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The Hon. Dennis Lister, JP,MP

The Hon. Dennis Lister, JP,MP

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12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
No problem. Thank you for cooperating, Minister. The next written questions are from the Opposition Leader to the Minister of National Security, and these are for oral responses. Would you like to put your question? QUESTION 1: HM CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION DOCK REPAIR WORKS ON ORDNANCE ISLAND Hon. Robert King: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Honourable Minister please provide …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Thank you. Minister . Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The planning reference number is PC0N004025. The estimated cost of repair work is $350,000.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Supplementary? Or would you like to put your second question? Hon. Robert King: Supplementary, sir.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay. SUPPLEMENTARY Hon. Robert King: Can the Honourable Minister confirm whether the funding for these repairs has already been allocated within the Ministry's current budget or whether supplementary funding will be required?
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Minister . Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The work on the dock is done by Works and Engineering, so I assume that the money is in their budget.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Supplementary? Hon. Robert King: Second question, please.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Second question, okay. QUESTION 2: HM CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION, SPECIFIC INCREASED MEASURES TAKEN TO PROTECT BERMUDA Hon. Robert King: Will the Honourable Minister please advise this Honourable House what specific and increased measures are being taken to protect Bermuda from dangerous weapons, people, and drugs from entering this Island? Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Thank you to the Honourable Member. Mr. …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Supplementary? 1764 12 December 2025 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly SUPPLEMENTARIES Hon. Robert King: Yes, Mr. Speaker. I am not sure if the Minister answered it or not. Can the Honourable Minister advise whether the Minis-try has conducted any recent risk assessments over the [Port of] St. George's , [Royal Naval] Dockyard , and [Port of] Hamilton and …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Minister. Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Mr. Speaker, if I may, I thought I had answered it clearly when I said Customs has employed a range of coordinated measures to prevent illicit drugs from entering our country.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Okay. Second supplementary? Hon. Robert King: For clarification, the question was, have they conducted any recent risk assessments of St. George's , Dockyard , and Hamilton ports and what the findings were? What were the findings? Thank you. Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Mr. Speaker, after regular monitoring of our docks, Customs has employed a range of coordinated measures to prevent …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Those were your two supplementaries on that one. The clock is indicating something different right now. Would you like to put your third question? Or hold that until we return? Hon. Robert King: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will do my third question. Thank you.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Okay. QUESTION 3: HM CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION MAKING A BOAT AVAILABLE TO SAFEGUARD BORDERS UNTIL DOCK IS REPAIRED Hon. Robert King: Will the Honourable Minister please advise when a boat will be made available on a full -time basis to HM Customs and Immigration to safeguard our borders, understanding that the dock is not repaired at this time?
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Minister. Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Although Customs does not currently operate its own patrol vessel, we maintain a strong operational partnership with the Regiment Coast Guard to support maritime surveillance and interdiction efforts. We work closely with their teams to share intelligence and coor-dinate patrols. In addition, we are in the process of formalising this cooperation …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Supplementary? SUPPLEMENTARY Hon. Robert King: Yes, Mr. Speaker, my final question. Is the Minister aware that less than 10 per cent of the vessels that come into St. George's are being searched because they do not have the facility to go out to the boats to search them for contraband, dangerous weapons, drugs, et cetera?
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Minister . Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Mr. Speaker, I do not have data that only 10 per cent of boats are being searched. If the Honourable Member has such data, please present it to me and I will investigate it. Thank you.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay. Good. Members, the clock is indicating that it is time for us to recess in just a moment. I am going to call on the Premier to do that, and we will return, and it will be 48:26 left on the clock. I will reset it after. It is 48:26 on the clock . Hon. E. David Burt: Thank …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Any objections? There are none. The House now stands adjourned until 2:00 pm. Bermuda House of Assembly [Gavel] Proceedings suspended at 12:33 pm Proceedings resumed at 2:03 pm [Hon. Dennis P. Lister, Jr., Speaker, in the Chair]
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Good afternoon, Member s. [Gavel]
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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The House is now back in session. When we stopped this morning, we had 48 minutes and 26 seconds. And I've got to adjust this. It does n’t do time — it does n’t do seconds, does it? No, it does not do seconds. We are going to start it at 48 [minutes] and I will add 26 seconds on …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Round it up ? Everybody say s to round it up. Okay, we will round it up. [Crosstalk ]