Public Elections - reduction in voting age to 16 - States Assembly

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If a death looks as if it may have been due to bird flu, then tests will be sent off to a laboratory in the U.K..
The Environment Department is monitoring cases of bird flu in Europe. If cases of bird flu occur in Northern
France or the U.K., all U.K. domestic birds will be required to be kept inside.
If we get cases of bird flu in Jersey an exclusion zone following veterinary procedures will be set up and live birds
within the same flock will be killed.
The Environment Department will give advice to poultry workers and the Health and Social Services Department
will give advice to the public if a case occurs in Jersey.
Chloe Mattock, of Jersey College for Girls, asked the following question of the Assistant Minister for
Education, Sport and Culture –
What sort of parental contribution is going to have to be made for 2007 entry undergraduates from Jersey
The Assistant Minister for Education, Sport and Culture replied in the following terms –
The current system of grant aid for young people entering Higher Education is based on a partnership between the
States and parents. Parental Contribution is determined by family income. Faced with increasing costs of Higher
Education and increasing numbers of young people from the Island wishing to enter Higher Education however,
the Minister of Education, Sport and Culture has commissioned a complete review of Higher Education funding.
This review will explore ways in which the burden of cost can be fairly shared between the States, the parents and
Students who are the ultimate beneficiary of Higher Education. Until the outcomes of that review are known, the
Minister is unable to give precise information about parental contributions beyond 2006.
Megan De Ste Croix of Jersey College for Girls, asked the following question of the Health and Social
Services Minister –
How does the distribution of money to places such as Brook compare with that to health education in
general
The Health and Social Services Minister replied in the following terms –
States funding for health education and health promotion regarding s----l health comes from a variety of budgets
for example, Health and Social Services, Education Sport and Culture and Home Affairs. In relation to Health and
Social Services our Health Promotion Department does not presently have a dedicated post for s---l health work.
However, the Health Promotion Department co-ordinates the Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE)
Certification and Healthy Schools Programme. A significant proportion of the PSHE certification focuses on s--
and relationship education (SRE) and the Healthy Schools Programme also has SRE as a component.
Both the Healthy Schools Programme and Personal, Social and Health Education certification work involves the
planning and delivery of training to teachers as well as one-to-one support for teachers and youth workers
regarding s-- and relationship education. In 2005 this required approximately a one and a half day a week
commitment from the Health Promotion Officer leading on work regarding young people’s health. This equates to
circa £14,880 per annum.
The total cost of the Healthy Schools Programme (part of which relates to s----l health) to the Health Promotion
Department in 2005 was £1,500 + administration costs.
The total cost for Personal, Social and Health Education certification (part of which relates to s ----l health) to
Health Promotion Department in 2005 was £2,200 + administration costs.
By comparison in 2005 the Health and Social Services Department contributed £233,400 to the funding of Jersey
Brook.