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Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

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13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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43 words
Yes, I would. With the Premier having talked about promi ses made, promises kept, would the Honourable Premier please confirm the funded positions filled at the Department of Public Transport [DPT] from July 2017 to July 2018 that were vacant before that period?
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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23 words
Sorry, Mr. Sp eaker. Okay. Well, I was doing a supplementary based off of the promises made, promises kept part of the response.
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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42 words
Well, no . . . sorry. This is the first time, so I am just getting used to it. So I ask for your indulgence on that one, as my other suppl ementary does go on to promises made, promises kept. [Crosstalk]
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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68 words
Well, my supplementary would be, if we are going to talk about the Department of Public Transport, if we are . . . given the bus situation and given that, prior to the PLP Administration taking power, we had a shortage of buses, are we going to be getting any new buses, or is there going to be any relief …
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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6 words
Point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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57 words
The Honourable Member is misleading the House. The Premier never said that he could not find a better deal. He just said that the deal that was on the table was very . . . what was there . . . more concrete than he thought. He never said that he could not find a better deal.
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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6 words
Point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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53 words
The Member is misleading the House, because this Government has delivered an optimisation agreement from Aecon which attri b-utes millions more in value for money and millions of dollars that go to education, which is what the Minist er has been talking about, and training purposes, which the Honourable Member talked about earlier.
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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6 words
Point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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70 words
The Honourable Member is imputing improper motives saying that at the time in which we were in Opposition we were whipping pe ople into a frenzy to make promises that we could not deliver. Would that not be the same as the OBA telling people that they were going to create 2,000 jobs when they didn’t have the information and …
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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6 words
Point of order, point of order,
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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The Member i s imputing i mproper motives saying that when we defend a good friend that we are trying to jockey to the front bench, when they have members of their own party that go to the media saying that their Leader is interim, instead of being full course.
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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7 words
Point of order , Mr. Deputy Speaker.
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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148 words
The Honourable Member is misleading the House, because she is saying that . . . she is making it seem as though everything . . . that the seniors were not being taken care of under the PLP. No, the seniors are being taken care of under the PLP. The Honourable Member said that they i nvested in Bermudians. No, …
6 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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5 words
Thank you, Mr. Speaker .
6 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . When it comes to this Bill the first thought that comes to mind . . . actually there are three words that come to mind, which are Quo Fata Ferunt . And my Latin is a little rusty so I can only loosely translate that to where the fates carry us. And I bring that …
6 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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And yes, I am using comic books, but I am not making light of the topic because he says, when he goes after the bad guy, You have failed this city. We as lawmakers have failed this country until now. Previous administrations have failed this country. Why? Because with a life or death issue we, as la wmakers , did …
6 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker , I know the statistical probability of if I were to get in my car and be under the influence of seeing a police officer between Place’s Place and 4 Kings Lane North is slim to none. And I know I could increase those chances very slightly if I were to take East Broadw ay. But the probability …
6 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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16 words
I am trying to stay focused, Mr. Speaker . This is . . . [Inaudible interjection]
6 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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44 words
No, my colleague there from constituency 5, Hamilton Parish, who likes to take me to Place’s Place says that when I say we cannot do too much to save a life, he says, That’s why he’s tr ying to take me to church. [Laughter]