HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

BERMUDA

Sitting No. 17 – Friday, May 7, 2021

Order of Business
(Standing Order 14)

(a) 10:00 a.m. HOUSE CONVENES

(b) PRAYERS

(c) CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES Minutes of the 22nd March, 2021 – to be confirmed.

Minutes of the 26th March, 2021 – to be confirmed.

(d) MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR

(e) ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAKER OR MEMBER PRESIDING

(f) MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

(g) PAPERS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS TO THE HOUSE

“Audited Financial Statements of the Office of the Information Commissioner (ICO) for the fiscal
year ending 31 March 2020” lay for the information of the House of Assembly – Hon. E.D.G.
Burt, Premier

(h) PETITIONS

(i) STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS AND JUNIOR MINISTERS

“Update on the Department of Planning Statistics as an Indicator of the State of the Construction
Industry” – Hon. W.H. Roban, Minister of Home Affairs

“Issuance of New Government Guarantees” – Hon. C.L. Dickinson, Minister of Finance

“Standard & Poor’s Ratings Review” – Hon. C.L. Dickinson, Minister of Finance

“Update on Government Reform – Meeting the Wellness Objective” – Hon. K.L. Simmons,
Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs & Constitutional Reform

“Foster Care Month 2021” – Hon. T.S. Furbert, Minister of Social Development and Seniors
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 “Third Update on the Stimulus Programme” – Lt. Col. the Hon. D.A. Burch, Minister of Public
Works

“The Safe Return to In-Person Learning” – Hon. D.V. Rabain, Minister of Education

“Skyport Minimum Revenue Guarantee” – Hon. W.L.A. Scott, Minister of Transport

(j) REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

“Private Bills Committee Report on: “Walsingham Trust Amendment Act 2021” and
“Willowbank Foundation (Amendment) Act 2021”” – Mr. D.V. Burgess

(k) QUESTION PERIOD

(l) CONGRATULATORY AND /OR OBITUARY SPEECHES

(m) MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE

(n) PERSONAL EXPLANATION

(o) NOTICE OF MOTIONS FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE ON MATTERS OF

URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

(p) INTRODUCTION OF BILLS:

(q) GOVERNMENT BILLS:

“Public Service Superannuation Temporary Amendment Act 2021” – Hon. C.L. Dickinson,
Minister of Finance

“Contributory Pensions Temporary Amendment Act 2021” – Hon. C.L. Dickinson, Minister of
Finance

“Liquor Licence (Fee Reduction) Temporary Amendment Act 2021” – Hon. K.L. Simmons,
Minister of Legal Affairs & Constitutional Affairs

“Fire Safety Amendment Act 2021” – Hon. R.D.L. Ming, Minister of National Security

(r) OPPOSITION BILLS:

(s) PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BILLS:

(t) NOTICE OF MOTIONS:

(u) ORDERS OF THE DAY:

1) Second reading of the “Gaming (Transfer of Functions) Act 2021”

[Premier]
First reading: March 19, 2021

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 2) Second reading of the “Betting Act 2021”
[Premier]
First reading: March 19, 2021

3) Consideration of the “Betting Fees Regulations 2021”

[Premier]
Tabled: March 19, 2021

4) Second and third reading of the “Liquor Licence (Fee Reduction) Temporary Amendment Act
2021”
[Minister of Legal Affairs & Constitutional Affairs]
First reading: May 7, 2021

5) Motion to be moved by Hon. C.L. Dickinson, notice of which was given on March 26,
2021:

“That this Honourable House take note of the “Bermuda’s Economic Plan, Summary Report”.

6) First, second and third reading of the Private Bill “Walsingham Trust Amendment Act 2021”
[Ms. S.E. Jackson]

7) First, second and third reading of the Private Bill “Willowbank Foundation (Amendment) Act
2021”
[Ms. S.E. Jackson]

Shernette Wolffe
Clerk to the House of Assembly

Sessions House
21 Parliament Street
Hamilton HM 12
BERMUDA
May 7, 2021

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 Opposition Sgt. Major Arnold E. Allen, EM Government
Sergeant-At-Arms

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Mr. D.J.R. Lister III, MP Ms. C.C. Caesar, MP Mr. T.C. Famous, MP Hon. L.F. Foggo, JP,MP Mr. S.A. Simmons,JP,MP Hon. W.M. Caines,
Constituency 28, Constituency 31, Constituency 11, Constituency 3, Government Whip JP,MP
Warwick West Southampton West Central Devonshire East St. David’s Constituency 32, Constituency 14,
Southampton West Devonshire North West
Mrs. I.G. Simmons- Mr. J.R. Wade, MP Mr. H.K.E. Swan, JP,MP Hon. T.S. Furbert,MP Hon. Z.J.S. DeSilva,JP,
Wade, MP Constituency 30, Mr. H.A. Richardson, Constituency 2, Constituency 4, MP
Constituency 25, Southampton East Central MP St. Georges West St. George’s South Constituency 29,
Warwick North East Constituency 7, Southampton East
Hamilton South
Mr. J.A. Adams, MP Mr. V.M. Campbell, MP VACANT SEAT Mr. J.C. Richardson,MP Ms. R.D.L. Ming, JP, MP Hon. Lt. Col. D.A.
Constituency 19, Constituency 9, Opposition Whip, Shadow Constituency 1, Burch, JP, MP
Pembroke West Smith’s West Minister of Labour, Home St. Georges North Minister of Public Works
Affairs & Cabinet (Economic
Constituency 27
Development)
Warwick North Central
Constituency 23,
Paget West
Ms. S. E. Jackson, MP Mr. R.S. Pearman, MP Hon. M.H. Dunkley Hon. C.L. Dickinson JP, MP Hon. K.N. Wilson, JP,
Constituency 20, Shadow Minister of Legal JP,MPShadow Minister of Minister of Finance MP
Pembroke South West Affairs and Transport National Security & Health, Constituency 21, Minister of Health
Constituency 22, Seniors Pembroke South East Constituency 34,
Paget East Constituency 10, Sandy’s South Central
Paget West
Hon. L. C. Cannonier, Mr. N.H.C Simons Hon. E.D.G. Burt, JP, MP Hon. W.H. Roban,
JP, MP JP,MP The Premier, Minister of JP,MP
Shadow Minister of Works Opposition Leader, Shadow Tourism Deputy Premier, Minister of
& Engineering and Tourism of Finance Constituency 18, Home Affairs
Constituency 12, Constituency 8, Pembroke West Central Constituency 15,
Devonshire South Central Smith’s South Pembroke East
Clerk-at-the-Table Chairman of Committee
Mrs. S.M.A. Wolffe
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
Hon. D.P. Lister JP, MP
Constituency 35,
Sandy’s North Central
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Hon. J.S. Simmons, JP,MP Mr. N.S. Tyrrell, JP, MP
Constituency 33, Constituency 26, Warwick
Sandys South South Central
Mr. M.A. Weeks,JP, MP Hon. D.V. Burgess, JP,MP
Constituency 16, Constituency 5,
Pembroke East Central Hamilton East
Deputy Speaker
Hon. J.P. Hayward MP Mr. W.L.A. Scott, JP,MP
Minister of Labour Minister of Transport
Constituency 17, Constituency 24,
Pembroke Central Warwick South East
Hon. W. L. Furbert JP,MP Hon. D.V.S. Rabain, JP, MP
Minister for the Cabinet Office Minister of Education
Constituency 6, Constituency 13,
Hamilton West Devonshire North Central
Ms. K. Simmons, MP
Attorney General
Constituency 36,
Sandys North