Lyndon John Farnham

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The amendment on empty residential properties addresses housing supply, which is directly relevant to the housing affordability crisis.

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An amendment to the empty residential properties amendment could weaken measures to bring empty homes back into use, working against housing affordability.

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The second amendment to the empty residential properties amendment bears on policy to address housing supply and affordability.

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Reinstating mortgage interest tax relief directly reduces housing costs for mortgage holders, bearing on housing affordability.

Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise to "resolve the housing affordability crisis" is a broad, general commitment, and reinstating mortgage interest tax relief is one specific, contested mechanism for pursuing housing affordability — a member could reasonably oppose this particular measure while still pursuing the general goal through other means.

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Introducing residential rent controls for two years directly addresses housing affordability, a core part of the housing affordability crisis.

Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise to "resolve the housing affordability crisis" is a broad, directional commitment, and voting against one specific mechanism (temporary rent controls) does not clearly contradict it, as the member could reasonably pursue housing affordability through alternative means while opposing this particular measure.

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Investing stamp duty uplift revenue into first-time buyer funds directly supports housing affordability for first-time buyers.

Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise to "resolve the housing affordability crisis" is a broad directional commitment, and voting against this specific amendment (directing second-home stamp duty revenue into first-time buyer funds) does not plainly contradict it, as the member could reasonably prefer a different mechanism for addressing affordability.

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Development levies can fund affordable housing, directly bearing on the housing affordability crisis.

Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise to "resolve the housing affordability crisis" is a broad directional commitment, and voting against one specific budget amendment on development levies does not plainly contradict it, as a member could reject this particular mechanism while pursuing housing affordability through other means.

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Free GP visits for full-time students supports students of all ages accessing education by reducing financial barriers.

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Additional funding for education directly supports new training and education opportunities for people of all ages.

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Adjusting apprenticeship grants for inflation directly supports training opportunities, a core part of the education and training promise.

Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise supports new training and education opportunities broadly, but voting against one specific amendment adjusting apprenticeship grants for inflation does not plainly contradict that general commitment, as the member could oppose this particular funding mechanism or inflation adjustment while still pursuing the overall goal through other means.

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Adding sport and physical activity funding to the Jersey Premium scheme in primary schools supports education opportunities for young people.

Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise concerns training and education opportunities broadly, while this motion is a specific funding amendment for sport and physical activity in primary schools—a related but distinct domain—and a member could reasonably oppose this particular funding mechanism or source while still supporting the general commitment to skills and education.

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Extending the temporary Social Security contribution reduction would help ease cost-of-living pressures on workers and employers.

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Widening the Community Costs Bonus income threshold and extending its deadline directly addresses cost-of-living support for lower-income households.

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Funding free GP visits for full-time students reduces out-of-pocket healthcare costs, materially bearing on cost-of-living pressures for students.

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Increasing the childcare funding rate helps reduce childcare costs for families, directly bearing on the cost of living.

Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. While expanding free childcare could be seen as reducing cost-of-living pressures on families, the promise to "tackle sharp rises in the cost of living" is a broad, general commitment, and voting against one specific £137,000 amendment to an hourly childcare provider rate does not plainly contradict that promise without an inferential chain about what measures are required to honour it.

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A new personal tax allowance would reduce the tax burden on lower earners, directly bearing on the cost-of-living challenge.

Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise to "tackle sharp rises in the cost of living" is a general directional commitment, and voting against one specific mechanism (a new personal tax allowance) does not plainly contradict it, as the member could reasonably prefer alternative approaches to addressing cost-of-living pressures.

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Reinstating mortgage interest tax relief would reduce housing costs for mortgage holders, bearing on the cost-of-living promise.

Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise to tackle cost-of-living rises is a broad, directional commitment, and whether reinstating mortgage interest tax relief from January 2027 is the right or necessary measure to honour it is a matter of judgement, not a direct logical entailment of the promise.

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Adjusting apprenticeship grants for inflation helps sustain earning opportunities and reduces the real cost burden on apprentices.

Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise to tackle cost-of-living rises is general and directional, while this motion concerns one specific budgetary mechanism (adjusting apprenticeship grants for inflation), and a member could vote against it while still honestly pursuing the broader cost-of-living commitment through other means.

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Funding Statistics Jersey supports the data infrastructure needed to measure wellbeing and alternative indicators beyond GDP.

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Funding Statistics Jersey's administrative support directly enables the statistical work needed to measure wellbeing and the Better Life Index.

Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise concerned measuring economic success via wellbeing indices rather than GDP alone, while this motion concerned administrative support funding for Statistics Jersey — a procedural/funding mechanism question that could have been opposed for reasons unrelated to whether the member supports wellbeing-based measurement as a principle.

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Increasing revenue expenditure on agriculture and fisheries supports sustainable resource management, directly bearing on protecting the natural environment.

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Restoring £656,000 to the Environment department's budget directly supports the capacity to protect the natural environment through conservation.

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Funding the repair and maintenance of Victoria Marine Lake relates to conservation and protection of natural/coastal environments.

Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise is a broad directional commitment to environmental conservation, and voting against one specific budget amendment for a marine lake's repair and maintenance is not a plain contradiction of that general goal, since the member could support environmental protection through other means or priorities while opposing this particular funding mechanism.

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The Council of Ministers' amendment to reduce net revenue expenditure to balance the Budget reflects prudent financial management.

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Halving the reduction in the States grant to the Social Security Fund by drawing from the Strategic Reserve would increase spending from reserves, working against prudent financial management.

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Freezing government spending at 2025 levels is a direct real-terms reduction in public expenditure, embodying the prudent financial management commitment.

Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. While the promise calls for "smaller government and prudent financial management," voting against one specific spending-freeze amendment does not plainly contradict it, as the member could reasonably judge that a blanket freeze was not the right mechanism for prudent fiscal management and pursue the same goal through other means in the broader Budget.