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The Hon E. David Burt, JP, MP

The Hon E. David Burt, JP, MP

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17 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Oh, do not worry. I will be extraordinarily brief. But I did not want this debate to pass without my giving thanks to the Member who brought it. We understand the Member who brought it has passion for certain things and his passion for delivering speeches [makes it] seem as if he should be in a con-vention hall as opposed …
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you very much. I was wondering— of course, it was in another place, so I am not entirely certain if it is proper —but if the Minister may have received any communication from the other place as to the reason for or the re asoning for this amendment from the other place.
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you very much, and I thank the Honourable Attorney General for his statement, and also the Minister. I just think it is important, of course, for our listening audience and especially our students who are here today to actually understand exactly what it is we are amending and the reasons for the amendment. So I thank the Government for …
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. 2018 10 June 2016 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Mr. Speaker, my first question is regarding the following passage from the Letter of Entrustment dated July 17, 2015, [(6b)] that the United Kingdom Government and the Government of Bermuda must agree on what measures are required to address the deficiencies that are …
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the Minister for his answer. And I guess I will ask the question as to when he will make the Statement, as the question was asked and there was no Statement given during [Ministerial Statements] today.
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, the question that was asked is if the Honourable Minister would —
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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—give a Statement. And the Mini ster answered yes and yes.
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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And the supplementary questi on is, When will the Minister make a statement, as he did not make a statement during Ministerial Statements today, as was requested?
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Supplementary, Mr. Speaker.
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, the Honourable Mi nister is clearly confusing the two questions —and they are two separate questions. The first question asks if the Government has agreed on . . . the Bermuda Government and the UK Government have agreed on the deficiencies. The Honourable Minister has said that they have agreed on the deficiencies, and therefore it is a …
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I will move on to my second question.
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Because it just seems as though oversight powers mean nothing to the Government. And it seems as though—
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, it is fine. We will go through the process. But I think that it is a shame, Mr. Speaker, that in Parliament we do not get questi ons answered.
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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I will move on, Mr. Speaker. Regarding the following passage from the Letter of Entrustment dated 17 July 2015, [(6c)]; that the Government of Bermuda must publish a written and evidence- based assurance that the required measures have been taken, before the Contract can be concluded; will the Honourable Minister please i nform this Honourable House when is it expec …
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker.
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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I have a supplementary question.
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, is the Honourable Minister aware of the backlog and delay for members of the public receiving medical care at the dental clinic?
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Is the Honourable Minister aware of the delays that are being experienced by members of the public who are seeking to have dental assi stance and the lack of dentists available who are able to fill this [need]?
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, a supplementary question. On the answer the Minister provided where she said . . . I believe she said there were two posts or three posts that were approved —
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Does that include any positions which may have been frozen? I just want to know if this is the total number of positions that she has listed, or just the total number that are able to be filled? I want to make sure that the Minister is providing a complete and accurate number. Because the number itself seems low, especially …