Members
Parliament
Transparency

Walter H. Roban

593
Speeches
148,851
Words Spoken
34
Sittings Active
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
61 words
I am hearing from a colleague of mine that it was free. But I am certain that the Minister will give perhaps an update when she answers some questions on that. My other few questions that I have, Mr. Chairman . . . Bermuda House of Assembly How much more time is left in this debate, Mr. Chairman? [Inaudible response …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
39 words
Oh, okay. All right. I cannot promise that I will speak any longer up to that time, but I will try and put a few more minutes in. Perhaps someone else will stand to [fill] the gap. [Inaudible interjections]
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
1,010 words
Oh, great. So, I can perhaps, after I submit my few questions, sit down and som eone else will happily add to the discussion on this particular Ministry . Page B -320, [cost centre 39010, Intellectual Property Registry], which I believe is under the Regis-try General, I note that on page B -320 the expenditure on that particular department has …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
2 words
Madam Chairman.
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
1,096 words
Thank you, Madam Chairman. Just a few questions on this particular Ministry of the Environment, Head 50, but my main question is under Head 68, a couple of questions under Parks. I would just like to say, as a former Minister of the Environment, I was always very proud of the team that was at that Ministry and it does …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
437 words
Well, I am not going to listen to the former Minister, I am interested in hearing the a nswer from the current Minister. And as far as I am concerned that is chirping, it is not an actual . . . him actually officially answering. So, Madam Chairman, I will look to hear the answers as to . . . …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
39 words
Thank you, Madam Chairman. My only question is can I have a breakdown of what those minor works were, as to what that money was spent on? Was it only the CCTV that it was spent on? [Inaudible interjection]
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
6 words
Okay, nothing else? Okay. Thank you.
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
10 words
I would like to speak to the Supplement, Madam Chairman.
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
80 words
The Premier mentioned that this was going to assist with dealing with some of the outstanding and important security issues of safety and coverage of gaps. Is the Premier saying that this has assisted generally with dealing with some of those issues, or is there ongoing work that is still being done to deal with gaps and security potentially in …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
48 words
Thank you, Madam Chairman. Can the Minister give us the timeline on this particular capital work as it relates to the work that has been done on the dock ? What is the timeline? Is it . . . or when did it start and its expected completion?
15 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
23 words
Thank you, Madam Acting Speaker, I will hold for a moment for the Shadow Mi nister of Finance on this . . .
15 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
365 words
This is clearly one of the Bills that the Government has proposed is going to make some changes and new taxes that have been pr oposed. On this side, we feel that this particular pr oposal sadly is bringing in new taxes which could p otentially bring some serious concern to those in the business community as well as members …
13 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
55 words
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a supplementary following on from the answer he gave to the Honourable Shadow Minister for Health. Can the Attorney General confirm that ap-plications were made by his offices to obtain bank in-formation for any persons who were the subject of the investigations that he says he had information from?
13 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
11 words
Thank you, Mr. Premier —I mean, Mr. Speaker. Apologies there. [Laughter]
13 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
896 words
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of some concern . . . concern for the House and respect for the House, and what should perhaps happen, in our view on this side, when it comes to important matters pertaining to this country. Today we have obviously had the Budget D ebate and some other matters dealt with . . …
13 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
539 words
Mr. Speaker, the other matter I will raise only briefly is that in the last couple of days we have heard reports concerning a local company that has employed overseas workers bringing them to Bermuda to do certain work in the area of telecomm unications. Digicel is the company, I believe. And over the last 24 hours there have been …
10 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
16 words
Mr. Speaker, may I ask a question related to this matter? Or is your ruling final?
10 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
56 words
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In light of the answers given by the Attorney General, would not the Attorney General agree that it would be more respectful to this House if the concerns that he has raised about these questions now could have been addressed by the Speaker earlier and that would have been more courteous —
10 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
4 words
No. Addressed to yourself.