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Scott Pearman, MP

Scott Pearman, MP

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1 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thanks to the Honourable Minister. Honourable Minister, I caught both the begi nning and the end of your presentation, but I did miss a little bit of the middle. Therefore, I apologise if my very brief—I have three very quick questions. If you answered them in your brief, I apologise that I am asking you …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you. Good morning, Mr. Speaker, and good morning to the listening public. 458 27 February 2023 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Thank you, Minister, for your Statement on food pr oduction and food security. My first question is this, for all the very welcomed discussion around increasing food production on the Island, is it your view that …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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This is my first supplementary? The Spe aker: Okay. SUPPLEMENTARIES
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Okay. Thank you. You have confirmed Honourable Minister that there has been an increase in local farming. Can you assist us with whether or not that is in terms of food being produced or land being used for farming or both? Thanks.
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Second supplementary. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Minister.
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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You sort of started to touch on my next question. So you had stated in your Stat ement that you are going to make more l and available. Is that the land that will be identified after the concl usion of the audit that you just referenced in your last answer?
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Second question. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Minister, you mentioned that an individual is being brought or has been brought into the Island to work on this. I think you said his name was Stewart Swanson, c orrecting your Statement. Could you please give us some details about why Mr. Swanson has been selected for this task?
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes, first supplementary. Thank you.
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Minister, what is the scope of the work that Mr. Swanson will be doing? You i dentified a number of policy decisions, sort of a cooperative, the integrated agricultural strategy update. You mentioned all of these various sub strategies regarding crops and dairy and honey , et cetera. So what is the scope of the work that he will be …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Do you have an anticipated cost? Hon. Walter H. Roban: That can be dealt with during the Budget [Debate], Mr. Speaker.
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes, third question, Mr. Speak er. You spoke of food security and the integrated agricultural strategy. If, perish the thought, we face some other catastrophic event or pandemic which prevents the importation of food or the diminishment in the importation of food, does the Minister have a view of how long Bermuda can last without arrivals? Are we in weeks, …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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First supplementary. Thank you. Still on food security and integrated agricultural strat-egy. You spoke, Minister, of night farming. And thank you for your encouragement to the general public. My ques tion on that is, What are the police doing in relation to your policy? Has there been liaison? The reason I ask is that I was informed, and I cannot …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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I think my last supplementary now, Mr. Speaker, last question, last supplementary.
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Still on integrated agricultural strategy. You mentioned the registration process. You assured the public that this would not be about being cumbersome or costly for those who wish to farm. I am assuming that if someone failed to register there would therefore be no specific penalties, or fines, or criminal aspects for that.
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to the Honourable and Learned Minister for her Statement. Minister, you had brought in these changes to child witness evidence in, I think, 2019. At that time you had our support for the amendments and indeed our commendation. And I too would like to take the opportunity to thank the people you did, …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, yes, first supplementary. Do you antic ipate that recommendations will be forthcoming, and if so, what sort of timeframe? Thank you. Hon. Kathy Lynn Simmons: The recommendations have been drafted and there is an underlying policy document that accompanies them. When the Minister puts them before the Cabinet , and I am not going to steal her thunder, …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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No, second question.
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes, Thank you, Mr. Speaker. QUESTION 2: UPDATE ON THE SUCCESSFUL USE OF SPECIAL MEASURES, PER PART 5 OF THE CHILD SAFEGUARDING (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) ACT 2019