P R O C E E D I N G S O F T H E G I B R A L T A R P A R L I A M E N T AFTERNOON SESSION: 3.10 p.m. – 7.56 p.m. Gibraltar, Thursday, 30th May 2019 Contents Order of the Day .................................................................................................................... 4 Bills ................................................................................................................................................... 4 First and Second Reading ................................................................................................................. 4 European Union Laws (Voluntary Implementation) Bill 2019 – Second Reading approved .... 4 European Union Laws (Voluntary Implementation) Bill 2019 – Committee Stage and Third Reading to be taken at this sitting ............................................................................................ 6 Nature Protection (Amendment No. 2) Bill 2018 – Second Reading approved ....................... 6 Nature Protection (Amendment No. 2) Bill 2018 – Committee Stage and Third Reading to be taken at this sitting ................................................................................................................... 7 Gibraltar Electricity Authority (Amendment) Bill 2018 – First Reading approved ................... 7 Gibraltar Electricity Authority (Amendment) Bill 2018 – Second Reading approved............... 8 Gibraltar Electricity Authority (Amendment) Bill 2018 – Committee Stage and Third Reading to be taken at this sitting .......................................................................................................... 9 Gibraltar Electricity Authority (Amendment) Bill 2019 – First Reading approved ................... 9 Gibraltar Electricity Authority (Amendment) Bill 2019 – Second Reading approved............. 10 Gibraltar Electricity Authority (Amendment) Bill 2019 – Committee Stage and Third Reading to be taken at this sitting ........................................................................................................ 10 Public Health (Amendment) Bill 2019 – First Reading approved ........................................... 10 Public Health (Amendment) Bill 2019 – Second Reading approved ....................................... 11 Public Health (Amendment) Bill 2019 – Committee Stage and Third Reading to be taken at this sitting ............................................................................................................................... 11 _______________________________________________________________________________ Published by © The Gibraltar Parliament, 2019 GIBRALTAR PARLIAMENT, THURSDAY, 30th MAY 2019 Ivory Bill 2019 – First Reading approved ................................................................................ 12 Ivory Bill 2019 – Second Reading approved ........................................................................... 12 Ivory Bill 2019 – Committee Stage and Third Reading to be taken at this sitting.................. 16 Standing Order 7(1) suspended to proceed with laying of Accounts ............................................ 16 Paper to be laid .............................................................................................................................. 16 Questions for Oral Answer ................................................................................................... 17 Chief Minister ................................................................................................................................. 17 Q126/2019 Gibdock – Expiry of lease .................................................................................... 17 Q127/2019 e-ID cards – Total cost of introduction ............................................................... 17 Q128/2019 Government borrowing – Plans for raising new borrowing ............................... 17 Q129/2019 Community Care Trust – Beneficiary of £85 million loan ................................... 18 Q130/2019 Mortgaged housing estates – Application of funds ............................................ 21 Q131-134/2019 Midtown Coach and Car Park – Spaces sold and purchase prices; recovery of moneys owed to Gibraltar Car Parks Ltd ........................................................................... 22 Q135/2019 ES Ltd – Total revised lending amount agreed with Lombard plc ...................... 35 Q136-137/2019 Office space rented by Government – World Trade Centre; plans for additional office space ........................................................................................................... 36 Q138/2019 Former Rooke site – Current plans ..................................................................... 38 Q139/2019 Review of senior public sector salaries and relativities – Appointment ............. 38 Q140/2019 Consolidation of Civil Service offices – Progress ................................................. 38 Q141/2019 Transfer of Gibraltar Defence Police – Anticipated completion ......................... 39 Q142/2019 HM Customs – Survey results re morale ............................................................. 40 Q143-148/2019 Drugs problem – Government manifesto commitments ............................ 43 The House recessed at 5.30 p.m. and resumed its sitting at 6.05 p.m. ......................................... 55 Economic Development, Telecommunications and the GSB ......................................................... 55 Q92/2019 Mobile phone roaming charges – Impact of Brexit .............................................. 55 Q93, 96 and 119-125/2019 Supply and agency workers – Numbers; regulations; costs ...... 56 Q94, 95 and 97/20019 Supported Employment Company – Numbers in employment; management of employee records ........................................................................................ 65 Q98-118/2019 Public finances – Gibraltar Development Company borrowing; Credit Finance Ltd share capital; public debt; liquid reserves; Sinking Fund; GEP Ltd projects; external borrowing of Government-owned companies; renewal of Barclays borrowing facility; Government deposits in Gibraltar Savings and International Banks; GSB audited financial statements; Morocco business opportunities; Gibtelecom dividends paid to GSB; Credit Finance Ltd preference shares purchased by GSB; purchase of Sunborn bonds; Government withdrawal of £98.5 million from GSB; new £1 coin; sale of demonetised notes ................. 67 Correction to information given to Parliament on 30th January 2019 re petition ........................ 75 Questions for Written Answer .............................................................................................. 75 Standing Order 7(1) suspended to proceed with Government Bills .............................................. 75 Bills ................................................................................................................................................. 76 ________________________________________________________________________ 2 GIBRALTAR PARLIAMENT, THURSDAY, 30th MAY 2019 First and Second Reading ............................................................................................................... 76 Gibraltar Savings Bank (Amendment) Bill 2019 – First Reading approved ............................. 76 Gibraltar Savings Bank (Amendment) Bill 2019 – Second Reading approved ........................ 76 Gibraltar Savings Bank (Amendment) Bill 2019 – Committee Stage and Third Reading to be taken at this sitting ................................................................................................................. 79 Committee Stage and Third Reading .............................................................................................. 79 European Union Laws (Voluntary Implementation) Bill 2019 – Clauses considered and approved ................................................................................................................................. 79 Gibraltar Electricity Authority (Amendment) Bill 2018 – Clauses considered and approved with amendment .................................................................................................................... 80 Nature Protection (Amendment No. 2) Bill 2018 – Clauses considered and approved with amendment ............................................................................................................................ 80 Gibraltar Electricity Authority (Amendment) Bill 2019 – Clauses considered and approved with amendment .................................................................................................................... 81 Public Health (Amendment) Bill 2019 – Clauses considered and approved .......................... 81 Ivory Bill 2019 – Clauses considered and approved ............................................................... 82 Gibraltar Savings Bank (Amendment) Bill 2019 – Clauses considered and approved ............ 82 European Union Laws (Voluntary Implementation) Bill 2019 – Gibraltar Electricity Authority (Amendment) Bill 2019 – Nature Protection (Amendment No. 2) Bill 2019 – Gibraltar Electricity Authority (Amendment) Bill 2019 – Public Health (Amendment) Bill 2019 – Ivory Bill 2019 – Gibraltar Savings Bank (Amendment) Bill 2019 – Third Reading approved: Bills passed ..................................................................................................................................... 83 The House adjourned at 7.56 p.m. ................................................................................................