Speeches by Scott Pearman, MP

7 Nov 2025 House of Assembly

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Honourable Madam Deputy Speaker , I'll do whatever you direct me to do. I did say “I believe. ” I referred it, and I was trying to be helpful, and indeed my suggestion was taken as a helpful sug-gestion by a very helpful response by the Honourable Minister of Health. It's only by the intervention of the Honourable Minister of …

7 Nov 2025 House of Assembly

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If you'll permit me to read from Google. Yes, the Falkland Islands have successfully eradicated rats from numerous islands as part of a large- scale conservation effort to restore native bird population. Thank you, Honourable Madam Deputy Speaker .

7 Nov 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker . I too just want to commence my remarks with a sincere and heartfelt thanks to the Minister, Minister Tinee Furbert, for inviting both MP Tucker, the Shadow Minister, and myself to meet not only with the Minister but to have an opportunity to speak to the PS [Permanent Secretary] and those involved with the …

7 Nov 2025 House of Assembly

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I am getting some chirping from the Deputy Premier about declarations of interest. I will say no more. Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker .

26 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Yes, as discussed, Mr. Speaker, I can confirm that I have received the written answers from the Honourable Minister Lightbourn e, and thank you for those answers. 1QUESTIONS: MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS FEES AND TRAVEL EXPENSES Hon. Michael Fahy: Will the Honourable Minister please inform this Honourable House of the total number of consultants working for the Ministry of Home …

26 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let me begin where the Honourable Minister left off and also offer my thanks not only to the civil servants and technical officers who put work into this Bill and the Bill that follows, but also to those in the industry that the Minister rightly identified. And whilst it might be inappropriate to identify any particular …

26 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you.

26 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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It is, indeed, Madam Chair man. Thank you very much, constituency 22, Paget East. This is my only question in Committee. Minister, you very kindly answered in the general debate my question about the certification question, with the obligations, and you pointed out it was self-regulating. And I just want to make sure that I understand it for clarity. So, …

26 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And yet again, Minister Hayward may be surprised that I am standing up to agree with him. But I absolutely endorse what he just said. And as I am not a government Minister, I might take a few liberties in what I say. But for those who do not know, when we think about international business …

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and good morning —or good afternoon, I suppose now. The Honourable Premier should be aware of the significant and valid public concerns with how few inquests have occurred over the past prior decade. This seems like a very easy fix with minor changes that can be made to the legislation that is almost 100 years …

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Yes, thank you. And I thank the Honourable Premier for his answer. I understood from that that (a) I am to write to the Honourable Premier formally —which I will do. What I did not understand, and my supplementary question is, Is the Honourable Premier undertaking to this Honourable House that he will discuss this matter with the Attorney General? …

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, it is [constituency] 22. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Just to that point and what other considerations you had on the table, I believe in your Statement to this Honourable House this morning, Honourable Premier and Minister of Finance, that you mentioned that the Uniformed Services will be going from 50 to 55. Was there a higher consideration …

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Yes. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker . Supplemental. As my colleague, Dr. DeCouto , mentioned, pensions are a deeply personal matter and people pre-pare and plan their lives around them. Of course, that invokes issues of fairness. Did the Government consider grandfathering or carving out those closest to pensionable age?

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Point of order . Point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. [Inaudible interjections] Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: Yes. Put a point of order. [Inaudible interjection]

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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The Honourable Minister is impu ting motive.

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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I will gladly take a point of clarification from the Leader across the way , if MP De Silva wants to say something. POINT OF ORDER [Imputing improper motive]

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Point of order , Madam Deputy Speaker. The Minister is imputing improper motive. The question that was put by the Honourable Shadow Minister was quite proper. He merely asked what the criteria was. [Inaudible interjections and laughter ] The Deputy Speaker: Do you still wish me to hear your point of order? I’m sure it is in line with what …

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you very much, Madam [Deputy Speaker] .

12 Sep 2025 House of Assembly

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Madam [Deputy Speaker] ,—