Commercialisation: ‘Don’t rule out States Works yet’

Tuesday 18th January 2011, 2:29PM GMT.

Commerce and Employment minister Deputy Carla McNulty Bauer. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 0982405) PUBLIC SERVICES might be forced to investigate commercialising States Works.

Commerce and Employment minister Carla McNulty Bauer (pictured) has placed an amendment to the department’s report – on potentially commercialising its business units such as the airport, harbours and Guernsey Water.

She wants Public Services to include States Works in an ongoing evaluation of the options for changing the ‘business environments’ of those units.

PSD has previously said that States Works should continue to operate as it does now, as there was no benefit in commercialising it. But Deputy McNulty Bauer disagrees.

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tiny rogers

January 18, 2011 at 4:28 pm

i have been left guernsey 9 years this april
i worked for swd for many years
when the storms hit who is there S W D
who cleans the town streets at night S W D
when the muck hits the fan who cleans up S W D
who looks after the islands fowl water S W D
lads at S W D keep up the good work
so keep it states run dont sell or you could end up in the ****
all the best TINY ROGERS

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bc

January 18, 2011 at 6:39 pm

Very fair comments by Mr Rogers.
Just one instance how SWD certainly proved their worth was in October 1987
(The hurricane)

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MR. J LESBIREL

January 18, 2011 at 7:00 pm

As far as I was aware States Works is already run as a business and operate to make a profit, any profit they make is re invested into the business. States works does not get any direct funding from the states of Guernsey. so how would further commercialisation help the States? or Is Mrs Mc Nulty Bauer just trying to upset another section of our society. shes good at that.

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