Speeches by Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

13 Dec 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We actually have no objection to this. And I will make this brief because I am hungry. [Laughter]

13 Dec 2019 House of Assembly

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In 2018 there was, I think, Doc kyard sent out a circular saying that they were going to pedestrianise Dockyard to make it more attractive. And they stated in that summary that they were act ually going to do a traffic analysis, and this traffic analysis was supposed to be ready in July of 2019. And I did google to …

29 Nov 2019 House of Assembly

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Good afternoon, good eve ning, Mr. Deputy Speaker. With the Member who just took his seat, after listening to his contribution, it reminds me of a quote by former President Teddy Roosevelt: “Complaining about a problem without [proposing] a solution is called whining.” And so, what I would like to do is try to add a little bit of clarification …

29 Nov 2019 House of Assembly

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Let us not look too far ahead. And the reason I say that is because to break down this health care reform into clear and concise ways that everybody, and especially the Opposition, can understand, is that it is a three- step process. The first step is the consultative phase. That is where we are now. The second step is …

29 Nov 2019 House of Assembly

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No, no. The Honourable Member Dunkley says, That’s a stretch. And the thing is that this is why I am breaking it down in simplesyllable words that he can understand. It is a consultative process. It is step one. So step one means it is a blank canvas. So, I mean, if I was going to open up a dairy …

29 Nov 2019 House of Assembly

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And we could say, Give me everything. Right? I want preventative, I want plastic surgery, I want Western medicine, Eastern medicine, Northern medicine, Southern medicine. I want ever ything to be covered under my health insurance because I can pay whatever the premium is. However, that is not the case with most Bermudians. And especially if your last name is …

29 Nov 2019 House of Assembly

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So, for myself, I would probably be saying, What do I need the most? Right? And I will use myself. I am prone to heart disease. I am prone to high cholesterol. I am prone to high blood pressure. So, therefore—

29 Nov 2019 House of Assembly

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And therefore, what I would probably say, and my suggestion to the Government would be, please include these three aspects: heart disease, the preventative treatments for heart disease and high cholesterol and blood pressure. Please i nclude that in my Standard Health Benefit. That is what I would like t o see. Also, I like to smile, so please i …

29 Nov 2019 House of Assembly

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Right. No, and the thing is, and so, therefore, once I now put to the Government everything that I would like for them to cover, or have in my Standard Health Benefit, which means that all I have to pay is that co- pay and it is covered under my health insurance, and I do not need to worry about …

29 Nov 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. So, therefore, and I will continue. So, ther efore, the Government wants to have as much partic ipation as possible. If we can, at the end of the consul-tative phase, be able to say that we have had “X” number of meetings and we have had 50,000 submi ssions by individual stakeholders, that would be …

11 Oct 2019 House of Assembly

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When I heard the news of Walton’s death, my first thought was, Where is Kim? I have to find Kim. Because anybody who knows Walton or Kim knew that those two were joined at the hip. And I knew that if I was devastated by the news, that she had to be completely heartbroken. I was finally able to speak …

27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I would be grateful if the Premier could answer a couple of questions, one on the average loan term—average loan term for the loans that the BEDC has guaranteed. And there is a risk of —

27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly

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Oh, sorry.

27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you. Supplementary, please.

27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly

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Is there a risk assessment performed on those loan . . . on the persons getting the loan guarantees to assess whether or not the element of default is high or low? Hon. E. David Burt: Absolutely. The Bermuda Ec onomic Development Corporation has a committee that looks at all guarantees. That assessment is made. And not everyone who applies …

27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly

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In 2018, there were 19 new jobs. Is there a breakdown of the job categories, compen-sation and gender for those jobs? Hon. E. David Burt: I can assure you that there were more than 19 new jobs. I think that if you look back in the Statement, there were three particular items which were highlighted out of the items. So, …

27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly

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Supplementary. That is correct. I am just referring to just page 6, the 19 new jobs in 2018 and the 14 in 2019. So, I guess, although the compensation may not be available, is there available the types of jobs? Hon. E. David Burt: Mr. Deputy Speaker, that information is not recorded. I am sure the Bermuda Ec onomic Development …

27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you. May I have one more question, please?

27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you. The final one is on the youth entrepreneurship on page 7. Can you tell me how these youth are iden-tified and selected for this process, please? Hon. E. David Burt: The youth —there is a call that is put out for an application proc ess. And individuals who are interested can go ahead and apply. It is open …

27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I just had one question on page 3 of the submarine paper. And is just on page 3, item (e) providing for compensation for loss. And I have not looked at the legislation, so it ma y be in there. But could you just clarify what the loss would be and who would be providing …