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Robert King

Robert King

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27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Housing Trust, Mr. Speaker. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: The Housing Trust do not plan to build any units in the foreseeable future. But we know what we are going to do with housing in general.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Second supplementary . Understanding that the Housing Trust will not, as the M inister has thoughtfully clarified, does not build, how are they going . . . what is the plan for the Ministry to make units available, current units, remodelling or otherwise, so that the seniors, currently 30, projected to increase, will be suitably housed? Thank you.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Again, regarding the Youth Employment Strategy, is there consideration for combining that with the Department of Corrections, Department of Child and Family Services [DCFS ]? Understanding that youth between the age of . . . I guess youth would be 15 to 25, 30. That's the age group for youth? So, I am wondering, are you going to have a …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Actually, let's just go with youth, the youth programme. In terms of the age . . . that will naturally come out anyway, right? So, thank you.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Understanding that currently at the Department of Corrections there are no vocational programmes, and we understand that when persons are being released into the community having access to risk reduction programmes , specifically , and vocational programmes that provide them with the necessary skills to secure employment as a requirement of parole, under current conditions it is three months. Probation. …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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No, supplementary.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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So, understanding that there is no bridge currently for that , for vocational services and classes for that group, will the Department of Workforce Development inform this Honourable House in the next month or so in terms of what progress has been made towards building that bridge? Because it's definitely an area of need. If you have read the reports …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Why certainly, Mr. Speaker.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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It is nice being back in the neighbourhood —
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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—but let us get cracking. We are here for some serious business. [Inaudible interjections ]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes. So anyhow, when we are looking at the budget, the Budget Book is basically the driver's manual for how we are going to be operating for the year. And it struck me that when I was looking at . . . did a deep dive into this Budget Book , I noticed a couple of things that were in …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Okay.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes, yes. No worries.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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No worries.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes, yes, no problem. [Inaudible interjection]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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How do we determine whether or not what we are doing is working in this community? Well, the other side says that we should have a balanced ap-proach, and that is the correct approach. It means that we are taking a look at the whole picture, with all available evidence from both sides , not what we want to hear. …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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This is a fact. This is a fact. If you have not seen the number of accidents —
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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The number of accidents per year? [Inaudible interjections]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes, I can give you that . [Inaudible interjections]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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But the problem is . . . no, no, no . Do not worry . I am going to get to you. The problem is that the police have not produced the statistics upon which we need to rely , accurate information, for whatever reason. We have to work with provisional data. This is unacceptable. We are talking about people's …