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Robert King

Robert King

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28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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[Business unit] 19035, London Office, $1.68 million, actual; revised 2024/25, $1.390 million; estimate 2025/26, $1,456 million. [Business unit 19045], Washington DC Office, $393,000; revised 2024/25, $415,000; estimate 2025/26, $462,000. [Business unit 19075] Brussels Office, $342,000, actual 2023/24; revised 2024/25, $410,000; and estimate 2025/26, $343,000. Under the— [Inaudible interjections]
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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No, no, no, just setting the table. Don't worry, I'll get to that. Under the Cabinet Office, page B -41, current account estimates.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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[Page] B -41, Training $17,000, 2023/24 actual; revised 2024/25, $143,000; estimate 2025/26, $50,000. Professional Services, actual 2023/24, $2.204 million; revised 2024/25, $2.851 million; estimate 2025/26, $3.775 million.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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So, regarding training, the question is, understanding that we're seeking innovation through digital technology, reliance on IT infrastructure and processes would suggest that training on the new systems 946 28 May 2025 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly would be a priority to ensure efficiencies and improve performance with a new system. On the face of it, this budget …
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Sure.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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[B-]41.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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I'm referring to the estimate for 2025/26. The Chairman: Right. [Crosstalk ]
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Correct. The revised of the original. Correct.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Page B -41, Revenue Source, 8316, PATI, Public Access to Information fees. What we see is an increase in salaries with no meaningful improvement in service delivery. What performance measures will be changed to ensure that customer feedback on service deli very performance will improve? Head 9, page B -42, Cabinet Office, employee numbers.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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[Business unit] 19035, London Office.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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We had three employees, actual 2023/24; revised 2024/25, we had three; estimate 2025/26, five. According to what's been documented in employee numbers, I don't see 19045, Washington DC Office. I also don't see 19075, Brussels Office mentioned. I don't see any staff. What I do refer to is on Head 9, Cabinet Office, General Summary, page B -40, 0902, Economic …
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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That is page B -42, correct.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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But in terms of looking for the salaries and the staff, refer to Head 9, Cabinet Office, General Summary, page B -40, 0902, Economic Policy and Foreign Affairs, so you can find the section.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Question: on Head 9, Cabinet Office on page B -40, General Summary, 0902, Economic Policy and Foreign Affairs. The Washington and Brussels Offices have a combined total of $825,000 recorded as expenditure. And as I've said, there are apparently no staff. If these two offices had been closed, the decision would have been made after careful consideration of Bermuda House …
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Well, what I'm suggesting is it's in the [Budget] Book. It doesn't exist.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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No, no, no, it does. But when you're listing the London Office, why aren’t the Brussels and the Washington Offices documented there? [Inaudible interjections]
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay, so they've got budgets, but they don't have a cost estimate. But we'll get to that. You'll be able to answer that a little bit later. [Inaudible interjections]
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, so the interesting thing is that we've got a budget that was two months postponed, so that— Hon. E. David Burt: Point of order.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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I would suggest that it's disrespectful to the listening public to have a Budget Book that doesn't accurately reflect what is happening. That would be disrespectful. Hon. E. David Burt: Point of order, Mr. Chairman.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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A point of clarification, sir.