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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
Premier . Hon. E. David Burt: Mr. Speaker, you know when you are getting close to the challenges on matters related to policy, — The Speaker: Okay. Just stick to the policy. Just stick to the policy. Hon. E. David Burt: —on the matters that are related to policy . They cannot take it. But the record will reflect that …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes. Put your point of order. POINT OF ORDER [Misleading] Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: The Honourable Member is misleading the House. There is no one on this side that is upset that international business has increased under this G overnment. [Desk thumping] Some Hon. Member s: Hear, hear! Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: No one. He is inferring the wrong message …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay. Thank you. The Member is in support of what the Government is doing to increase . . . Hon. E. David Burt: Mr. Speaker —
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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—increase the business. He just wants you to understand that part on that. Hon. E. David Burt: Mr. Speaker, the Opposition has a very funny way of showing support. But allow me to say this, Mr. Speaker. The reality is that it is Bermuda's success, led by the Bermuda Government and the agencies who are working hard day in and …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Second supplementary or new question? Bermuda House of Assembly QUESTION 3: GOVERNMENT OF BERMUDA FISCAL UPDATE
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Go ahead.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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I am trying to correlate the two together. And . . . I am going to ask you if you could reframe that in a better way . If you could reframe it in a better way , because it did not tie together well on that one.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Premier. [No audio. ] Hon. E. David Burt: . . . so, it is interesting. I hear the mutterings of its effect, but it is not correct. So, let me start with the first thing. Mr. Speaker, number one, 60 per cent of the growth is on the local business side. That is item number one . And I would …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you. That was your last question on that. Premier, there are no further questions on your Statements . We will now move on. The next S tatement that has questions this morning, this afternoon, I should say, is the S tatement by the Minister of National Security on your first statement, and it is from the Opposition Leader . …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes. Hon. E. David Burt: Just a point of order. I meant to do it in the questions in regard to my S tatement.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Sure. POINT OF ORDER Correcting the record Hon. E. David Burt: Just two things. Number one, Mr. Speaker, is that in my Statement, I misspoke. I said that GDP was $7.1 billion. I said nominal GDP was $ 7.1 billion. That is not correct. Nominal GDP is $9.2 million. I would like to ask that the record be corrected. The …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Both . . . first of all, Premier, we value the interjection that clarified the error in the first one in that the number is a number that we will have noted for the record that you have identified the correct figure. And on the second point, Honourable Member [DeCouto] , if the factual information here is available indicating that …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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In the meantime, you can just withdraw your number until you confirm that there. But the— 2Dr. Douglas DeCouto: I am happy to . . . you know, actually, sir, I . . . until I double- check, I am not willing to withdraw. [ Inaudible interjections]
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Member s, Member s! The Minister pulled up the statistics . . . pulled up the stat s. He quoted from the stats which are current to date, and he is giving the current stats as they stand. We have to accept that it is …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you. I forgot where we were this time. Now, Minister, did you put your questions to the Minister of Works . . . Minister of National Security? That's right, the Minister . . . the Premier provided th at clarification. Minister of National Security, the Opposition Leader has questions for you. 2 See Point of Order raised at page …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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The . . . I am trying to remember your Statement, or would he have the comparison in the Statement to be able to give it? Because if he doesn't have it, it is not . . . I am sure it is nothing that he would be carrying with him. Ho n. Robert King: Well, I will ask it …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay. Hon. Robert King: The Minister highlighted regarding youth substance abuse that 21.1 per cent . . . there was a 21.1 per cent increase in referrals for treatment. However, only 6.5 [per cent] actually received those services. Can the Minister explain why there is such a gap for referrals and reception receiving services? Thank you.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay. Minister, you got that one? Hon. Michael A. Weeks: I got that one.
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay. Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to say that there's not a failure on the Government side, it is just an identification of our need, of need. The increase in referrals tells us that more young people are being recognised and referred for support, something that Bermuda has historically struggled with. So, capacity constraints …
12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly
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Supplementary? Hon. Robert King: Yes, Mr. Speaker. SUPPLEMENTARY Bermuda House of Assembly Hon. Robert King: Can the Honourable Minister provide an explanation as to why treatment uptake rates have fallen to such low levels, understanding the critical need? Thank you.