Marc Leadbeater

Mixeddirectional
Continue to oppose the introduction of GST as a primary taxation measure.
“I consistently opposed a Goods & Services Tax (GST)... any further tax burden on our population must be the last resort, not the first reflex.”
Tax And GstPublic Finances
Recorded votes that test this promise
- 26 Feb 2026Lost✓ Contre · voted to deliver
  Amendment 1
  Motion put to the States: To delete all propositions and to substitute therefor: “1. To agree a goods and services tax shall not be introduced, and: (i) to rescind Resolution I. 1B. and Resolution I. 1C. of Billet d’Etat No. XIX dated 14th October, 2024 made on 8th November 2024; and (ii) to direct the Policy & Resources Committee to cease all preparations for the introduction of any goods and services tax.”. View this proposition's information page on gov.gg
  Voting Contre delivers this
  This amendment would have the States agree that GST shall not be introduced and rescind prior GST workstream resolutions; opposing it is consistent with the nuanced promise to oppose GST as a primary measure, though the amendment goes further than the promise.
- 26 Feb 2026Carried✗ Pour · voted against delivering
  Proposition 1b
  Motion put to the States: b. (i) the Goods & Services Tax should be applied at a standard rate of 5%, andthat all foodstuffs should be subject to the tax at the standard rate; AND (ii)an Essentials Cost Relief Payment scheme should be implemented as outlined in Section 4, with the fixed payment set provisionally (subject to review as set out below) at £520 a year for a single adult or £860 a year for a couple, reflecting the estimated annual GST incurred by a household on Income Support; and that the responsibility and administering of this payment should be added to the mandate of the Committee for Employment & Social Security; and that the payment should be increased each January in line with Income Support rates, the value of the payment being fully reviewed in line with the minimum income standard whenever that exercise is repeated;
Mixedspecificup to £40m annually
Support implementation of OECD Pillar 2 global minimum corporate tax to raise up to £40m annually.
“OECD Pillar 2: A global 15% minimum tax on large corporations. Treasury estimates suggest up to £40m annually could be raised here.”
Tax And GstPublic FinancesEconomy And Business
Recorded votes that test this promise
- 05 Nov 2025Carried✓ Pour · voted to deliver
  The States of Guernsey Annual Budget for 2026
  Motion put to the States: To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to explore whether the approach to revenue potential forecasting for the Pillar 2 Global Minimum Tax Model Rules used by the States of Jersey could be adopted by the States.
  Voting Pour delivers this
  This motion directs P&R to explore Jersey's Pillar 2 revenue forecasting approach, supporting understanding and implementation of the OECD global minimum corporate tax.
Keptdirectional
Close the Personal Investment Companies tax loophole used by wealthy residents to defer tax indefinitely.
“Personal Investment Companies: A loophole that allows wealthy residents to defer tax indefinitely. Jersey closed this gap years ago.”
Tax And GstPublic Finances
Recorded votes that test this promise
- 05 Nov 2025Carried✓ Pour · voted to deliver
  The States of Guernsey Annual Budget for 2026
  Motion put to the States: 5. To endorse the intention of the Policy & Resources Committee to continue previous workstreams to better understand the scale of accumulated untaxed, undistributed profits in Guernsey resident companies, to include consideration of incentivising earlier taxable distributions and any other mechanisms to increase revenues from this source of profits.
  Voting Pour delivers this
  Motion 5 directs P&R to continue work to understand accumulated untaxed undistributed profits in Guernsey resident companies and consider incentivising earlier taxable distributions, which directly bears on closing the PIC/deferred tax loophole.
Brokenaspirational
Support scoping cannabis law reform, including examining a regulated market for public health and social benefits.
“We must also take a clear-eyed look at cannabis reform... A regulated market, as seen in Canada for example, can yield both public health and social benefits, including, importantly, reduced use among young people.”
Justice And Home AffairsHealth And Care
Recorded votes that test this promise
- 25 Mar 2026Carried✗ Pour · voted against delivering
  Motion to Withdraw
  Motion put to the States: To resolve that the proposition in respect of the Requête entitled ‘Cannabis: establishment of a cross Committee working group to examine regulatory options’ dated 19th January be withdrawn.
