HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

BERMUDA

Sitting No. 5 – Friday, February 3, 2023

Order of Business
(Standing Order 14)

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

(b) PRAYERS

(c) CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES {Minutes of the 9th December, 2022} To be Confirmed

(d) MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR

(e) ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAKER OR MEMBER PRESIDING

Members the Hon. E. David G. Burt, Premier and H. Kim E. Swan will be absent from today’s
proceedings.

(f) MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

(g) PAPERS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS TO THE HOUSE

“Independent Contractor Guidance Pursuant to the Employment Act” lay for information of the
House of Assembly- The Hon. Jason P. Hayward, Minister of Economy and Labour

“Annex A Contracting Categories for Specified Goods and Services” lay for information of the
House of Assembly- Lt. Col. the Hon. David A. Burch, Minister of Public Works

(h) PETITIONS

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(i) STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS AND JUNIOR MINISTERS

“Independent Contractor Guidance”- The Hon. Jason P. Hayward, Minister of Economy & Labour

“Update on the Litigation Guardian Services”- The Hon. Tineé S. Furbert, Minister of Social Development
and Seniors

“Airport Fire Rescue Services”- The Hon. Michael A. Week, Minister of National Security

“Progress Update on the New Electric Public Buses”- The Hon. Wayne L. Furbert, Minister of Transport

“Update on the Parish Primary Schools at Purvis Primary and Francis Patton Primary”- The Hon. Diallo
V.S. Rabain, Minister of Education

“The Vendor Prequalification Programme”- Lt. Col. the Hon. David A. Burch, Minister of Public Works

(j) REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Public Accounts on: Auditor General’s
Public Interest Reports on the Bermuda Government’s Response to COVID-19– Hon. N.H.C. Simons,
Chairman

Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Public Accounts on: Auditor General’s
Public Interest Report on Bermuda Government’s Response to COVID-19: Unemployment Benefit
Administration– Hon. N.H.C. Simons, Chairman

(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:

“Fire Safety Amendment Act 2023”- The Hon. Michael A. Weeks, Minister of National Security

“Police (Amendment and Validation) Act 2023”- The Hon. Michael A. Weeks, Minister of National Security

(r) OPPOSITION BILLS:

(s) PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BILLS:

(t) NOTICE OF MOTIONS:

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(u) ORDERS OF THE DAY:

Shernette Wolffe
Veritas Place Clerk to the House of Assembly
3rd Floor
65 Court Street
Hamilton HM 12
Bermuda
December 2, 2022

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