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Robert King

Robert King

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28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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I will ask another question. The statement made by the Minister in relation to training is that we put people first. I am not seeing how that is reflected in the budget, especially as it relates to training and resources for that department. Thank you.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Point of order. The Honourable Member is misleading —
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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He is intentionally misleading the House. The point is that where those two centres were supposed to be, next to the London Office, were not in the position in the [Budget] Book where they ought to have been. So, if they are not there, you could not refer to them. That’s the point. They are in th ere because they …
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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No, no. It is okay. I will be brief. Good evening, Mr. Speaker —
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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—and Members of this Honourable House. Regarding the J oint Select Committee, I do not believe that there is going to be any merit in having it reconvened. We already have the subject matter experts’ information digital technology, an audit. The persons who are currently working within that area know what happened. They have all the information, and ba-sically what …
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, I was, but I am not going to do it again. But the point is, the mechanisms are already in place to have a report written by the person who are already doing the work and protecting this Island. So, we do not need to waste time; we can just have the report published. Thank you.
28 May 2025 House of Assembly
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I might be able to assist, Mr. Speaker. [Inaudible interjections]
26 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chairman, Honourable Members and the listening public. I will be brief. I will ask questions just for clarification, et cetera. I don’t anticipate being up here a long time because it was a very comprehensive brief given by the Minister for National Security. First of all, I want to echo his sentiments regarding the persons in National …
26 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Good.
26 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Well, in that case, just in the interest of time, I will keep it going and then you can answer as you get the answers. Is that agreeable? Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Yes.
26 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Sure.
26 May 2025 House of Assembly
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That sounds good. 886 26 May 2025 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Chairman: —to provide you with those responses. I think that better serves —
26 May 2025 House of Assembly
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No, no, no. I agree.
26 May 2025 House of Assembly
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I am going to run out of time, I can see that.
26 May 2025 House of Assembly
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No worries.
26 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Regarding the National Drug Control, and the work that they do with treating persons with substance use disorders and it was actually . . . I thoroughly enjoyed when Minister Weeks was speaking about that because that used to be your wheelhouse. Right, si r? Hon. Michael A. Weeks: Yes, it was.
26 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes. So, what I picked up on was basically the general regard and . . . yes. So that was encouraging to hear that. So, regarding the Treatment Courts, the way they currently operate, understanding that it is an intensive programme, and rightly so, because of the risk needs associated with substance use disorders. As they currently operate, the person …
26 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Oh, sorry, sorry, sorry.
26 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Yes, yes.
26 May 2025 House of Assembly
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Okay. I am referring to the NDC, so that would be Head 88, page B -286. And what I am speaking to basically is the overarching philosophy as it relates to . . . the Minister made a statement about CADA and the stats that he was giving in terms of the corre lation between drinking and driving and accidents. …