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Scott Pearman, MP

Scott Pearman, MP

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24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
339 words
Turning now . . . There i s an air of unreality there because the other planes are not flying. That is reality. Third quote, if I may, Mr. Deputy Speaker, is page 41 of the Premier’s budget speech. And this one is right at the bottom. This was something that the Honourable Minister for Transport was speaking about earlier …
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
128 words
“Lowercase- G” means gover nment as opposed to a particular political party Go vernment. So we heard a lot of numbers earlier from the Minister of Economy and Labour. We have heard that this was going up and that was going up and this was going up and that was going up. But again there is a lack of reality …
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
498 words
And I will come to international business. And his point on international business is a valid one. But my point is about his crowing on this number being up and that number being up, as if these are great achievements. Zero to hero is not a great achievement. Mr. Deputy Speaker, turning now to the four points of the PLP’s …
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
354 words
We hear the quote from the Premier, and this is three paragraphs down where he says this: “Bermuda is a difficult place now to live and thrive; our costs are high, our labour market is tight, and people are nervous about their futures. ” Mr. De puty Speaker, I entirely agree. This was David Burt, the Premier. I entirely agree, …
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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4 words
I am grateful .
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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36 words
I do not know of the Minister has my phone number. But if he would like to talk to me, if he would like to meet and discuss immigration reform, I would be delighted. [Inaudible interjections]
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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23 words
And let me also say, because of course people can only hear my voice, they cannot see us here live on screen —
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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32 words
So they are not aware, Mr. De puty Speaker, that the Honourable Member Wayne Caines is not in the Chamber at this very moment in time. Because of course he had —
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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28 words
I am not criticising. I am about to praise him! I am about to praise him. He had a bipart isan committee for immigration reform, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
33 words
And he did it well. And he chaired it well. And we had previous OBA Members on it. Leah Scott was on it. We had Ben Smith. And it was a great plan.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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216 words
Well, I am grateful. But let me just . . . where we got off on this tangent was me agreeing with the Premier’s remarks that unles s we get more people here, we are going to pay more tax-es. And why is that? Again forgive me for stating the obvious. But we need to broaden our tax base. We …
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
68 words
And God rest his soul. And I am grateful for the correction from MP Famous, the clarification, rather, because it is not a correction. I do not think we disagree. So there was a committee. It was bipartisan. MP Famous I believe was on it. It sat for over a year. I stand to be corrected, but over a year. …
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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56 words
Because you have already got a plan, let’s deliver. Let’s deploy. Let’s not have another committee to sit around and talk. Let’s just get it done! All that happened in relation to that committee’s pr oposal was that one small aspect . . . and properly. One small proper and important aspect was passed in legislation.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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10 words
The rest of it is gathering dust on the shelf.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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7 words
I got no invite. I am sorry.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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9 words
I am not going to debate with the Chair.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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12 words
No, I am not. I am not. So I will move on.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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22 words
I will wait for the Speaker. Let him throw me out. The Deputy Speaker: Yes. Your only friend. Your only friend. [Laughter]
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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15 words
Still on things that I am suppor tive of, Mr. Deputy Speak er. Page 35.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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14 words
At page 35, we hear that there will be exemptions on school uniforms imported.