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Last Updated: Wednesday, 25 June, 2003, 05:56 GMT 06:56 UK
Slim billet for States
States of Guernsey
The Arts Committee is seeking a mandate for a wide range of projects
The States meet on Wednesday morning with a relatively slim billet before them.

The main bulk of the agenda is a lengthy report from the Arts Committee, which is seeking a mandate for a wide range of projects designed to raise the profile of the arts in Guernsey.

But before members get on to the items in the billet, they will have to deal with an unusual and little-used annulment motion.

Deputy Dave Barrett is challenging a statutory instrument laid before the house at the end of last month's session.

'Unnecessary and undesirable'

In it, the Housing Authority announced it was changing the right-to-work rules to allow workers in any industry to live in a tent between April and September.

This right was previously available only to workers in horticulture and tourism.

Deputy Barrett says the change is "unnecessary and undesirable".

The former president of Population and Migration says it will mean that anyone can live and work in Guernsey without any form of background check.

His annulment motion is seconded by Home Affairs president, Deputy Mike Torode.

There are also concerns about workers living in tents from Environmental Health.


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