  Voting Contre delivers this
  This motion withdraws the Requête to establish a cross-committee working group to examine regulatory options for cannabis, directly working against the promise to support scoping cannabis law reform.
  Deputy Marc Leadbeater, who had promised to support scoping cannabis law reform and examining a regulated market for public health and social benefits, voted Pour on 25 March 2026 to withdraw the Requête proposing a cross-Committee working group to examine cannabis regulatory options, a vote that worked against delivering that promise.
Keptdirectional
Introduce a Territorial Corporation Tax to raise revenue and address the structural deficit without harming finance industry employers.
“We should seriously consider introducing a Territorial Corporation Tax which will not negatively affect the large employers in the Finance Industry... and can raise a significant amount annually and help address the structural deficit”
Tax And GstPublic FinancesEconomy And Business
Recorded votes that test this promise
- 26 Feb 2026Lost✓ Contre · voted to deliver
  Amendment 2
  Motion put to the States: To insert an additional proposition as follows: “5.To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to cease immediately all work on the introduction of any form of territorial corporation tax, including as part of the options being examined within the fundamental restructuring of Guernsey’s corporate tax regime, and to direct the Policy & Resources Committee to amend the Terms of Reference for the Tax Review Sub Committee by amending the first bullet-point under the heading “In scope” to read: “The taxation of company profits (specifically excluding a system of territorial corporate tax) having due regard to the need to maintain a tax system which is competitive, internationally acceptable and maintains tax neutrality;”.”. View this proposition's information page on gov.gg
No recorded votedirectional
Continue delivering the Mental Health & Wellbeing Strategy and broader health reform work.
“I'm standing again to ensure continuity, especially in delivering the MHWS and the broader reform work already underway.”
Health And Care
No recorded vote - delivery verdictOutstandinghigh confidence
Leadbeater's promise was explicitly predicated on continuing in his HSC role to deliver the MHWS, but on 4 July 2025 he was instead elected President of the Committee for Home Affairs (parliament.gg; ITV News Channel, 4 July 2025), placing responsibility for the MHWS with the new HSC President, George Oswald. The most recent MHWS annual report publicly evidenced is the 2024 Annual Report, which Leadbeater unveiled in April 2025 in his prior capacity as HSC Vice-President; no 2025 annual report or post-election MHWS activity attributable to Leadbeater has been found. With Leadbeater now heading a different committee entirely, the specific continuity commitment he made — to personally shepherd the MHWS — has not been fulfilled.
No recorded votedirectional
Support non-punitive approaches to minor drug offences to prevent criminalisation of vulnerable young people.
“Yet vulnerable young people continue to be criminalised for low-level possession, a policy that stigmatises and sidelines them from employment and opportunity. We need to help those trying to turn their lives around.”
Justice And Home AffairsChildren And Families
No recorded vote - delivery verdictOutstandinghigh confidence
Leadbeater, as the new President of the Committee for Home Affairs from July 2025, lodged a cannabis legalisation requête in January 2026 that embodied the spirit of his promise, but this broader vehicle was withdrawn from the States agenda in March 2026 after a code of conduct complaint was filed against him; the Assembly voted 35–1 to withdraw it (Guernsey Press, 26 March 2026). No separate or standalone non-punitive approaches policy letter or diversion scheme targeting vulnerable young people with minor drug possession offences has been evidenced as progressed under his presidency, and Leadbeater himself acknowledged the reform might not return this term (Guernsey Press, 26 March 2026). The underlying policy promise — preventing criminalisation of vulnerable young people for low-level possession — therefore remains undelivered.
- Cannabis plan up in smoke as Leadbeater pulls requete
No recorded votedirectional
Continue working with the Chief Pharmacist to tackle overprescription and reduce diverted prescription medication.
“At HSC, we're already working with the Chief Pharmacist to address overprescription and help reduce the volume of diverted medication in circulation.”
