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Scott Pearman, MP

Scott Pearman, MP

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10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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34 words
I refer you to Standing Order Rule 19(11)(a) that speakers and Members should confine their observations to the subject under discussion which of course is the Throne Speech, not the previous bye-election. [Inaudible interjections]
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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Point of order, [Madam Acting] Speaker.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Minister is imputing improper motive. Again, and I have said it before, to suggest that either political party in this Chamber does not care is really beneath you, Ministe r.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And let me join with MP Susan Jackson and the Minis-ter himself in thanking Ms. Beck in her efforts, Ms. Beck, Fiona Beck, formerly of the BDA. Yes, Mr. Minister, Honourable Minister, my question is in relation to the middle of page 2 of your Statement, where you state and I quote— with your leave, …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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“Bermuda is currently served by five cables, three of which are ageing, one has been upgraded and one is in the process of being upgraded. The current cables currently have significant spare capacity to serve Bermuda’s market.” Minister, this is obviously good news. In relation to the other five cables, are you able to give some detail as to how …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes, supplementary. Thank you.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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In respect of their age, you have mentioned in your Statement to the House that one has been upgraded and one is in the process of being up-graded. How about the other three? Do you know anything about whether they are also being upgraded if they are agein g?
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Still a supplementary on this point, yes.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Honourable Minister. In relation to the statement that they have significant spare capacity, what steps are being taken by the Ministry to try to develop and harness that capacity for Bermuda’s benefit? Thank you.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you. Second question.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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So, in terms of capacity, is the Minister comfortable with the existing amount of capac-ity? Would you like to see capacity expanded and would you like to see capacity filled? Thanks.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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No further questions. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Honourable Minister.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Per our discussion before, I am very happy to consent to all three being done together. The Minister and I dis-cussed it and we agree. Thank you.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you to the Honourable Minister Vance Campbell who presented the brief. Let me also echo his thanks for all the hard work that clearly went into these two Bills and Regulations. The first Bill alone is 89 pages, and I had the pleasure of reading it. I say that firmly with tongue in cheek. …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Professor Google told me that this whole concept actually goes all the way back to Roman times when people made swords. If you were a great sword maker you wanted people to know that that was a great, reliable sword so you would put your mark on your sword and that is where it goes back to. In terms of …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Sure. I will sit down.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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I yield.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . I am not going to go back. I am just going to pick up where I left off when I yielded to the Honourable Minister and at that point in time I was just coming on to the second Bill which is the Trade Marks and Service Marks Regulations Amendment and Validation Act [2023]. I …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker. I think, with the greatest respect to the Member who just took his seat, the Bill is a little bit more nefarious than that. What this Bill says is that if you use (quote) “insulting language,” you can go to prison for six months. Well, I do not think this House should be sending people to prison— …