Tourism Development Fund: Grant Approval to Ports of Jersey to support Jersey International Air Display

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A decision made 14 August 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2015-0067
Decision Summary Title :	Tourism Development Fund – Approval of (up to) £189,500 grant to the Ports of Jersey to support the Jersey International Air Display		Date of Decision Summary:	07 August 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Assistant Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Tourism Development Fund – Approval of (up to) £189,500 grant to the Ports of Jersey to support the Jersey International Air Display		Date of Written Report:	07 August 2015
Written Report Author:	Assistant Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Tourism Development Fund – Approval of a grant of (up to) £189,500 to the Ports of Jersey to support the Jersey International Air Display.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the award of a grant, subject to contract and conditions, from the Tourism Development Fund of (up to) £189,500 to the Ports of Jersey to support the Jersey International Air Display.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister was approached by the Ports of Jersey with a request for possible support for the Jersey International Air Display after the Tourism Development Fund Advisory Board had concluded its Spring round of applications. Given the importance of the Jersey International Air Display to the Island’s calendar of events, the fact that Ports of Jersey will make every effort to minimise the level of grant required, and the outlined plan for self-sustainability, the Minister requested officers from the Department consider the merits of the application. Officers recommended that the award of the grant requested is offered.
Resource Implications: The grant would be made from the Tourism Development Fund, which has sufficient resources to cover the grant. There are no further manpower or resource implications.
Action required: The Minister instructs the Strategic Development Officer to issue the contract in accordance with Financial Direction 5.5 ‘Management of Grants’.
Signature: Senator L J Farnham		Position: Minister for Economic Development
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):