to arranging a meeting with Hospital consultants, bypassing senior Health leadership, was found not have been motivated by “personal biases” or “political motivations”. The complaint against Deputy Tom Binet – which alleged he had breached multiple sections of […]
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Revitalisation of St Helier promoted in proposed change to Budget
THE government will be required to provide £500,000 in funding towards the regeneration of St Helier, if proposals submitted by a backbench politician are backed by the States Assembly. Deputy Inna Gardiner has submitted an amendment to the forthcoming Budget, calling for ministers to follow through on their commitment to revitalise parts of town, in […]
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Head of civil service is asked for cost of structural changes
GOVERNMENT interim chief executive Andrew McLaughlin is under pressure to explain recent department-wide structural changes and their cost to taxpayers. The Public Accounts Committee has sent a detailed letter to the Island’s most senior civil servant requesting information about restructuring moves across government. Sent by PAC chair Deputy Inna Gardiner earlier this week, the letter […]
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Businesses face repayment demands for deferred GST and social security
MORE than 800 Jersey businesses have recently received letters from the government, demanding that they repay GST and Social Security bills that were deferred due to the impact of the pandemic.And the total outstanding amount is more than £10 million, it has emerged, highlighting the financial challenges that remain.At the height of the pandemic, 216 […]
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Bid for greater funding for apprenticeships defeated
A MOVE to increase apprenticeship grants from the current rate of £1,852 per student to a maximum of £2,350 per student to factor in inflation was soundly defeated. Deputy Inna Gardiner also wanted to see an apprenticeship grants funding model introduced rather than funding them as part of general departmental budgets. The Public Accounts Committee […]
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Urgent action needed on “unsustainable” spending
A REPORT raising concerns over the sustainability of government finances have prompted a leading scrutineer’s call for a “clear and realistic plan” to address the matter, while the government has defended its Budget plans and said there are “no surprises” in the report. Record levels of public debt, a deteriorating balance sheet and unsustainable spending […]
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Minister set to be grilled over mounting AquaSplash deficit
SCRUTINY leaders will be demanding answers from the Infrastructure Minister in the wake of revelations about the cost to taxpayers of the AquaSplash pool in St Helier rising beyond £1 million this year. Following the publication of the government’s annual accounts, it emerged that the facility in St Helier faced an operating deficit of £750,000, […]
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Minister questions value to taxpayer of maintaining historic marine lake long term
THE Infrastructure Minister has said he remains committed to making the delipidated Victoria Marine Lake safe but has questioned the value to the taxpayer of repairing the pool in the long term. Constable Andy Jehan said of the 2,190 responses received to a public survey regarding Jersey Development Company proposals for the Waterfront, only nine […]
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Islanders invited to share views on future of Victoria Marine Lake
ISLANDERS will have a chance to share their views on the future of the Victoria Marine Lake at a public meeting this week. St Helier Deputy Inna Gardiner is hosting the session on Thursday (5 June) from 17:00 to 18:00 at the First Tower Community Centre, to restart the conversation around restoring the once-popular bathing […]
