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Scott Pearman, MP

Scott Pearman, MP

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20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Second supplementary.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes. Minister, I am grateful, and I thank you for that answer. And just because you said you did not say it, it is the top of page 3, paragraph 1, you said it “would be completely off the grid.” I appreciate that you have now answered that and clarified it. Bu t I think that is where my confusion …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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I am grateful for the clarification.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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No. No further questions. No. Thank you. The Speaker: Okay. Thank you, Minister. Those were the only questions to you this morning. We now move on. The next Statement that has questions is the Statement from the Minister of Economy and Labour. And MP Pearman, would you like to put your question? QUESTION 1: POSITION PAPER ON PROGRESSING BERMUDA’S MINIMUM …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to the Honourable Minister for presenting in this Honourable House today his Statement entitled Position Paper on Progressing Bermuda’s Minimum Hourly Wage. (Oh, I see. You have moved seats. I apologise, I did not see the Minister in the Chamber. But he has moved chairs.) Honourable Minister, my question is relating to the …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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This is going to be my first supplementary, or in fact it is going to be my second question. If that’s all right, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Honourable Minister, for those answers. Still on page 2, this is about the cap. So, this adjustment is going to occur every two years (by the second paragraph), and you say it is going to be capped at 2.5 per cent per year. Just so I am clear, and I think we are clear, but I just want …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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No further questions. Thank you.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker . POINT OF ORDER
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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We appear not to have a quorum.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker , and good afternoon. Thank you to the Honourable Minister for his presentation on the Bill before us today which is the Water Resources Amendment Act 2024. This Bill seeks to amend the primary legislation, which is the Water Resources Act 1975, and the Opposition is supportive of the Government Bill, so the points that follow …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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We support the Bill.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is actually a very small point, and it is as much for the legislative draftsperson as it is for the Min-ister. And I just flagged at page 4, under new clause 5, it repeals Part III of the Act and the following subsections. But then the rest of the Act does not get a renumbering …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The next question I have is at clause 9 of the Bill, in these [clauses] of 1 through 11. It is at page 5 in the middle. Minister , this was really a question from the debate, but as I read it the two major things this Bill is doing are the increasing of the penalties, …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Minister. I am now at page 7 of the proposed Bill under clause 15, which is the lion’s share of the Bill, where it [inserts] Part [VIII]. And the question I have, there is just a quick preamble. So if you look at [section] 33A, at page 7, you see there under [section] 33A(2), …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My last question relates to clause 17 of the Bill, at page 14 of the amendment Act.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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And this is a question that I flagged up in debate, but I am not sure that the Minister answered it specifically. And to be fair to the Minister, it is really a matter for the draftsman or draftswoman. And the question was this. Clause 17 is amending the primary Act at section 37. So, this is the penalties section. …
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Minister. Hon. Walter H. Roban: But I think we made that clear. That we are putting more into this Bill. It is not a Bill where we are extracting anything.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr . Speaker. G ood afternoon, s ir.
20 Sep 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, it may be felt a good thing for Bermudians that BELCO is being given a tax cut by the Bermuda Government. And Bermudians will, hopefully, have seen this tax cut to BELCO — Hon. E . David B urt: Point of or der, Mr . Speaker.