The total amount of loans, grants and other funding that the Government provided to Blue Islands will not be revealed until next month, Express has learned.
Deputy Inna Gardiner has asked States of Jersey treasurer Richard Bell to provide the total amount of loans, grants or other funding for specific projects provided to Blue Islands over the past five years.
She made the request in her capacity as chair of the Public Accounts Committee, which is responsible for scrutinising how taxpayer money is spent.
Although Deputy Gardiner asked Mr Bell to provide a response by Monday 24 November, Express has learned that this deadline has been extended by a week until Monday 1 December.
The Public Accounts Committee chair has also asked for further detail on how Blue Islands spent the £8.5m lifeline loan it was given by the Government during the pandemic – including the time period of this expenditure, what repayment has been received to date, and what assurances the Government received from the airline on repayment of this loan.
Deputy Gardiner has also asked for copies of any supporting documents that were provided to decision-makers regarding the allocation of funding to Blue Islands this month.
It emerged this week that the Government gave Blue Islands two additional loans of £1.2m and £500,000 on 12 September and 7 November respectively.
The airline suspended operations on 14 November and officially went into liquidation on 17 November – with over £9m owed to the Government.
The Public Accounts Committee chair has also asked the Treasurer to confirm if any payments have been made by the Government to any other airline.