Speeches by Jarion Richrdson, JP, MP

14 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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I have a supplementary, Mr. Speaker.

14 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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I have a supplementary, Mr. Speaker, MP Richardson. 782 14 March 2022 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: Oh, MP Richardson, put your suppl ementary. SUPPLEMENTARY

14 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Would the Honourable Mini ster be able to clarify what , if any , impacts we currently expect to the wid er economy outside of the regulatory fees? Hon. W. Lawrence Scott: Speaking from the Ministry of Transport, we do not anticipate any wider impacts outside of the regulatory fees.

14 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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None, Mr. Speak er.

14 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker. [It’s] MP Ric hardson.

14 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, I also extend my condolences to the family and friends of Darius Tucker. We knew each other through a local charitable organisation. And he was always helpful, always welcoming, especially to new members of our organisation. He is described as being amongst the best of us. He is described as representing everything we have stood up …

11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Mr. Chairman, I’m sorry to disturb the Minister. I j ust didn’t follow him on that last line of rentals.

11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you. I said “Mr. Chairman.” Sorry, Mr. Chairman, point of clarification. Official Hansard Report 11 March 20 22 737 Bermuda House of Assembly The Chairman: Thank you, you may proceed, Mini ster. Continue on, Shadow Minister. POINT OF CLARIFICATI ON

11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just . . . the Honourable Minister mentioned on page B -180, repair and maintenance, he said there was a minor decrease. But I thought he then referenced the rental number. So the number I am looking at for repair and maintenance, the actual number was $1,000. And then I see an estimate or request …

11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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I did. Thank you, Mr. Chai rman.

11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Yes. Thank you, Madam Chairman. MP Richardson.

11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chai rman. And I thank the Honourable Minister for his thorough brief as it relates to the Ministry of Economy and Labour, saving Head 94 which we previously debated. Madam Chairman, the Ministry of Economy and Labour is clearly crucial to the ongoing success of Bermuda given our current condition. And so, the Mi nister certainly has …

11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chai rman. Thank you, Honourable Minister. Just following up with that line item spend. Are we anticipating or are there contained in the Budget Book any further spends on immigration automation, given that we have heard from the Minister’s brief that it is on phase one? And phase one included, or may include, I believe was the …

11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Not on this point, Madam Chairman. Thank you. Madam Chairman, I thank the Honourable Minister. As it relates to . . . still on page B-173, Head 44, the last department objective to provide oversight of the Labour Relations Section to implement the new Labour Code, this coming from the substantive rearranging of legislation under the Employment Act . My …

11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Honourable Mi nister. As it relates again to page B-173, specifically in the general summary of expenditure, business unit 54210, I see that there is an estimate for the 2022/23 year, a request for $122,000 for the Immigration A ppeals Tribunal. And I believe the Minister spoke to this as the compensation for the Tribunal members. I just …

11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Madam Chairman, I would be moving on to Head 44 on page B -174, in the space of Salaries, under Subjective Analysis of Current A ccount Estimates, we see a pay rise, or rather we see a rise of some 19 per cent in salaries, up by $188,000. And there is also a rise under employee numbers (full - time …

11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chai rman. Thank you, Honourable Minister. To that end, the Minister di d speak on 54060, Administration replacing temporary staffing. Would the Honourable Minister please elucidate on that point of replacing temporary staffing? Because he has just gone and said their staff were seconded . Are those seconded staff now fully ass igned to the Ministry? Or …

11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chai rman. To that end, is what we are seeing under Pr ofessional Services . . . Madam Chairman, I am on Official Hansard Report 11 March 20 22 753 Bermuda House of Assembly Head 44, Subjective Analysis of Current A ccount E stimates where we are seeing professional services at a requested spend for $297,000, less …

11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Honourable Mi nister. Thank you, Madam Chairman. A question on Subjective Analysis of Current Account Expenditures , Advertising and Promotion. Could the Minister speak to this $15,000, what does the Ministry Headquarters advertis e or promote? Hon. Jason Hayward: This could be something as simple as radio ads for policy work and Ministry initi atives that we are …

11 Mar 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you , Madam Chai rman. Moving on. I thank the Honourable Minister for his points. Moving on to page B -175 and performance measures, which is a point I bring up a lot, Madam Chairman. I have some questions as it relates to . . . Before I hop into the details of the performance measures, the Honourable Minister …