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Scott Pearman, MP

Scott Pearman, MP

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23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Good morning, Honourable Deputy Premier. In your Statement to the House this morning on BOPP, you said —and with your leave, Mr. Speaker, I will quote: “ I now have a draft plan for consideration. This plan will soon be released to the public for com-ment. ” Are you able to assist this Honourable House with how soon “soon” means? …
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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Well, I will try a little harder. Soon next week? Soon next month? Soon next year? Hon. Walter H. Roban: Soon as it is ready to be released.
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes. You also state that you are in receipt of the draft outline plan from the Fishermen’s Association. If you are releasing your own plan soon, will your plan be delayed to take on board the comments from the Fishermen’s Association?
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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This will be my second question.
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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Will that panel be providing their recommendations, having considered the Fishermen’s Plan, before or after you release your own plan?
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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Supplementary. So I think from that answer, Honourable Deputy Premier, you will not be delaying your plan to take on board their considerations. Your plan will be going to the panel without taking on board their considerations. Hon. Walter H. Roban: I believe again, Mr. Speaker, the Honourable Member is not listening. I said very much, clearly in the plan, …
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you. I do not think I misread it. My understanding is you are not going to delay your plan. It is going to go to the panel, and it is not going to be delayed to take on board their considerations. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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If you have, Mr. Speaker, I would love clarification. It sounded like the plan is going—
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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It is clear. The answer to your question, Mr. Speaker, is crystal clear. Thank you.
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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No, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you. 398 23 February 2024 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: Deputy, those are the only questions for you this morning. The Minister of Works, the next questions are you for. The first is from the Opposition Whip. QUESTION 1: UPDATE ON ROADWORKS
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, I will wait, sir.
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you. The references — [Inaudible interjections]
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, he has a firm grip. POINT OF ORDER
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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The references to Cayman and to the BVI and to the Bahamas and to Turks and Caicos in the Reply were references to their increased tourist numbers and how they were eating our lunch in the tourist sector. So perhaps that is where the Minister might want t o stay.
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I was not in the Chamber during the obituary period today, and I would just like to offer my condolences to the Member who just took his seat for the loss of his father. I lost my mother last year, and it is never easy no matter what time in life you may be. Mr. Speaker, I listened …
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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And I hear some chirping. But, you know, I know there are some accountants in the room. Secondly, not only is it not a balanced budget, it is not the first promised balanced budget in 20 years because in 2019 this Government stood up in this Chamber and promised a balanced budget then. [Inaudible interjections]
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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And I am not going to fault that Government in that year for not achieving a balanced budget. But looking at the Hansard it is quite clear. In fact, I stood up and I said the same thing then, that a balanced budget is just a promise to try to achieve something. It is not actually delivery on that promise. …
23 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
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I find it ironic, Mr. Speaker, that the Honourable Premier accuses me of misleading the House and then agrees with exactly what I have said, which is that it is not a balanced budget until 12 to 14 months afterwards when you look back and you see if the targets were hit. Moreover, there was a promise in 2019 by …