States Members travel costs for Queen’s lying-in-state (2) (FOI)

Request

A 

How much was spent in total - including flights, transport connections, food, drink, accommodations and any other expenses - on the States Members and / or officers who recently visited the Queen lying in state?

B

What class of travel was used on the flights and train / vehicle connections?

C

What were the names of all of those who attended on behalf of Jersey?

D

How was it decided that those who attended would be representing all Islanders?

Response 

A

Information is publicly available in response to a previous Freedom of Information response. Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied. 

States Members travel costs for Queen's lying-in-state FOI (gov.je) 

B

Economy. 

C

Chief Minister – Deputy K Moore

Deputy K Morel

Deputy S Mezec

Connétable M Jackson

Connétable K Stone

D

Information is not held by the Government of Jersey. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

Articles applied

Article 3 - Meaning of "information held by a public authority"

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a) it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b) it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.

Article 23 - Information accessible to applicant by other means

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.