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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La Mare de Carteret – PAC response

I made teh following speech as Chair of the Public Accounts Committee in relation to the Education Department’s report submitted at the November 2014 States meeting and the amendment placed by the Chief Minister requesting a review. In the end, an amendment to the amendment was approved that instructed Education…

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‘Fake’ FTP Saving

I was delighted that after much debate, public and media interest, the Policy Council agreed to seek to withdraw the fees paid to Capita totalling £42,000 in relation to a transfer of funding from general revenue to the Guernsey Health Service Fund. This really should not have been allowed to…

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States Capital Investment Portfolio

I made the following speech regarding T&R’s proposals for the SCIP at the July 2014 meeting. Sir, 3 weeks ago we were asked to make a binary choice between executive and committee government and told that the Policy & Resources Committee would just be a co-ordinating Committee, with the States…

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States Accounts / ‘Fake’ FTP Saving

I made the following speech on the States Accounts in July 2014. This is when the issue of the ‘fake’ FTP saving of £650k was raised. Sir, 3 weeks ago we sat here having 4 extra days set aside to consider the future organisation of the States’ affairs. Yet, I…

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Machinery of Government – amendments

I laid successful amendments against the States Review Committee’s proposals for changes to the machinery of government. These focused around the new proposals for the scrutiny function, which I did not believe would be effective. In particular, one dealt with the financial scrutiny function requiring a standing committee and the…

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Transport Strategy – PAC comment

I spoke on behalf of the Public Accounts Committee on the proposed transport strategy in April 2014. In effect, the point was made that no assurance could be given as to the figures in either the majority or the minority report.   Sir, A key aspect of both reports is…

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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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Financial Transformation Programme

The Progress towards thte Financial Transformation Programme was debated at the February 2014 States meeting. I spoke on behalf of the PAC on various aspects of the FTP and announced that we would be reviewing the tendering process and business case for outsourcing Beau Sejour and Footes Lane, the voluntary…

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