Speeches by Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Night pilotage? Okay. And then, the passenger load studies with a view to reducing fuel consumption, have those studies been conduc ted? Hon. Zane J. S . De Silva: Yes. Yes, they have.

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Okay. Oh . . . the EVR — [Crosstalk and laughter ]

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Okay — Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: You want me to just —

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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You want to give some answers? Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Go ahead, yes —

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Okay, the fuel savings that were expected to be achieved during the budget year as a result of the revised ferry schedule . . . were those achieved, and what was the amount? Yes? Okay. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Yes, ye s, the —$200,000, yes, yes, $200,000. I believe that is correct, is it not? Yes. Thank you, …

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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We still have a little ways to go. The EVR system, that is going to be functioning . . . oh, I was asking about what the revenue loss was from the time that the EVR system has not been working until to date. Abandoned cars, road safety . . . and the printing of the application forms, has there …

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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The comprehensive review of the Motor Car Act, in terms of bringing it in line, where are you with that r eview and when can we expect to see legislation to amend, particularly the areas where the provisions are contrary to the TCD’s own policies? And, under performance measures, the random vehicle inspections —the goal was not achieved and was …

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Okay. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: So, if we are able to get more staff, we can have a little bit more success.

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Okay. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: What was the other question before that? Oh, it was the —

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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The Motor Car Act. 920 8 March 2019 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: The Motor Car Act. Again, that will come with the green . . . once w e get the Green Paper tabled and then we debate that. That is where that will come from.

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Once the Green Paper was concluded, there was supposed to be a World Café, like a stakeholder roundtable and that . . . has that ha ppened? Or is it anticipated that that will happen? Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Once we get there, there is going to be a lot of consultation over that. Because we are talking …

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Was a new facilities manager appointed to lead enhancement projects, under page B - 210, [line item] 45120? [Inaudible interjections ]

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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No? Okay. And I think . . . oh, th e only other question I have was that the budget for 2018/19 was decreased, sorry, page B -208, business unit 3501, line item 45010. There was a decrease of $529,000, and it was said that this reduction was due to . . . this was in the funded bus operator …

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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The Dockyard cradle and whether that is going to be made an official revenue stream from the Government ? Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: It sure is, yes.

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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I have one more . . . well, maybe not one more, but another question. Page B -200 on repair and maintenance, $500,000 was allocated to the expansion of the traffic and surveillance system s to improve radar coverage of coastal waters. Has that been money well spent? Was that money actually ut ilised for that? What has been the …

8 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Minister. I think that is everything and thank you for answering all of my questions and thank you to your support team for being here to support you.

4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to send congratul ations to Nirobi Smith- Mills. And if you will allow me, because I cannot remember all of the steps. I ass ociate Michael Weeks. If you would allow me to read, at the BMAA track meet that was held on the weekend, Saturday , he won the Under …

4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I am going to speak to [cost centres] 58000 and 58101. Mr. Chairman, this year represented a three- peater for the Department of Tourism, when they had three years of successful growth. And it demonstrates that tourism, as an ind ependent body, does well by itself. Kevin Dallas, Glenn Jones, and the staff at …

4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So, Mr. Chairman, looking at the Bermuda Tourism Outlook 2019, the air capacity for Bermuda from 2015 to 2018 has incr eased. The 2019 projections have a 4 per cent decrease. And I would just be interested to know why those numbers are going down. On what basis do they project a decrease? The strategic priorities …

4 Mar 2019 House of Assembly

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The National Trust Talk: The Bermuda Gombey festival. But they have, you know, a bunch of things that are going on. And one of the things that I would like for Bermudians to do is to recognise that tourism is not just for people who come here. There are a lot of experiences and things that are offered by the …