Energy strategy

I made the following speech during the debate on the Energy strategy at the June States Meeting. The States was meeting remotely at this time. Sir,  I thought I would begin by picking up on comments made by Deputy Lester Queripel just now and Deputy De Lisle in the previous…

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Extra Care Housing

I made this speech on the opening of Nouvelle Maraitaine. This was not long after the death of Deputy Dave Jones and a plaque was installed to remember his contribution to the development of extra care housing. I’m delighted to represent the Committee for Health and Social Care on this…

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Planning covenants – amendment

At the January 2016 States meeting I laid an amendment against a policy letter which was supposed to be about land use classes and tidying up the use class ordinance. However, within that policy letter was a proposition to rescind a resolution of 2007 that restricted the use of planning covenants….

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Route des Blanches planning application

I was delighted that the application to develop on the field at Route des Blanches in St Martin was refused on 16 December 2015. This was nothing to do with not wanting to see new developments in the Parish, but the fact that this was the wrong place. This was…

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Strategic Housing Target – debate 2015

In September 2015, the Housing Department submitted their policy letter setting out recommendations for the Strategic Housing Target from 2016. From the research I had undertaken looking at the local housing market it was obvious to me that the existing target made no sense and I could not accept the…

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First Time Buyers – September debate 2015 Part 2

During the debate on my amendment to the Joint Housing/T&R policy letter on first time buyer schemes, and the previous debate on the strategic housing target, it was clear that members were not happy with the existing housing policy but did not want to commit to a scheme without evidence…

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First Time Buyers – debate September 2015 Part 1

As a result of my successful amendment to the 2014 budget, the Housing Department and Treasury & Resources Department were instructed to produce a joint report which was meant to set out proposals for the use of the Bond proceedsto help people get on the property ladder, either through the…

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First Time Buyers – amendment

I successfully laid an amendment to the 2015 budget instructing T&R and Housing Department’s to look at opportunities to help first time buyers get on the property ladder. The one argument made against such initiatives was that it could be inflationary. Whilst I agree that this is possible, I do…

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Extra Care Housing

I spoke on the proposals to support the phase 2 of the development of Extra Care housing in March 2014. The purpose was to emphasise the need to focus not on processes, but outcomes. Sir,  I believe this report is well written and totally understand that moving directly from one…

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