STATES OF JERSEY

Annual Business Plan 2009

 

Lodged au Greffe on 15th July 2008
by the Chief Minister

 

 

 

STATES GREFFE

PROPOSITION

 

THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion -

 

            to receive the draft Annual Business Plan 2009 and –

 

            (a)        to approve the summary key objectives and success criteria for 2009 of the following States funded bodies as shown in Part One of the draft Annual Business Plan –

 

                        i           Chief Minister’s Department, as detailed in Part One of the report, pages 10 to 12;

 

                        ii           Economic Development Department, as detailed in Part One of the report, pages 13 to 15;

 

                        iii          Education, Sport and Culture Department, as detailed in Part One of the report, pages 16 to 18;

 

                        iv          Health and Social Services Department, as detailed in Part One of the report, pages 19 to 21;

 

                        v          Home Affairs Department, as detailed in Part One of the report, pages 22 to 23;

 

                        vi          Housing Department, as detailed in Part One of the report, pages 24 to 25;

 

                        vii         Planning and Environment Department, as detailed in Part One of the report, pages 26 to 28;

 

                        viii        Social Security Department, as detailed in Part One of the report, pages 29 to 30;

 

                        ix          Transport and Technical Services Department, as detailed in Part One of the report, pages 31 to 32;

 

                        x          Treasury and Resources Department, as detailed in Part One of the report, pages 33 to 35;

 

                        xi          Jersey Airport, as detailed in Part One of the report, pages 36 to 37;

 

                        xii         Jersey Harbours, as detailed in Part One of the report, page 38;

 

                        xiii        States Assembly and its services, as detailed in Part One of the report, pages 39 to 40;

 

            (b)        to approve the summary set out in Part Three of the report, Summary Table A, page 94, being the gross revenue expenditure of each States funded body and, based on a provision for pay awards of 3.2% for June 2008 and 2.0% for June 2009, totalling £672,759,100, and having taken into account any income due to each of the States funded bodies, the net revenue expenditure of each States funded body totalling £574,501,300, to be withdrawn from the consolidated fund in 2009;

 

            (c)        to approve the summary set out in Part Three of the report, Summary Table B, page 95, being the estimated income and expenditure and estimated minimum contribution, if any, that each States trading operation is to make to the States consolidated fund in 2009;

 

            (d)        to approve each of the capital projects in the recommended programme of capital projects for each States funded body for 2009, as set out in Part Three of the report, Summary Table D, page 97, that requires £54,851,000 to be withdrawn from the consolidated fund;

 

            (e)        to approve each of the capital projects in the recommended programme of capital for each States trading operation, as set out in Part Three of the report, Summary Table E, page 98, that require funds to be drawn from the trading funds in 2009;

 

            (f)        to approve in principle the total net revenue expenditure for the States funded bodies, as set out in Part Three of the report, Summary Table C, page 96, for the period 2010 to 2013 and the proposed programme of capital projects for the States funded bodies for 2010 to 2013 as set out in Part Three of the report, Summary Table F, page 99; and to request the Chief Minister to present Annual Business Plans to the States within these amounts, with any additional growth in the net revenue expenditure of a States funded body being offset by compensatory savings elsewhere within the total amounts;

 

            (g)        to approve the schedule of properties for disposal in 2009 in the property plan, as detailed in Part Three of the report, Summary Table G, pages 100 to 101 of the report;

 

            (h)        to approve the Legislation Programme for 2009, as set out in Part Three of the report, Summary Table H, pages 102 to 104 of the report.

 

 

 

CHIEF MINISTER

 

 

Note:    The Report and Annex accompanying this proposition are published separately.

GUIDE TO THE DRAFT ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN 2009

 

Purpose of the Proposition

 

The Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 requires the Chief Minister to present an Annual Business Plan to the States each year seeking approval from the States for the allocations of revenue and capital expenditure for all States Funded Bodies (including trading operations) for the following year, in this case 2009. These approvals are sought in paragraphs (b) to (e) of the Proposition.

 

The Council of Ministers has agreed that, in addition, the States should also be given the opportunity to approve the levels of other resources to be employed for 2009, those being –

 

 

 

 

In line with a 5-year financial framework identified in the Strategic plan 2006–2010, the Council of Ministers also proposes the “in principle” revenue and capital expenditure limits for the 4 forecast years at paragraph (f), in addition to the budget year in paragraphs (b) to (e).

 

Following the debate of the Strategic Plan 2006–2010, in June 2006, the Council of Ministers also agreed that it would be appropriate to give the States the opportunity for an annual debate on the strategic objectives of each department. In the draft Annual Business Plan 2007, and in subsequent years, each Minister has presented their department’s key objectives and success criteria for debate and approval. This forms paragraph (a) of the proposition.

