Hansard — November 7, 2016 — Bermuda Parliament

The Speaker The Speaker Honourable Members, t he Chair will recognise the Honoura ble Deputy Speaker. Deputy Speaker , Suzann Roberts - Holshouser, you have the floor. SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS 14 AND 21

Mrs. Suzann Roberts -Holshouser Good morning,

Mr. Speaker. The Speaker Good morning.

Mrs. Suzann Roberts -Holshouser Mr. Speaker, I move that Standing Orders 14 and 21 be suspended to enable me to move that a message be sent to Her Excellency the Acting Governor, Ms. Ginny Ferson.

The Speaker The Speaker Thank you, Honourable Member. There are no objections to that are there? No? That is good. It is a good way to start. [Motion carried: Standing Orders 14 and 21 suspended.]

The Speaker The Speaker The Speaker would like to ask that the following Members, MP Leah Scott, and Mr. William L. Scott , please deliver a message to the Acting Governor. The Clerk: Okay, Mr. Speaker, may I add something?

The Speaker The Speaker Yes. The Clerk: Mrs. Marynette Stamp should be wearing either black or black and white . That is Mrs. Stamp.

The Speaker The Speaker Mrs. Stamp is . . . ? The Clerk: Governor’s staff .

The Speaker The Speaker Governor’s staff. All right , so they will take it to Mrs. Stamp, is that correct? The Clerk: Yes. [Inaudible]

The Speaker The Speaker Okay. Usually at this time, Honourable Members, there is a little bit of a lull while we await Black Rod. If you move, don’t move too far. [Pause] MESSAGE FROM THE ACTING GOVERNOR

The Speaker The Speaker Honourable Members, would you take your seats for a second while I deliver this? Honourable Members, i t is just a short message, but I would like to deliver it officially. And the message comes from Government House. “I have the honour to inform the House of A ssembly that …

The Speaker The Speaker Thank you, Sergeant -at-Arms. Please allow Black Rod to come to the bar. Black Rod (Superintendent Inspector Troy Gla sgow): Mr. Speaker, I am commanded by Her Exce llency the Acting Governor . Yo ur presence is r equested on the lower parking lot on Reid Street, forthwith.

The Speaker The Speaker Thank you very much, Black Rod. We will be there. All right, Honourable Members, I think the honourable Whips know how their Members should line up. So if we could please move to the line. 2 7 November 2016 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Proceedings suspended at 10: …

The Speaker The Speaker Please carry on, Premier. MOTION THAT THE GOVERNOR’S SPEECH BE TAKEN AS READ AND SET DOWN FOR CONSI DERATION AT THE NEXT DAY OF MEETING Hon. Michael H. Dunkley: Mr. Speaker, I move that the speech with which Her Excellency the Acting Governor was pleased to open the present session …

The Speaker The Speaker Thank you, Honourable Premier. Any objections to that? There are none. [Motion carried: Speech from the Throne taken as read and set down for consideration at the next meeting.] CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES 13 and 15 July 2016

The Speaker The Speaker We do have confirmation of the Mi nutes of the 13 th and 15th of July 2016 . The Minutes have been confirmed. Members should have received those Minutes. If there are no objections , those Minutes will be confirmed. [Motion carried: Minutes of 13 and 15 July 2016 confirmed.] …

The Speaker The Speaker There are none, except the Throne Speech. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAKER OR MEMBER PRESIDING SESSIONAL SELECT COMMITTEES

The Speaker The Speaker Yes, thank you, Madam Clerk . I just want to announce that the Standing O rders and Privileges Committee would be the Speaker, the Premier, the Leader of the Opposition, both Whips, the Deputy Speaker, with Mrs. Wolffe as the Clerk. The House and Grounds Committee remains the same. The …

The Speaker The Speaker I would also like to announce the absence today of Minister Cole Simons, Minister Jeanne Atherden and MP D. V. Rabain. MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

The Speaker The Speaker There are no messages from the Senate. PAPERS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS TO THE HOUSE

The Speaker The Speaker Yes, t he Chair recognises Honourable Dr. E. G. Gibbons . LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT 2016 (CO NSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT) ORDER 2016 Dr. the Hon. E. Grant Gibbons: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have the honour to attach and submit for the information of the Honourable House of Assembly the Limited …

The Speaker The Speaker Thank you, Dr. Gibbons . The Chair will now recognise the Honourable Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance, E. T. Richards. CORPORATE SERVICE PROVIDER BUSINESS EXEMPTION AMENDMENT ORDER Hon. E. T. (Bob) Richards: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to attach and submit for the information of …

The Speaker The Speaker All right. Thank you. The Chair will r ecognise the Honourable Member from constituency 1, Mr. Kenneth Bascome. Dr. Gibbons? Yes. Dr. the Hon. E. Grant Gibbons: I have been asked to do these.

