STATES OF JERSEY OFFICIAL REPORT WEDNESDAY, 16th DECEMBER 2020 Deputy K.G. Pamplin of St. Saviour: .......................................................................................... 3 PUBLIC BUSINESS – resumption ................................................................................................. 3 1. Government Plan 2021-2024 (P.130/2020): fourteenth amendment (P.130/2020 Amd.(14)) .............................................................................................................................. 3 1.1 Senator I.J. Gorst (The Minister for External Relations): .................................................. 3 1.1.1 Senator S.Y. Mézec: .......................................................................................................... 5 1.1.2 Deputy J.H. Young of St. Brelade: .................................................................................... 6 1.1.3 Senator K.L. Moore: .......................................................................................................... 7 1.1.4 Deputy M.R. Higgins of St. Helier: ................................................................................... 8 Senator T.A. Vallois: ................................................................................................................. 11 Mr. M. Jowitt, H.M. Solicitor General: ..................................................................................... 11 1.1.5 Senator S.C. Ferguson: .................................................................................................... 11 1.1.6 Deputy D. Johnson of St. Mary: ...................................................................................... 12 1.1.7 Deputy K.C. Lewis of St. Saviour: .................................................................................. 13 1.1.8 Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier: ................................................................................ 13 1.1.9 Deputy S.G. Luce of St. Martin: ...................................................................................... 14 1.1.10 Deputy K.F. Morel: ..................................................................................................... 15 1.1.11 Senator J.A.N. Le Fondré: ........................................................................................... 17 1.1.12 Deputy R.J. Ward of St. Helier: .................................................................................. 18 1.1.13 Senator I.J. Gorst: ........................................................................................................ 19 1.2 Government Plan 2021-2024 (P.130/2020): tenth amendment (P.130/2020 Amd.(10))25 1.2.1 Connétable A.S. Crowcroft of St. Helier: ........................................................................ 25 1.3 Government Plan 2021-2024 (P.130/2020): tenth amendment (P.130/2020 Amd.(10)) - amendment (P.130/2020 Amd.(10)Amd.) ........................................................................ 29 1.3.1 Deputy K.C. Lewis (The Minister for Infrastructure - rapporteur): ............................... 29 1.3.2 The Connétable of St. Helier: .......................................................................................... 30 1.3.3 Deputy R.J. Ward: ........................................................................................................... 31 1.3.4 Deputy K.F. Morel: .......................................................................................................... 31 1.3.5 Deputy S.J. Pinel of St. Clement: .................................................................................... 32 1.3.6 Deputy K.C. Lewis: ......................................................................................................... 32 1.4 Government Plan 2021-2024 (P.130/2020): tenth amendment (P.130/2020 Amd.(10)) - as amended ......................................................................................................................... 35 1.4.1 Deputy R.J. Ward: ........................................................................................................... 35 1.4.2 Deputy K.F. Morel: .......................................................................................................... 35 1.4.3 Connétable M.K. Jackson of St. Brelade: ........................................................................ 36 1.4.4 The Deputy of St. Mary: .................................................................................................. 36 1.4.5 The Connétable of St. Helier: .......................................................................................... 37 1 LUNCHEON ADJOURNMENT PROPOSED ............................................................................ 39 LUNCHEON ADJOURNMENT ................................................................................................... 39 1.5 Government Plan 2021-2024 (P.130/2020): thirteenth amendment (P.130/2020 Amd.(13)) ............................................................................................................................ 39 1.5.1 Deputy M. Tadier: ............................................................................................................ 39 1.5.2 Deputy K.F. Morel: .......................................................................................................... 40 1.5.3 Deputy M.R. Higgins: ...................................................................................................... 40 1.5.4 Senator L.J. Farnham: ...................................................................................................... 40 1.5.5 Deputy M. Tadier: ............................................................................................................ 41 1.6 Government Plan 2021-2024 (P.130/2020): fourth amendment (P.130/2020 Amd.(4))42 1.6.1 Senator S.Y. Mézec: ........................................................................................................ 43 1.6.2 Deputy K.G. Pamplin: ..................................................................................................... 45 1.6.3 Deputy M. Tadier: ............................................................................................................ 45 1.6.4 Deputy M.R. Higgins: ...................................................................................................... 47 1.6.5 Deputy R.J. Ward: ........................................................................................................... 48 1.6.6 Senator K.L. Moore: ........................................................................................................ 48 1.6.7 Deputy S.J. Pinel: ............................................................................................................. 49 1.6.8 Deputy J.H. Young: ......................................................................................................... 50 1.6.9 Connétable R.A. Buchanan of St. Ouen: ......................................................................... 51 1.6.10 Deputy G.P. Southern: ................................................................................................ 53 1.6.11 Deputy J.A. Martin of St. Helier: ................................................................................ 55 1.6.12 Senator S.Y. Mézec: .................................................................................................... 55 1.7 Government Plan 2021-2024 (P.130/2020) - as amended ............................................... 61 1.7.1 Deputy K.G. Pamplin: ..................................................................................................... 61 1.7.2 Connétable C.H. Taylor of St. John: ................................................................................ 62 1.7.3 Senator L.J. Farnham: ...................................................................................................... 62 1.7.4 Senator K.L. Moore: ........................................................................................................ 63 1.7.5 Senator S.W. Pallett: ........................................................................................................ 64 1.7.6 The Connétable of St. Brelade: ........................................................................................ 65 1.7.7 The Connétable of St. Ouen: ............................................................................................ 66 1.7.8 Senator S.Y. Mézec: ........................................................................................................ 67 1.7.9 Deputy K.F. Morel: .......................................................................................................... 70 1.7.10 Deputy J.H. Young: ..................................................................................................... 72 ADJOURNMENT ........................................................................................................................... 74 2 [9:31] The Roll was called and the Dean led the Assembly in Prayer. The Deputy Bailiff: Now, Deputy Pamplin, I overlooked your request to speak before we adjourned last night. Deputy Pamplin. Deputy K.G. Pamplin of St. Saviour: Honestly, no hard feelings. I think I speak for all Members, we thank you for your support in getting us through this week. I will speak briefly. Good morning, everybody. With my hat of Liberation 75 on, this week we were supposed to be doing a big finale event at the Jersey Opera House to mark 75 years of liberation, and of course what was happening yesterday was