GDPR

This is the speech I made in the States when we debated the introduction of GDPR. This is for anyone who thinks government is too big and there are too many civil servants. Sir, before I go any further I should like to point out up front that I will…

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Public Sector Reform – personal comment

I made the following speech on public sector reform during the debate in September 2015. Sir, speaking personally, normally I have to say that my natural scepticism could have kicked in and I would say that it is a lot of nice, fancy words – ‘motherhood and apple pie’ –…

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Public Sector Reform – PAC comment

I made the following speech on behalf of the Public Accounts Committee during the debate on public sector reform in September 2015. Sir, I will begin by speaking on behalf of the Public Accounts Committee and then I have a few comments speaking on my own behalf. Sir, on behalf…

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Airport Terminal Requete

I spoke in relation to report into the Airport terminal project on behalf of the Public Accounts Committee at the December 2014 States meeting. Sir, I will speak specifically in relation to the Public Accounts Committee’s involvement in this report. Those members who were around during the last States will…

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Waste Strategy

I spoke in the adjourned January 2014 States meeting on the proposed waste strategy.  I also managed to get the States to agree not to debate an amendment that would have caused extra work for the Public Services Department and voted against a Sursis to look again at landfill. Whilst…

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