Speeches by Scott Pearman, MP

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Now he is asking me what R egulatory Authority having more power to deal with B ELCO has. These are the challenges that Bermudians face where surplus revenue could be put to good use. And I have been asked to give solutions. In fact, the Minister of Economy and Labour invited me to give four solutions. [Inaudible interjection]

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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I am sorry. Mr. Speaker, I am trying to speak to you, but I am also trying to give the courtesy to the Premier to answer the questions.

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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If the Premier chooses to stand up and speak in this debate —

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Yes, and I am. And I have. And I have.

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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So, they are examples. But that is a very good example of how this Government , with the support of the Opposition , could bring a legislative change, giving greater power to the R egulatory Authority to better regulate B ELCO by taking into account public policy considerations in relation to their costs. Now, we understand from today ( without …

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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I am getting some more chirping again, but I am trying just to offer solutions . And you can take them or not. So, whilst there are larger countries that have the necessary population to completely revamp their health care to have, effectively (and I will use the word socialist in quotes so I am not being negative), a “socialist …

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Someone in the back said sounds pretty solid. I will take that. I will take that. If we want to try to reduce our health care costs overall, we need more people paying into the health care pot . And we need more and younger people who pay into the pot , but do not take out because, yes, you …

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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I am sorry ? Anyway, Mr. Hayward said something about Airbnb, but hopefully he will share it in the M otion when he stands up to speak. But — [Crosstalk and laughter]

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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—what I would like to say . . . Again, another solution, another hardcore solution, which this Government could do this tomorrow . This Government chose to increase the foreign currency purchase tax. Now, what do I mean by that? We live on a little I sland in the middle of the Atlantic. Anything we want to buy is generally …

5 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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I'm sorry ; I am being asked a question by the Honourable Minister of Economy and Labour . So, I will sit down and allow him to stand and say what he would like. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

21 Nov 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to pay tribute to Dr. Eugene Harvey. Tribute was paid on the last occasion by this Honourable House, in particular by the Honourable Premier who noted that Dr. Harvey was the doctor who delivered him when he was born, and also tributes were paid by the Honourable Opposition Leader. I was not in the …

21 Nov 2025 House of Assembly

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—and I am grateful for you giving me this very brief . . . to be associated indeed. Dr. Harvey is a relative of mine. He went away to England to study medicine at the tender age of 13. When he came back nine years later, which was in the late 1950s, 1958 or thereabouts, he remarked that there was …

21 Nov 2025 House of Assembly

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So, he was really a trailblazer. And I will just share one personal anecdote, Mr. Speaker, if I may. When I was chatting with him, I said he has been working as a doctor delivering babies for so long, he must have delivered hundreds of Bermudians. He corrected me and said, No, no. It was thousands. And I said, How …

21 Nov 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you and good morning again, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Honourable Member , Wayne Furbert, Acting Finance Minister, for his presentation. Although I do not have any specific interest in this Bill to declare, obviously, Mr. Speaker, when I wear another hat , that is as a lawyer working in this commercial space. And so this is a matter …

7 Nov 2025 House of Assembly

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Madam Deputy Speaker, if you recall, I have questions on this S tatement as well.

7 Nov 2025 House of Assembly

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On the H ealth Minister's Statement.

7 Nov 2025 House of Assembly

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No, no, I'm grateful. QUESTION 1 : LEPTOSPIROSIS, KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY PROTECTED FROM Bermuda House of Assembly Mr. Scott Pearman: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker . I thank the Honourable and Learned Minister for Health, Kim Wilson, for her presentation, and I hope I pronounced this correctly, for keeping our community protected from leptospirosis . And the questions that I …

7 Nov 2025 House of Assembly

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Yes, supplementary. [I am] e xtremely grateful for the Honourable Minister's endorsement of the services of Vector Control with which the Opposition agrees. The supplemental question is, Is it anticipated with the issue with leptospirosis that Vector Control might receive additional funding in light of this matter? Hon. Kim N. Wilson: It is not anticipated. Like I have indicated previously, …

7 Nov 2025 House of Assembly

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Yes, I just thank the Honourable and Learned Minister for her answer and encourage her to take a look at whatever it was the Falkland Islands did. Thank you.

7 Nov 2025 House of Assembly

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—something that I believe to be the case, and indeed “ Professor Google” can no doubt enlighten us both. [Inaudible interjections]