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Developing a Common Population Policy: In Committee Debate

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A decision made on 7 June 2021

Ministerial decision reference    MD-C-2021-0051

Decision summary title: 

DS – Presentation of the Population In Committee Debate summary report

Date of Decision Summary:

12 May 2021

Decision summary author:

Senior Policy Officer – Population Policy

Is the decision summary public or exempt?  

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Report title:

WR – Population In Committee Debate  Summary report

Date of Written Report:

2 May 2021

Written Report Author:

Senior Policy Officer – Population Policy

Is the report public or exempt?

Public

Decision and reason for the decision

Following the In-Committee debate on a Common Population Policy on 24th March 2021, the Chief Minister decided to present a summary of Members’ contributions to the States Assembly.

Resource implications

There are no additional financial or manpower implications arising from this decision. 

Action required

  1. the Greffier of the States to be requested to present the Population In-Committee Debate Summary report to the States
  2. a copy of the report to be forwarded to the Publications Editor, States Greffe.

Signature

 

 

Position

Chief Minister

Senator John Le Fondré

 

 

Date signed

 

Effective date of the decision

 

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