Public dissatisfaction starts to rear its head...

University of the CI

Looking back on the States early in its life sometimes prompts the question 'whatever happened to that idea?' In September 2013 deputies were hearing arguments about how important it was to add the £20m. reprofiling of the Princess Elizabeth Hospital to the list of the capital projects that Treasury said should go ahead as part of this States' priorities. Indeed, it was so vital that in the end just six deputies voted against it – Peter Harwood, Allister Langlois, Kevin Stewart, Scott Ogier, Roger Perrot and David Inglis.

That has sunk without trace publicly – as have plans for a University of the Channel Islands, promoted so actively by the Policy Council just a month later leading to the question of just how well had that issue been researched before it came before the Assembly?

How they voted on Policy Council proposals to back a University of the Channel Islands:

For: Deputies Le Clerc, Gollop, Bebb, Lester Queripel, Gillson, Le Pelley, Ogier, D. Jones, Spruce, Collins, Duquemin, Green, Paint, Le Tocq, Adam, De Lisle, Inglis, Soulsby, Sillars, Luxon, Quin, Kuttelwascher, Domaille, Langlois and R. Jones and Alderney representatives Jean and Arditti. 27

Against: Deputies Sherbourne, Fallaize, Laurie Queripel, Lowe, Dorey, James, Brouard, Burford, Hadley, Brehaut. 10

Abstained: Deputy Conder.

Primary school closures

At the end of October 2013, primary school closures was the first of the really testing debates for States members as they were confronted with vociferous campaigns to keep St Andrew's Primary and St Sampson's Infants

open.

An emotive debate saw arguments centred on the benefits of small schools compared to larger ones and the cost savings.

How they voted on closing St Sampson's Infants:

For: Deputies Le Clerc, Sherbourne, Conder, Bebb, Lester Queripel, St Pier, Stewart, Gillson, Ogier, Trott, Fallaize, D. Jones, Laurie Queripel, Lowe, Le Lievre, Spruce, Collins, Duquemin, Green, Le Tocq, Adam, Perrot, Wilkie, Inglis, Sillars, Luxon, Harwood, Kuttelwascher, Brehaut, Domaille, Langlois and R. Jones and Alderney representatives Jean and Arditti. 34.

Against: Deputies Gollop, Le Pelley, Dorey, Paint, Brouard, De Lisle, Burford, Soulsby, O'Hara, Quin and Hadley. 11.

How they voted on closing St Andrews's Primary:

For: Deputies Le Clerc, Sherbourne, Conder, Bebb, Lester Queripel, St Pier, Stewart, Gillson, Ogier, Fallaize, D. Jones, Laurie Queripel, Lowe, Le Lievre, Collins, Duquemin, Green, Le Tocq, Adam, Perrot, Inglis, Sillars, Luxon, Harwood, Kuttelwascher, Brehaut, Domaille, Langlois, and R. Jones and Alderney representatives Jean and Arditti. 31

Against: Deputies Gollop, Le Pelley, Trott, Spruce, Dorey, Paint, Brouard, Wilkie, De Lisle, Burford, Soulsby, O'Hara, Quin and Hadley. 14.

Transport strategy

Environment's transport strategy is a pale imitation of what was decided in May 2014. The vote heralded a new board to attempt to take things forward and was the catalyst for a protest movement which came to epitomise discontent with this States. The department's report faced a challenge from within from two members – Deputies Yvonne Burford and Barry Brehaut – who backed paid parking and first registration duty as a way of funding things. While that passed, to understand the voting pattern you also have to consider two other votes taken on the detail of the amendment with some members trying to back just elements of it. In the years that followed, paid parking disappeared and first registration duty was dramatically scaled back as the States reacted to the public mood.

How they voted on the Burford/Brehaut minority report amendment, which included paid parking and first registration duty as ways to fund it:

For: Deputies Harwood, Brehaut, R. Jones, Le Clerc, Gollop, Sherbourne, Conder, Storey, Bebb, St Pier, Stewart, Ogier, Trott, Fallaize, Le Lievre, Duquemin, Green, Dorey, Le Tocq, James, Adam, Perrot, Wilkie, Burford, Inglis, Soulsby, Luxon, O'Hara and Hadley and Alderney representative Harvey. 30

Against: Deputies Kuttelwascher, Domaille, Langlois, Lester Queripel, Gillson, Le Pelley, D. Jones, Laurie Queripel, Lowe, Spruce, Collins, Paint, Brouard, De Lisle, Sillars and Quin and Alderney representative Jean. 17

How they voted on paid parking:

For: Deputies Harwood, Brehaut, Robert Jones, Le Clerc, Gollop, Sherbourne, Conder, Bebb, St Pier, Ogier, Fallaize, Le Lievre, Duquemin, Green, Dorey, Le Tocq, James, Adam, Perrot, Burford, Soulsby, Luxon, Quin and Hadley and Alderney representative Harvey. 25

Against: Deputies Kuttelwascher, Domaille, Langlois, Lester Queripel, Gillson, Le Pelley, Trott, D. Jones, Laurie Queripel, Lowe, Spruce, Collins, Paint, Brouard, Wilkie, De Lisle, Inglis, Sillars and O'Hara. 19.

Abstained: Alderney representative Jean.

How they voted on a first registration duty:

For: Deputies Harwood, Brehaut, R. Jones, Le Clerc, Gollop, Sherbourne, Conder, Bebb, St Pier, Ogier, Fallaize, Le Lievre, Duquemin, Green, Dorey, Le Tocq, James, Adam, Burford, Soulsby, Luxon and Hadley and Alderney representative Harvey. 23

Against: Deputies Kuttelwascher, Domaille, Langlois, Lester Queripel, Gillson, Le Pelley, Trott, D. Jones, Laurie Queripel, Lowe, Spruce, Collins, Paint, Perrot, Brouard, Wilkie, De Lisle, Inglis, Sillars, O'Hara and Quin and Alderney representative Jean. 22.

Island-wide voting

Before the sudden end of term decision to back full island-wide voting, subject to a referendum, the States was faced with a decision.

It was July 2014. Members were asked, should we have island-wide voting subject to a referendum? They said no. The electorate can now ask what has changed in the meantime?

How they voted on the Hadley requete for all deputies to be elected island-wide, which, because of a successful Laurie Queripel amendment, would be subject to a public referendum.

For: Deputies Fallaize, Laurie Queripel, Lowe, Le Lievre, Spruce, Collins, Green, Paint, Adam, Hadley, Harwood, Kuttelwascher, Gollop, Sherbourne, Conder, Lester Queripel, Stewart and Trott. 18

Against: Deputies Duquemin, Dorey, Le Tocq, James, Perrot, Brouard, Wilkie, De Lisle, Burford, Inglis, Soulsby, Sillars, Luxon, Quin, Brehaut, Domaille, Langlois, R. Jones, Le Clerc, Storey, Bebb, St Pier, Gillson, Le Pelley and Ogier and Alderney representatives Jean and Harvey. 27.