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Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

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17 Apr 2020 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
17 Apr 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes, yes, Mr. Speaker. This is the Government Whip. The point of order on the Member is that the Member is misleading the House. The regulations are hardly ever tabled in the Chamber. We always do the legislation, and the regulations then come afterwards. And the regulations have been made public, which is actually something that is moving forward and …
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have to declare my interest. I was granted Bermudian status in 2007 and I got st a3806 16 March 2020 Official Hansard Report B ermuda House of Assembly tus as a long- time resident child being here before 1969, in 1989. [ Inaudible interjection]
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes, before . . . I was born in 1959, so before 1969 in 1989. And I believe that my colleague, the Honourable Derrick Burgess, was the one who actually signed my status form, I believe. An. Hon. Member: What?
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes. So, I declare my interest.
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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He is a fair man, yes . Mr . Speaker, this has been a long, arduous process. And kudos to the Minister for sticking to the wicket because I am sure that there were times when he wanted to kick all of us out of that room and just say, Look, we don’t have to do this by committee, I …
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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We were supposed to have the first town hall and the four of us sat in his boardroom and said, W ell, we’re not going. And he was like, Well, we have to go. And we were like, We’re not going, we’re not happy with the legislation. And he looked so crestfallen and deflated. But do you know what he …
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Member is misleading the House. Even though it may not be retroactive, it does not prohibit a person who is born prior to this Bill being passed f rom gaining Bermudian st atus. This Bill also allows for a streamlined process for those who are born prior to it, which is why there is no retroactivity.
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker— Hon. Michael H. Dunkley: —and we want to bash the Cayman Islands —
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Member is misleading the House. He is making it seem as though the PLP or the Minister s on this side were the ones that asked what is a Bermudian? It was his own Member , MP Scott Pearman, who started that line of questioning.
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker . I wa s listening intently to that Member , the Honourable Member Gordon- Pamplin’s speech, and she did say the lower spectrum of the earth. That was her exact words. Lower spectrum of the earth. Hon. Patricia J. Gordon -Pamplin: Point of order, Mr. Speaker . [Crosstalk] POINT OF ORDER Hon. Patricia J. Gordon …
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker . [Crosstalk]
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker .
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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The coronavirus is causing people to find all kinds of members of their family that they did not know they had before. [Laughter]
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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We on this side have no objection to this legislation, Mr. Speaker . I spoke to the Deputy Premier about it and he said it is a cost of living i ncrease and we are in support. So, thank you.
13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good morning. Mr. Speaker, my quest ion for the Premier is, I understand that there are currently 30 beds allocated for any coronavirus issues. Is there an overflow plan if we exceed 30 beds? And if so, what is it, and is there an overflow location?
13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes, please. Thank you, Premier, for your answer. My supplementary is, In the event that the hospital does become overwhelmed, have we consi dered bringing in nurses and doctors? And if we do have to bring in other people, will work per mit fees and things like that be waived in order to get them here quickly?
13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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New question, please.
13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
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Oh. Sorry.