Speeches by Scott Pearman, MP

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Acting Speaker. I am afraid the Honourable former Minister is misleading the House. The suggestion that because the OBA got a much- needed new airport built is not the reason planes are not flying to Bermuda today. Nice try, MP Scott.

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Point of order, Mr. Acting Speaker.

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Yes, thank you, Mr. Acting Speaker. Again, the MP, the Honourable Member, is misleading the House. The OBA was the Gover nment I believe . . . what? Five years ago, now. And it is their fault planes aren’t coming here today? Thank you.

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Nonsense.

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Point of clarification.

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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I believe, although subject to certain adjustment s that were informed to this Ho nourable House by the Premier today, our national debt is actually $3.25 billion. So I will tell you where it came from. It came from two decades of PLP overspending.

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Yes, thank you, Mr. Chairman. With your leave? The Chairman: Yes.

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Minister, I raised th e point in debate, but again, I know the House takes great comfort in the assurance that the Premier has given to the House that this company would not seek to do an ything in relation to land that the Government does not own, but nonetheless, the Bill remains defective. The scheduled land is defined as …

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Minister, the solution is actually really easy. What one should do is put a Schedule in this Bill that shows the Government land. And then when the Go vernment acquires more land, as the case may be, if and when it does, then you amend the Schedule. But at the moment, the Bill does not work …

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Can I just clarify if we are on new [clause] 8 and new [clause] 9 now? Or are we on [clauses] 8 and 9 as printed? Hon. Walter H. Roban: [Clauses] 8 and 9 as printed.

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have already made the point on scheduled land. I won't repeat that, but this amended clause then goes on to say, “[or] any other land situated at Morgan’s Point.” And so obviously any other land situated Morgan’s Point cannot be sold by the company unless it is actually owned by the company.

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Are we on the rest of [clause] 10 or only on the amendment at [clause] 10(1)?

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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We are on all of [clause] 10. In which cas e I have a further question on [clause] 10(3), which is why any proceeds of sale of the scheduled land would go into the sinking— [Inaudible interjection]

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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We are not there yet? Okay. Hon. E. David Burt: If I may?

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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So, [clauses] 10(3), (4) and (5) all disappear? Hon. E. David Burt: Correct.

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you. [Pause]

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Sorry, but for the avoidance of doubt, [clause] 9(3), 9(4) and (5) as printed now. [Clause] 10, (3), (4), and (5) disappear. [Inaudible interjection]

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. MP Pearman.

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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As the Honourable Member said, we are in support of the Bill. I just have a question in relation to clause 4. Clause 4 is seeking to repeal the prohib ition against the BMA investing its reserves in shares of companies including shares of any banking company. And my question is this: If the BMA is regulating a bank and …

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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I am sorry. Could you repeat that, please, Honourable Minister? Thank you. Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: Okay. I understand. I hear what you are saying. So, you had mentioned, you asked the question, and I said the BMA Investment Committee first of all does its own due diligence. It has its own inves tment guidelines and precludes the Authority from …