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Scott Simmons, JP, MP

Scott Simmons, JP, MP

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10 Aug 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
27 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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I will be more t han happy to.
20 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker. I have the luxury of living on Overplus Lane, so I w ould like to take this opportunity —
20 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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—to congratulate and thank my Member of Parliament for seeing to the cycles, those Bermuda House of Assembly scramblers that race up and down the track road on . . . I should say up there in Hog Bay Park on a regular basis. So thank you, Minister Simmons. I rise today, Mr. Speaker, on this, the second reading of …
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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Good afternoon, and thank you, Mr. Acting Speaker. Mr. Acting Speaker, I move that the following petitions, together with the reports of the Joint Select Com mittee on Private Bills, which was presented on the 13th of July 2018 be now considered. 2776 13 July 2018 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The petition of the Worldwide Church of …
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Acting Speaker, I move for leave to introduce and read for the first time by their titles the following Private Bills: the Worldwide Church of God (Bermuda) (Change of Name) Act 2018; the Bermuda Audubon Society Amendment Act 2018; and Northstar Financ ial Services (Bermuda) Ltd. Amendment Act 2018. [Hon. Derrick V. Burgess, Sr., Deputy Speaker, in the Chair]
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, I move that the prayer s of the petitioners be granted and to give effect thereto that without prejudice leave be granted to bring in the proposed Bills reprinted to accord with the recommendations of the Joint Select Committee of Private Bills for the amendment thereof.
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. The three Private Bills are hereby read for the first time by the title only: the Worldwide Church of God (Bermuda) (Change of Name) Act 2018; the Bermuda Audubon Society Amendment Act 2018; and Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Ltd. Amendment Act 2018. Mr. Deputy Speaker, I move that under the provisions of the Standing Order …
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, I move that the said Private Bills be now read the second time in the House by their titles only: the Worldwide Church of God (Bermuda) (Change of Name) Act 2018; the Bermuda Audubon Society Amendment Act 2018.
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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And Northstar Financial Se rvices (Bermuda) Ltd. Amendment Act 2018.
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I move that the clauses and preambles of the said Private Bills be approved.
13 Jul 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, I move that the three said Private Bills be now read a third time in the House by their titles only and passed. Their titles are: the Worldwide Church of God (Bermuda) Bermuda House of Assembly (Change of Name) Act 2018; the Bermuda Audubon Society Amendment Act 2018; and Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Ltd. Amendment Act 2018.
22 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, and good morning. I rise in this Honourable House on this pr ofound note of sadness, to recognise the passing of Victor Anthony Heyliger. Uncle Victor had an enor-mous, an absolutely enormous personality. I would like to associate Members in this House, the Honourable Kim Swan and Mr. Neville Tyrrell, the Honourable MP Neville Tyrrell. …
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Good afternoon, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Just as a furtherance to what has already been discussed so far in this Act, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Minister for bringing this. This is a very important piece of legislation. I see that . . . as I read it, just like the Mini ster spent time …
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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So, as a result, Mr. Speaker, I was made to understand that you could. One of my . . . as a matter of fact, it was a constituent —
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Of course.
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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We have established the establishment, Mr. Speaker. [Laughter]
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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The thing is that what we have here, Mr. Speaker, is that one of my . . . as a matter of fact, it was the Honourable Member MP Scott’s conBermuda House of Assembly stituent who said to me that she did not take her dog . . . her dog took sick. She said, I know the price of …
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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No, he said, in Florida he is allowed to carry a sidearm. [Laughter]
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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He said that he was shocked at the price that he had to pay and he asked the same question. He said, Man, there has got to be an insurance policy for my pet. I actually told him, I don’t think so in Bermuda. It is not until after I looked into it. Minister, I apologise, I did a disservice …