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The Hon E. David Burt, JP, MP

The Hon E. David Burt, JP, MP

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3 Nov 2017 House of Assembly
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premier
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I do believe the Honourable Member had asked a similar question of the Deputy Premier either at our last sitting or the sitting before last. But what I will tell the Honourable Minister [sic] is that that statement, that process, is continuing. It is ongoing. There are many things that have been …
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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premier
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. In response to the Honourable Member ’s question, the committee will maintain seven persons. As was stated in the outset, it will represent a broad cross- section that is representative of the entire community, whether it be local business, international business, the Bermuda Bar, academia, trade unions, hoteliers. And to ensure that it will …
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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premier
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I believe that approximately 20,000 people on July 18th voted on the basis that we would appoint a bipartisan Tax Reform Commission. And if that assurance is not good enough for the Opposition Leader, then I am not sure what I can give her.
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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premier
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, regarding the question from, I believe, the Opposition Leader, regarding clause 10, confidentiality (or maybe it was from the Shadow Mi nister of Finance), these are standard clauses which are inserted into these items. Clearly, there may be confidential matters which will come to the Tax R eform Comm ission and we …
20 Oct 2017 House of Assembly
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premier
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, in response to the question from the Shadow Minister of Finance, whether or not it is likely that we will receive donations from overseas entities, it is highly unlikely. And the Government is not pursuing that path. What we will do, of course, is that it is expected that the Chairman of …
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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premier
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. What I would say is that, under Standing O rder 17(5)[(h) ] that would stand as a hypothetical quesB ermuda House of Assembly tion, as we are unaware. We are examining the var ious possibilities, and when we decide on a course of action, we will be happy to come to this Honourable House …
29 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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premier
Thank you, Mr. Speaker , and good afternoon to you. Mr. Speaker , I would like to rise ever so briefly to speak to first of all commend the Honourable Member from constituency 21 for not only bringing this m otion in a previous Parliament and managing to pass it successfully while we were in Opposition, but also agreeing to …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as a supplementary to the Mini ster’s Statement, and given what he said, and understand ing the dynamics . . . A nd let me just be very clear that this party on this side does not support price controls, because our Leader has said on many occ asions that price controls do not …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes. This is a supplementary question, Mr. Speaker.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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The Government undertook to speak with the private sector on reducing costs to help with Government employees who took a pay cut. The Minister’s response would make it seem as though the Government has not lived up to their expectations, seeing that he says that the Government does not have a magic wand on their side of the bargain. What …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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It was a supplementary to this one.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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My supplementary, Mr. Speaker, is that in the Minister’s response, he spoke about how the Government has no magic wand. What I am sa ying is that the Price Control Commission, the Minister has the power to order the Price Control Commission to investigate certain items. He said that the Gover nment has made a commitment to public sector wor …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Speaker, again. Mr. Speaker, my question is to the Honour able Minister of National Security, who speaks for Home A ffairs in this House. My question is, will the Minister advise this Honourable House on the progress of talks that he and the Minister of Home Affairs have held with lead-ing grocers on reducing the price of …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the Minister for his response. I guess my supplementary question would be, Could the Minister please advise how many meetings have been held with supermarket chains?
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Standing for a supplemental. [Laughter] Hon. Michael H. Dunkley: At this stage, Mr. S peaker, these are very sensitive discussions. And I believe it is best to let them do it behind closed doors. In good faith they said they would report back to this Gover nment, and we will take them on their word. And if we do not …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, though I —
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Though I welcome the Honourable Minist er’s statement, I would ask if the Minister could actually give a response in this House without blaming the last or the next PLP Government and confess that the cost of living is an issue that the OBA must deal with and has not been able to deal with it …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker. And, Mr. Speaker, if I could, I just want to at least make sure that I pr ovide context to the House and to the listenin g public that in the same Statement that the Minister of Home Affairs made to Labour Day, he also said that the Minister responsible for the Department of Energy, Dr. Grant …
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, the Minister’s r esponse, that it seems that discussions are on- going , provides little comfort to my constituents who have seen their fuel adjustment rate increase by 15 per cent from January to September —in the nine months that the OBA have been in Government.
27 Sep 2017 House of Assembly
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Given that the Government has just announced a tax that will raise the cost further, will he ta ke the opportunity to explain to the people of this country why his Government is saying they are working to lower rates, while taking actions that will increase rates?