Members
Parliament
Transparency
Robert King

Robert King

648
Speeches
40,863
Words Spoken
31
Sittings Active
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
114 words
No, no. The supplementary was based on the fact that data is readily available and the data and the crime statistics would have come from the Bermuda Police Service . It is difficult to get those statistics and data if the website has been down since 31 M ay. That's the point I'm making. Thank you. That's my last submission …
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
3 words
No, that’s it.
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
3 words
Good morning again.
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
51 words
Good morning to the House again. Minister, do you have any stats on the number of prosecutions for establishments that have been selling nicotine products to underage persons? Hon. Kim N. Wilson: I do not, Mr. Speaker. Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: Supplementary or are you done ? One more?
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
2 words
Supplementary .
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
200 words
The information regarding the sale and distribution of vapes and nicotine products to young persons , where did that information come from that would require a change in the law or an amendment to the law ? Sorry. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Mr. Speaker, as I've indicated we are not changing the law . This law is decades old. Insofar …
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
45 words
Second question. I take offenc e to asking for stats that will guide policy being seen as an offensive question. I've got a problem with that in principle, understanding that the purpose of the legislation and enforcement is to protect the community . So, question.
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
69 words
What is the Ministry of Health doing to address vape use in high schools in terms of a campaign ? I know we had the anti -violence campaign that was done in the various schools . I'm just wondering what initiative the Ministry of Health is doing re-garding anti -vaping in schools because we know in the private and public …
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
66 words
No, no, no. It’s related to the Statement in terms of the overarching policy is to protect those young persons from the use, borrowing what the other kids had done in the high schools to address that issue, I'm wondering as part of the N ational Strategy whether or not that was a consideration with the improved and increased enforcement …
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
180 words
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to extend condolences to the family of Ms. Kimberl ey Wilson of 91 N orth S hore who passed on June 18. [My] thoughts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time. On a lighter note , I want to extend congratulations and praise to Ralph Scott , Jr., who is 17 …
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
20 words
I feel compelled to Mr. Speaker. [Laughter and crosstalk ] Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Are you cleaning up?
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
12 words
Well, remember who is the current Administration who has created that mess.
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
26 words
When we are looking at the mass exodus of persons leaving Bermuda, you won the election way back in 2017 until this day, — [Inaudible interjections]
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
6 words
—more people in the ground, increased—
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
122 words
—knife and gun crime— that lays at your feet. People leaving this country because of the cost of living, you created that. And also, when you are talking about persons who are working for the Bermuda Government and foreigners . . . when we are looking at professional services and consultants , how many millions of dollars are being spent …
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
55 words
Well, he makes , the Honourable Premier, makes the point. Professional services verses training for persons in various departments. Professional consultants, monies for that , millions and millions of dollars. Training budget, hundreds of thou-sands of dollars. So, there is a difference, and we also see— Hon. E. David Burt: Point of order, Mr. Speaker
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
7 words
He does know, and he can read.
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
3 words
—No, no. —
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
2 words
Absolutely, absolutely.
27 Jun 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
21 words
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The fact is that statements are being made about floodgates and immigration— Hon. E. David Burt: Yes.