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

support for nursery fees (if they have low incomes) from the Parish Welfare System and if families are paying tax,
tax relief on childcare costs also helps with the cost of nursery fees. With regard to the Social Security childcare
allowance there is an eligibility criteria to the allowance, in that it is built on the principle of "making work pay"
and the conditions of the benefit require the claimant to have a minimum income. In cases where this threshold
income is not achieved, no benefit is payable because the claimant is not in work or is "inconsiderably employed".
This is different to the family allowance system where financial support is given to help with the cost of children,
whether a mother or father is in or out of work. My Committee is developing a new income support system which
will be looking at the provision of childcare to those who are undertaking approved training and educational
courses linked to gaining employment.
Betty Quaranta of Hautlieu asked the following question of the President of the Health and Social Services
Committee –
Would the Health and Social Service Committee agree that, in light of the alarming figures relating to the number
of young women requiring the ‘morning after pill’, the pill should be free for all women over the age of 18
The President of the Health and Social Services Committee replied in the following terms –
There is no alarming increase in the use of the morning after pill. Very careful public health records are kept and a
clear downward trend is discernable.
Should the morning after pill be free No medicines in Jersey are free unless the patient or client is in receipt of
Health Insurance Exemption (HIE).
The cornerstone of the States’ approach to s----l health is the practice of safe s--. This achieves two objectives.
Firstly, it prevents unwanted pregnancy. Secondly, (via the use of condoms) the risk of s-----ly transmitted disease
is significantly reduced.
PUBLIC BUSINESS
Anti-social behaviour orders are not a useful tool
The Assembly rejected the proposition of Jessica Buttle, Highlands College that anti-social behaviour orders were
not a useful tool when attempting to tackle the problem of anti-social behaviour in Jersey.
Smoking ban
The Assembly adopted the proposition of Jack Norris, De La Salle College that smoking should be banned in all
places of work, including pubs and nightclubs.
The Assembly voted as follows –
POUR: CONTRE: ABSTAIN:
Saul Gindill Jessica Harris Chris Le Long
Thomas Wherry Christopher Ware Richard Brooks
Clare Gouyet Simon Milner Lee Gouyette
Ciara Jones Gregory Servant Annabel Blaine
Francine Le Neveu Ben Morel Francesca Eddy
Victoria Keen Zoë Collins Katherine Woodward
Ruth Waters Sinead Brennan
Carla Plater Hannah-Louise Gillies
Brendan Roberts Fiona Elston
Johnny Poole Charlotte Chown
Anthony Davies Victoria Pirozzolo
Barbara Littler Michael Johnson
Vicky Trehorel Charlotte Curtis
Sunir Watts Ben Stuart