Speeches by Scott Pearman, MP

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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I will tell you what I will do. I do want to ensure that we leave time for the answers because my questions are just questions. It’s the answers that people want to hear. But I am happy to be guided by you.

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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What I will do is pose the remainder of my questions under this second Head 79.

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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And I am happy to have answers and if time runs out , the time runs out. 558 26 February 2024 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Chairman: Right. And I was just going to say if you have any further questions after that, my suggestion is that you will pose all of your questions on the various …

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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Thank you. Hon. Walter H. Roban: Madam Chairman, I am happy to answer the Member’s questions that he has asked thus far.

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chairman. And thank you Honourable Minister, Deputy Premier, for dealing with questions posed. There was one last one, that I have raised but it wasn’t dealt with. And that was just the number of actual dog wardens and the suggestion that, if I am correct with [page] B-321, where we see animal control employee numbers at four, …

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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Yes, he’s ready. I will yield.

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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Yes, thank you. So, then, just sticking with dogs (although changing topic on dogs slightly, but still with dogs), also at [page] B-320, so one page earlier, under revenue summaries, the Minister noted in his brief that there was approximately $100,000 fall in revenue summary since the actuals of 2022/23. And the Minister did speak in his brief to certain …

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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Absolutely. I am happy to clarify. Is it the Minister’s position that if this panel departs from what he described previously as his (quote) “finalised plan,” if the panel’s recommendations differ is the Minister going to approach their recommendations with an open mind and change his plan? That was the nature of the question.

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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Of course. I will; I’m grateful. So, there are two that I have posed. One was about the panel, and the finalised plan. And the other he just answered on derelict vessels. But there was one prior to that which was in relation to the revenue drops at page B -320. But, moving on with your direction, Madam Chairman, and …

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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Yes. POINT OF CLARIFICATION Hon. Walter H. Roban: I am only doing this because I have spoken to this quite a bit. I am not trying to break the Member’s flow, but I think I have been very clear in that . . . and this has been a matter of public record, so I am not saying anything that …

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chairman. So, just to recap, there were two outstanding questions, both regarding the panel. One was about his open- mindedness for the panel’s changes, if there are changes, and also when the panel would be announced. I will park those, and go on with further questions.

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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Before I move off of the derelict vessel point, let me also offer my thanks to the KBB [Keep Bermuda Beautiful] because I know that this has been a plan long in coming. I have had the pleasure of meeting and discussing it with them and it is nice to see that that initiative is bringing actual derelict vessels out …

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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Moving then on, and again sticking with the water, but moving to a different pew perhaps, the Minister got into the topic of Blue Shield. I do have some questions, really a general one first. And that is, when the Blue Shield project was announced (and I know the Minister and I were both present at Government House when members …

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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Thank you very much—

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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Thank you.

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chairman. There was one question that was still outstanding from the questions posed and that was when the panel was going to be announced on the BOPP marine panel . . . it is not the BOPP panel, it is the independent panel. But when will that be announced? And let me just pose two more questions …

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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They are retreading some ground. But you very kindly confirmed at page B -322 in terms of feral animal removal that the Budget Book was right and that the target in the projected year will be 6,000 feral animals removal. That falls under Head, business unit 89000 Administration, rather than under Animal Control. I am assuming that that is in …

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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When are the panels announced and how many dealing with the feral —

26 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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Yes, I am not going to pose any more questions given that we are now at the end of the time but, thank you, Madam Chairman, and thank you Honourable Minister and Deputy Premier. Thank you.

23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly

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Good morning, Mr. Speaker. Good morning to the listening public.