The Speaker The Speaker All right. CASINO GAMING (DESIGNATED SITE) ORDER 2016 ~and~ CASINO GAMING (DESIGNA TED SITE) (NO. 2) ORDER 2016 Dr. the Hon. E. Grant Gibbons: Thank you. I have the honour to attach and submit for the consideration of the Honourable House of Assembly the Casino Gaming (Designated Site) Order 2016, …

The Speaker The Speaker All right. Thank you for those two O rders, Dr. Gibbons. Now the Chair will recognise the Honourable Member from constituency 1, MP Kenneth Bascome. BERMUDA TOURISM AUTHORITY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2015 Hon. Kenneth (Kenny) Bascome: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good morning to you and Honourable Members. I …

The Speaker The Speaker Thank you, Honourable Member. PETIT IONS

The Speaker The Speaker There are none. STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS AND JUNIOR MINISTERS

The Speaker The Speaker There are none. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

The Speaker The Speaker There are none. QUESTION PERIOD

The Speaker The Speaker Yes. The questions are being held over until our next meeting. This is a normal procedure on the first day of meeting. CONGRATULATORY AND/OR OBITUARY SPEECHES

The Speaker The Speaker There are none today . MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE

The Speaker The Speaker There are none. PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS

The Speaker The Speaker There are none. NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE ON MATTERS OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

The Speaker The Speaker There are none. INTRODUCTON OF BILLS

The Speaker The Speaker The Chair will recognise the Honourable Dr. Gibbons. GOVERNMENT BILLS FIRST READINGS MOTOR CAR AMENDMENT (NO. 2) ACT 201 6 Dr. the Hon. E. Grant Gibbons: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am introducing the following Bill for its first reading so that it may be placed on the …

The Speaker The Speaker Yes. 4 7 November 2016 Official Hansard Report B ermuda House of Assembly Are there any objections to that , Members ? Carry on, please, Dr. Gibbons, do the second one. You are on your feet. CASINO GAMING AMENDMENT ACT 2016 Dr. the Hon. E. Grant Gibbons: Thank you, Mr. …

The Speaker The Speaker Thank you, Dr. Gibbons. The Chair will now recognise the Member from constituency 1, Mr. Kenneth Bascome. S T. GEORGE ’S RESORT AMENDMENT ACT 2016 Hon. Kenneth (Kenny) Bascome: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am introducing the following Bill for its first reading so that it may be placed on …

The Speaker The Speaker All right. Thank you, Honourable Member. Hon. Kenneth (Kenny) Bascome: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker The Speaker The Chair will now recognise the Honourable Minister, Patricia Gordon- Pamplin . You have the floor. BERMUDA IMMIGRATION AND PROTECTION AMENDMENT (NO. 2) ACT 2016 Hon. Patricia J. Gordon -Pamplin: Good afternoon. Mr. Speaker, I am introducing the following Bill for its first reading so that it may be placed …

The Speaker The Speaker Thank you, Honourable Minister. The Chair will now recognise the Honourable Attorney General. BRIBERY ACT 2016 ~a nd~ PROCEEDS OF CRIME AMENDMENT (NO. 3) ACT 2016 Hon. Trevor G. Moniz: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am introducing the following Bills for their first readings so that they may be placed …

The Speaker The Speaker Thank you, Honourable Attorney Ge neral. Hon. Trevor G. Moniz: Thank you, Mr. Speaker . OPPOSITION BILLS

The Speaker The Speaker There are none. PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BILLS

The Speaker The Speaker There are none. NOTICES OF MOTIONS

The Speaker The Speaker There are none. ORDERS OF THE DAY

The Speaker The Speaker The Chair will recognise the Honourable Premier. ADJOURNMENT Hon. Michael H. Dunkley: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move that we do now adjourn until next Monday, November 14th.

The Speaker The Speaker Thank you, Honourable Members. The House is adjourn ed until Monda y, November the 14th. [ Gavel] [At 12:28 pm, the House stood adjourned until 10:00 am, Monday, 14 November 2016.]

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