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STATES OF JERSEY OFFICIAL REPORT THURSDAY, 13th OCTOBER
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WELCOME TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, VICE ADMIRAL JEREMY KYD C.B.E
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The Bailiff:
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Connétable K. Shenton-Stone of St. Martin (Chair, Privileges and Procedures Committee):
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His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, Vice Admiral Jeremy Kyd C.B.E.:
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ADJOURNMENT
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[10:16] The Roll was called and the Greffier of the States led the Assembly in Prayer. WELCOME TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, VICE ADMIRAL JEREMY KYD C.B.E. The Bailiff: I would like to welcome all Members and all guests to this special sitting of the Assembly, which is being held to welcome our new Lieutenant Governor, Vice Admiral Jerry Kyd. As well as His Excellency, I would also like to welcome his wife, Dr. Kyd, who is in the public gallery, and indeed all of the other guests who are present. It is possible that very few in this Chamber will have commanded an aircraft carrier let alone 3, and the largest that the Navy has ever built. None of us, I suspect, have been a fleet commander. In the old days, I suppose that the main job of the captain of a naval vessel was to make sure that the rum did not run out but things have changed and His Excellency played a key role in ensuring that the Royal Navy reflected modern society. If he does not mind me taking a paragraph from his letter of application, Members may be interested to hear what he said: “Lastly, I very strongly champion unleashing the power of diversity in all its guises. In my last role as fleet commander I shaped the policy and delivery of the Navy’s diversity and inclusion strategy, which was introduced to much external acclaim. In my last ship, my crew included over
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, was a very welcome and regular presence in the Assembly and I understand that you too, Sir, have already expressed an interest in attending debates on a regular basis. However, in case you are eagerly looking forward to robustly contributing to the first such debate I am sorry to say that the next opportunity you will have to speak after this morning will be in 5 years’ time, when you are about to leave. It strikes me as ironic that by convention the Lieutenant Governor speaks on his arrival when he knows the least about our customs and, dare I say, our idiosyncrasies, and then again when he leaves, when he probably knows far too much. Thanks to military training, His Excellency may have also noticed a subtle discrepancy of some seven inches between the height of his chair and that of the Bailiff’s. Although the 2 respective roles share some elements of common history the relationship between them has not always been an easy one. In fact, in 1618, following a power struggle between the then Governor, Sir John Peyton, and the Bailiff, Jean Hérault, the Privy Council ruled that the charge of the military forces be wholly vested in the Governor and the care of justice and civil affairs with the Bailiff. This probably explains why the Bailiff does not wear a ceremonial sword although I feel our current Bailiff may regret the demise of this sword-wearing custom. The differential height in seating remains to this day a visual reminder of the Bailiff’s presence in the States Assembly with the symbolic difference in heights of the respective seats. But I am pleased and relieved to say that relations between the Bailiff and the Lieutenant Governor have tended to be much more cordial in recent times, although a word of caution for our new Lieutenant Governor. Sir, it may be useful to know that our Bailiff has a full suit of armour and a collection of swords but fortunately, as just mentioned, is no longer the custom for the Bailiff to wear his sword in the Assembly so hopefully His Excellency should be safe. It is just
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