Health And CareJustice And Home Affairs
No recorded vote - delivery verdictOutstandingmedium confidence
Leadbeater's promise was framed as continuing HSC work with the Chief Pharmacist on overprescription and diverted medication, but after the July 2025 committee appointments he became President of the Committee for Home Affairs — not a member of HSC — making the specific HSC-Chief Pharmacist collaboration he described no longer his to lead. While a pre-election (May 2025) gov.gg policy letter confirmed HSC had directed officers to develop a joint controlled-drugs implementation plan covering opioid and gabapentin diversion, no post-July 2025 reporting or official record links Leadbeater personally to progressing this work; his public activity since taking office has focused entirely on Home Affairs priorities such as cannabis legislation, police complaints reform, and sentencing policy.
- Marc Leadbeater – Election 2025 Guernsey (manifesto text)
- Gov.gg Policy Letter 2025-7 – HSC controlled drugs implementation plan
No recorded voteaspirational
Push to accelerate the delivery of new housing, especially affordable homes.
“Now is the time to act, and instead of just paying lip service, actually build some houses.”
HousingPlanning And Development
No recorded vote - delivery verdictIn progressmedium confidence
Following his July 2025 election as President of the Committee for Home Affairs, Leadbeater pursued housing-related action primarily through the demand-supply nexus: by February 2026 he had announced a population policy review — brought forward by one year — including a re-examination of TRP restrictions scrapped in 2017, which he linked directly to the housing affordability crisis. However, the direct mandate to build affordable homes sits with a separate Committee for Housing (presided over by Deputy Steve Williams), and official figures reported in 2026 confirmed zero affordable homes were built in Guernsey in 2025; a 70-home GHA scheme at Court Falaise only began construction in summer 2026 with completion not expected until 2028. Leadbeater's contribution to accelerating housing delivery has been indirect and upstream, with tangible new homes still outstanding.
- TRP restrictions could return for families moving to island – Guernsey Press
- Committees decided...now the work starts – Bailiwick Express
No recorded votedirectionalASAP
Restart and resource the stalled Primary Care review to address rising GP costs and inequitable access.
“We need to re-start the stalled review of Primary Care which initially commenced in 2020. We need to re-allocate resources to this work in order to address this issue ASAP, as the soaring costs are preventing equitable access to Primary Care for many without Health Insurance. This has to be addressed as a top priority.”
Health And CarePublic Finances
No recorded vote - delivery verdictIn progressmedium confidence
The Primary Care review that Leadbeater promised to restart is under way, but it is being driven by the Committee for Health & Social Care under HSC President Deputy George Oswald — not by Leadbeater, who was elected President of the Committee for Home Affairs in July 2025 and has no direct committee role in health policy. By July 2025, Oswald publicly stated his committee would resume stalled talks with primary care providers, and in a November 2025 States statement HSC confirmed a 'fundamental review of the whole system of the delivery and funding of health and care, including a review of those services that might be most effectively delivered by primary care.' No policy letter or formal States debate on primary care funding and access had been scheduled as of the search date, and no evidence surfaced of a specific contribution by Leadbeater to restarting this work.
- Primary care review a top priority for HSC president – Guernsey Press
No recorded votedirectional
Reform Guernsey's DBS system so convictions are treated as spent sooner, reducing barriers to employment.
“Our DBS system needs reform. Convictions in Guernsey linger far longer than in the UK, where many are considered 'spent' after a short time. Here, they can remain for life - creating lifelong barriers for locals trying to gain employment.”
Justice And Home AffairsGovernance And Constitution
No recorded vote - delivery verdictOutstandingmedium confidence
Deputy Leadbeater was elected President of the Committee for Home Affairs in July 2025 — the committee responsible for this reform — and his manifesto explicitly cited the Justice Review's recommendation to align Guernsey's rehabilitation/spent-convictions law with the UK model. However, a review of parliament.gg shows that all Committee for Home Affairs propositions brought to the States under his presidency (to July 2026) concern appointments, customs legislation, and data protection appointments; no policy letter, consultation, or States proposition reforming the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 2002 or reducing conviction disclosure periods was found. The dissolution of the Guernsey Vetting Bureau (February 2026), supported by the Committee, is an administrative change to DBS check processing, not a reform of the underlying rehabilitation-period legislation that Leadbeater promised.
- Marc Leadbeater 2025 election manifesto – election2025.gg

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