Speeches by Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

4 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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So, yes, I would like to know where we are with that project and whether or not the Minister can provide us with an update on that one. On page B -215—

4 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Under Insurance, I see the Insurance has gone from 160 to 200. And I would be interested to know why there has been an increase.

4 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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The revised was —

4 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Okay.

4 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Zero. You are right. Okay. [Inaudible interjection]

4 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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What, the 200? That is the est imated. [Inaudible interjections]

4 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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It is 200.

4 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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That is right, that is right. The Cha irman: That is the proper way. Yes. The r evised can go over or under.

4 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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So, page B -217— [Crosstalk]

4 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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I was at the wrong line.

4 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Page B -217, under business unit 45120, Administration. The number of critical vacancies has gone to zero. The target outcome is zero. Does that mean that there is a full complement and so there is no need to fill those vacancies? And I think that is the end of my questions. I do not have any . . .

4 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have the ultimate question for the Minister. What is the status of the bus schedules? Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Well, that is an easy one. The status of the bus schedule will remain the same until we get more buses. I am not going to talk about any boat race or anything like …

2 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a question about the Bermuda [Berm uda Development Agency]. And I am not sure whether I should ask it under 0901 . . . The Chairman: You are on?

2 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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On page B -43.

2 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Under 0901, General. And then 19000, General Administration. I believe that it has been subsumed into this. So my question is, What is the direction of the BDA considering the funding that they get? Over the years the BDA has kind of de-volve d into a conference coordinator. And it has not given as much value to industry as we …

2 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Sorry. Bermuda Development Agency. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So it is concerning that there was a large co ntingent and the amount of money that was spent on that. And if we are looking to bring revenue and foreign direct investment into Bermuda, then I think there needs to be a balance. So I would like to know what their …

2 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I would like to start on page B - 78 of the Budget Book please, starting with the D epartment Objectives. And I basically would like to have a summary of how the objectives as set out are going to be impl emented. And it does not necessarily have to be done here or …

2 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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I offered him a protein bar.

2 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Thank you. [Inaudible interjection] 3246 2 March 2020 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Ms. Leah K. Scott: On page B -78 under the Depar tment Objectives. And, as I have said, Premier, I would like to have more detail about this, but it does not have to be at this point in time. If I could have jus …

2 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Yes. [Inaudible interjection]