It has been a  great honour and a privilege to serve as a representative of St Saviour's No 1 district for the past three years. I have enjoyed the challenge of being a States Member and helping many of my constituents.

I come from an established Jersey family, born and raised in the Island and I care passionately about Jersey and it’s people. I have a degree in Joint Social Sciences. Living in the heart of the District I share the issues that face our community.
During the past three years as your Deputy I have…

In the Parish

• Pursuaded the Parish to paint 20 MPH on Belvedere Hill
• Strongly resisted development on the Longueville Nurseries site
• Been a member of the St. Saviour’s Battle of Flowers Committee
• Assisted with the year 5 Citizenship programmes at Plat Douet and St Luke’s schools

On Economic Affairs Scrutiny

• Brought amendments to the Depositors’ Compensation Scheme to make the scheme independent of the government - increasing it’s creditability
• Saved millions of pounds of taxpayer’s money by preventing the public-private partnership proposals to the Tourism Department  
• Pushed for legislation to support new industries such as E-commerce and intellectual property

On Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny

• Opened up an extra provision for children with severe Autism
• Proposed a zero tolerance policy be adopted towards certain anti-social behaviour (littering, dog fouling etc.)

As a member of the Planning applications Panel

• Protected Green fields by strictly upholding the Island Plan policies
• Fought development that has low amenity space and inadequate car parking provision

As a States Member

• Taken my responsibility to represent my constituents seriously. Out of the 956 votes taken in the assembly I have only been “not present” for one vote.
• Been able to make a decision. I have never abstained.
• Proposed changes to the Island Plan to protect parking provision
• Amended the Election Law to make it easier to vote and to further assist carers to cast their vote.
• Supported Jersey Businesses by abolishing the discriminatory Deemed Distributed Law
• Supported every attempt to introduce GST exemptions. I also opposed the proposal to raise GST to 5%  

I have always fought to preserve Jersey’s heritage whilst making provision for future generations.  

If re-elected I will continue to campaign for…

In the Parish

• Reduction of speed of traffic on Longueville Road and Rue de Pres
• Crossings on Longueville Road and Bagatelle Road

Immigration

• Introducing a  work permit based immigration system
• Making it more difficult to employ people who do not have 5 years residency - by reducing the number of unqualified licences granted to businesses
• Prioritising employment for locally qualified people

Taxation and Social Security

• Opposing GST and any increases
• Removing the Social Security ceiling – making the system fairer
• Increasing incentives to work – by making the system more flexible
• Foreign owned Jersey companies and companies operating in Jersey to pay tax in Jersey
• Tax incentives to encourage businesses to train local young people
• Tax incentives for new businesses to promote economic diversification 

Planning and Environment

• Protecting our green fields
• Developments to have proper amenities and adequate parking provisions
• Developments to fit in with the surrounding area
• Encouraging renewable energy installations

Education

• Preserving Hautlieu in it’s current form

• Supporting uniformed timetabling amongst the schools – to share resources and create efficiencies

If you have any concerns or suggestions please do not hesitate to contact me. I will respond as soon as I can.

Email Address: j.macon@gov.je or jeremymacon1@gmail.com

 

Postal Address :

Beau Regard

Plat Douet Rd

St. Saviour

JE2 7PN

 - Jeremy