Guernsey Press

Deputies miss 42 of 814 meetings

STATES members miss more than five per cent of their committee meetings due to either personal business or holidays, latest figures have revealed.

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Between the start of term in May and the end of October, there were 814 meetings for the various committees.

Politicians collectively missed 42 of them.

Individual committee attendance records showed deputies John Gollop and Emilie Yerby were the busiest in this respect, going to more than 40 meetings each over the six-month period.

There were 13 deputies who did not miss a single committee meeting.

Records of States members' attendance also showed some senior politicians had missed a number of recorded votes.

Records are compiled by the States Assembly & Constitution Committee.

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