Matt Waterman took the measure following a lack of reply to his attempts to communicate with deputies.
‘The matter has escalated to the level it has because of non-responses to my emails which Deputy Helyar has since attributed to the unreliability of the States’ email system,’ he said.
‘I can see why deputies get abuse from the public generally. It’s very frustrating.’
The system in question refers to the ‘all members’ facility, which is an email address provided by the States to allow all deputies to be contacted simultaneously.
‘I made the decision to suspend the milk in a fit of pique to be honest, to try to wake the deputies up to the implications of the mechanics of the Milk For Schools scheme,’ said Mr Waterman.
‘In this case it’s not a big deal really businesswise, only 10 litres per week, so they must be sourcing most of their milk from elsewhere anyway.’
He said he was now in discussion with the States regarding his concerns and expected to make further representations in due course.