Speeches by Scott Pearman, MP

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Mr. Chairman.

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It does not really address the question about whether that is a conflict of interest if they are regula ting entities they are investing into. [Pause] Hon. Way ne L. Furbert: All right. So, to make it clear as far as the due diligence, as far as conflicts, the i nvestment committee will not be investing …

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Other banks, yes. Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: That is right.

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you. The Chairman: Member, you have the floor. Hon. N. H. Cole Simons: Clause 2(d), says, “secur ities issued or guaranteed by any organization recognised by the Minister as an international organization for the purposes of this paragraph . . .” and the same applies to [clause] 2(e). What process does the Mini ster follow to ensure that these …

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.

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I am afraid that the Honourable Member yet again today is misleading the House. O nly MP Famous would think that it is a public statement when it is a private PLP meeting at your house, Mr. Speaker. That is not saying any thing in public, MP F amous.

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Point -of-order that. I will point -oforder that, Mr. Speaker.

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Nine thousand Bermudians — with your leave? [Inaudible interjections]

9 Dec 2022 House of Assembly

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Nine thous and Bermudians did not vote. If you want to be proud of that turn- out, go ahead. Nine thousand Bermudians who voted in [2017] did not show up in 2020. If you want to be proud of that stat, go ahead. You are the Government.

7 Oct 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My thanks to the Honourable and Learned Minister for her Statement to the House about health today. Honourable Minister, at page 2 of your Stat ement you make this alarming statement that “Bermuda has one of the highest per capita health expenditures globally, but our population health outcomes do not reflect this.” My question to the …

7 Oct 2022 House of Assembly

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First supplemental?

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Thank you. Other than obesity as you have just identified, what specific outcomes that you refer to in your Statement are falling short? Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Thank you. Specifically, we are speaking about chronic diseases, in particular hypertension, diabetes and the like. Again, many of those chronic conditions, regrettably, are as a direct result of lifestyle choices. So again …

7 Oct 2022 House of Assembly

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Second supplemental.

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Thank you. You have announced a National Digital Health Strategy to tackle this. What is the budget for that strategy, and is it on budget?

7 Oct 2022 House of Assembly

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Second question, Mr. Speaker.

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Thank you. Honourable Minister, on page 3 of your Statement, you introduced the concept of “superus-ers.” And that is in reference to people who are overusing the hospital services. How is a superuser measured? Is there any number of attendances or threshold?

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Thank you, Honourable Minister. My question was how it was measured. If yo u could address that, then I will pose my supplemental with your leave, Mr. Acting Speaker. What is proposed by the Government to solve the issue of superusers? Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Mr. Acting Speaker, I do not know specifically how Dr. Okereke conducted t he survey …

7 Oct 2022 House of Assembly

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Second supplemental. Thank you. I appreciate that you have ident ified the issue. But what has actually been done to solve this issue to date? Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Mr. Acting Speaker, as we have indicated, we are in the throes of reviewing and providing for the universal health coverage. One of the items that we have spoken about concerning …

7 Oct 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you. My third question, Mr. Acting Speaker. Honourable Minister, at the bottom of page 4 of your Statement, you state that the UHC [universal health coverage] Steering Committee has just “r estarted its work.” And a moment ago you said that they have just started meeting. My question is, Why has that work not been ongoing throughout? The Actin …

7 Oct 2022 House of Assembly

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My first supplemental, yes. When did the work of the committee restart?