 

Additional briefings prior to debate

 

Immediately prior to lodging, the Council of Ministers will provide a summary briefing of the main expenditure and resource proposals and also an update of the States financial forecast.

 

An additional briefing has been arranged for States Members where each Minister will present the key objectives of their department, as proposed in the draft Annual Business Plan 2009, providing an opportunity for members to question and understand the proposals prior to the amendment deadline and debate.

 

Procedure for debate and handling amendments

 

The debate will commence with a series of debates on the Objectives in paragraph (a) and every Minister will present his or her Objectives in turn. A debate will then take place on each set of Objectives as listed in the pages of the Report referred to in the various sub-paragraphs. Any amendments will be taken under the sub-paragraph they relate to. To avoid the confusion that may have arisen in the past about the content of this part of the overall debate on the Annual Business Plan, the Objectives have been printed in the main Annual Business Plan document so that members are clear on what material is subject to this part of the debate.

 

As required by the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005, the Summary Table A in paragraph (b) will be debated en bloc and the Minister for Treasury and Resources will propose this part of the proposition. As required by the Law, this means that the net revenue expenditure of all the States funded bodies listed in the Table will be proposed together. Amendments are possible to increase or decrease the expenditure of any States funded body in the list, either by increasing or decreasing overall States expenditure or by moving funds from one body to another. As the Table only contains a total figure it is not, however, possible to move funds from one purpose to another within a single States funded body, although an amendment to the Objectives in paragraph (a) may be a way to give an indication that a particular States funded body should use its resources in a different way.

 

After the debate on paragraph (b), the Minister for Treasury and Resources will propose paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) in turn. Amendments will be possible in the usual way.

 

Paragraph (f) asks the States to give ‘in principle’ agreement to the proposed increases in overall States spending for 2010 to 2013. Amendments to increase or decrease the proposed sums will be possible. Members who are proposing any overall increase or decrease in the 2009 expenditure figures through an amendment to paragraph (b) need to consider whether an amendment to paragraph (f) is necessary as well to ensure that the proposed increase/decrease in 2009 is reflected in future years if it is an on-going item.

 

After the debate on paragraph (f), the Minister for Treasury and Resources will propose paragraph (g) and the Chief Minister will propose paragraph (h). Amendments will be possible in the usual way.

 

All amendments must be lodged at least 2 weeks before the start of the debate because of the provisions of Article 11(4) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005. After this deadline amendments can only be lodged by the Chief Minister, and these can only be debated if the States agree to do so. Amendments must therefore be distributed by the States Greffe no later than Monday 1st September 2008, and time must be allowed before this deadline for the amendments to be finalised, approved and printed.

 

Revised Format – Draft Annual Business Plan Report

 

Part One (Objectives) – introduces the strategic and performance framework and details the key objectives of each department along with the success criteria which are proposed for approval for 2009.

 

Part Two (Finance and Resources) – provides an overview of the policies and process which have enabled the proposals within paragraphs (b) to (e) of the proposition to be developed. Part Two also includes an update on the States Financial Forecast, the financial framework and background against which the proposals have been prepared. The sections of the report are laid out in broadly the order of the proposition.

 

Part Three (Summary Financial Tables) – the tables provide the detail behind the overall revenue and capital expenditure limits for all States non-trading and trading departments for 2009 and then the “in principle” figures which are being proposed for 2010 to 2013. The final tables show the detail of the proposals for property disposals and proposals for the use of Law Drafting resources.

 

Draft Annex to the Annual Business Plan Report

 

The Annex is provided as supporting information for States members but it is not intended that this level of detail is the basis for debate. Within the overall revenue expenditure proposed and approved by the States for 2009 will be an amount allocated for each States department. Once approved, the Council of Ministers is able to manage those allocations between departments for 2009. Similarly, each Minister within the allocation for their department is able to manage the allocation across the services and objectives to be delivered.

 

The Annex follows the format of the draft Annual Business Plan Report. The Summary Tables in Part Three of the Report break down the total States spending by department and capital project; the Annex provides the detail behind the individual department totals and further detail and description behind the individual capital projects.

 

For each department a summary financial text is provided, together with a detailed breakdown of the year-on-year changes in cash limit and an analysis identifying the services and objectives that will be delivered.

 

Separate sections of the Annex are also provided giving details of the individual capital projects, properties for disposal and Laws to be drafted.

 

Changes from previous years

 

The structure of the draft Annual Business Plan Report and Annex have been improved since last year to –

 

 

 

 

A separate presentation on 24th July, in addition to the normal summary presentation on 14th July prior to lodging, is being provided by the Council of Ministers, at which each Minister will present and explain the key objectives of their department. This has been deliberately scheduled to take place after lodging, but before the summer recess, and to provide an opportunity for all States members to question Ministers and consider at an early stage any amendments that may be appropriate.