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The Hon. Michael Weeks JP, MP

The Hon. Michael Weeks JP, MP

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6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Let us move on, Mr. Chai rman.
6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Okay — [Inaudible interjection]
6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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So let us get back to . . . I am back on B -250— [Inaudible interjections]
6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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B-250, cost centre 2001, line item 30045.
6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Cost centre 2001, line item 30045. You got me, Mr. Chai rman?
6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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I see a cut of $83,000 or 6 per cent, but when I look at Performance Measures on page B -242 . . . if the Minister would explain this anomaly. Cost centre 2004 line item 30080 I see a decrease of $34,000 or 6 per cent. I see an increase of $34,000 . . . in my rush to …
6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes? Okay.
6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Okay. I have a question for the Minister. Do the tennis courts up at Port Royal come under Youth & Sports, given tha t it is a public court?
6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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I have asked a few questions, and then I yield with that. Let me take those answers, Mr. Chairman, and I will get back on my feet.
6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, we have been around here so long I have got so many questions here. On page B -250 under cost centre 2007 line item 30148, I see a decrease in Camping Administr ation of $55,000. Can the Minister explain that? Teen Camp Service, also on page B- 250 line item 30185, there is a decrease of $69,000 in …
6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Cost centre 2302 line item 33030 Foster Care. I see a decrease of $97,000. And that $97,000 concerns me because foster care is always a very important element to deal with those chi ldren that are in need of loving homes. As the unemployment, as the break -up of families occurs foster care is like a safety net. I would …
6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Would you repeat that, Mr. Chairman?
6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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No, we had moved on. I was down to cost centre 2303 Residential Treatment and we were talking about line item 33070 Brangman Home.
6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, thank you. The questions that I asked the Honourable Minister to clarify . . . the answer “that is in the brief,” Mr. Chairman, do you accept that? Because . . . b ecause we have heard a whole — [Inaudible interjection]
6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Excuse me one and all, with all due respect. All right, Mr. Ch airman, you have got to control your area because if I ask a question that may not be for you, you tell me. I do not need 10 peo-ple telling me. With the respect I give you I am only asking it to come back at me.
6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Okay. All right. So I ask again, the questions that I had asked the Honourable Minister about the various decreases, her answer was they are in the brief . I have heard five hours of talk, so if I missed one or two things I do not apologise for it. But if I missed one or two things I am …
6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Pardon?
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All five answers, Mr. Chai rman. I asked five questions and the answer was a blanket answer that all the answers are in the brief. So all five questions that I have asked, Mr. Chairman, none of them have been satisfactory. So I am asking if the Honourable Minister can explain those decreases.
6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Do I ask the question again?
6 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman.