 Mr. Speaker When we ended yesterday the member for social Ask us a few questions But before I respond mr. Speaker There's a lot does that response account for my time or because the the member for for social Did not take the opportunity during the standing finance committee, so in response in am I losing my time? So I will I will I will take the I'll take the easier one and leave the easiest for the prime minister Mr. Speaker the member for Miku for for social Started off by saying that there was space for speculation I'm not quite sure What he meant by space for speculation Because everything mr. Speaker Is contained in the book But what worries me mr. Speaker is it because it was produced By the staff of the ministry of finance and not an account in film And he believes that there is space for speculation But we will get to that mr. Speaker During the policy debate mr. Speaker He also spoke of inconsistencies The only inconsistency I find mr. Speaker is Is the way that the member for social Oh, that's very calories. Yes, hold on members. We had a very good day today And I will not tolerate Any deviation from what happened yesterday Please allow members to contribute Meaningfully to the debate without interruption I will use every stand in order to ensure that is done Please proceed member and that interruption shall not count. Thank you mr. Speaker. Thank you mr. Speaker inconsistencies mr. Speaker The only inconsistency mr. Speaker as I said earlier is the way that the member for social comes in and out of What he chooses to remember and not remember He also mentioned that about the performance before Covid essentially referring to 2019 and mr. Speaker I suppose during the policy debate we will actually be able to demonstrate That the economy was quite bigger now than it is in 2019 But that's the policy debate questions. We will get to that. He also mentioned the point mr. Speaker about borrowing for mr. Speaker And we've had this conversation before in the house mr. Speaker If you guys to borrow a mr. Speaker the member for micro south The member for micro south the then minister of finance prime minister With his economic experiment mr. Speaker Compromise the financial management of this country between 27 18 and 2019 20 prior to covid 19 And mr. Speaker will be able to demonstrate that also That when he came into government in 2016 and what happened prior to covid we realized that this is incompetence Got caught us to this deep decline we had in 2020 But the policy debate mr. Speaker will further inform that Mr. Speaker when the member for castries became the prime minister of this country and he had A bit of a discussion with the minister of finance What was said during the campaign? And what we actually found when we got into government was quite the opposite As of december 2021 The debt to gp ratio in san ocea when they include state-owned enterprises was 101 mr. Speaker Countries in the region borrowed for kovie not only san osha, but in the case of san osha we borrowed 30 percent more Than the 2019 levels 31. Sorry 41 percentage points or 50 percent higher from the 2019 levels On a comparative basis mr. Speaker This was vastly sharper than any other country in the region or indeed the world mr. Speaker an example on average Countries increased their debt by nine percentage points or 16 percent from 2019 levels In the case of the region excluding san osha mr. Speaker We increased it was increased by 15 percentage points or 21 percent of 2019 levels in the case of san osha mr. Speaker Remember it was 50 percent higher So why was the borrowing so absolutely necessary in san osha than in other parts of the region and indeed the world And mr. Speaker one thing points to that it is the incompetence of the member for miku south the former prime minister and minister of finance That's one of the questions Bradley before I move on. I don't want to spend too much time answering you he also made the point about the The reduction in the public assistance, which is a very significant thing for us Bradley member sorry for sosia it will be impossible for a solution labor party government To preside over reduction in the public assistance program What you would have note in the book is the end of various specific projects Not the actual quantum going towards assisting the vulnerable in this country. That's a very significant point Reduction in agriculture mr. Speaker that also was a bit of a Or a misnomer because we've seen that we're going to spend an additional 400 000 for crop expansion That's just an example a million for insurance for farmers Mr. Speaker he also spoke about the Why do we have to do the grant to the nla? And I'm not to show if I'm at liberty to say All of the reasons why but I know there's one specific reason why which is documented in writing the member for miku south A few days before the general election gave a commitment Actually, one of the commitment he gave an instruction That a particular company would not be liable to pay that and a few other taxes in central I'm not to show if the prime minister will be able to make it Available, but that is in black or my brother member of social in black and white I'm not sure if you're aware brahle member from for so there but the member for miku south Sign such a letter And it is because of that letter money is what we've held from the nla Which is why now we have to come in to step in to give you the subsidy He will say no brahle, but I'm sure if you insist the letter the letter will be Member for ancillary Not that you have reminded me sorry the member for grossly At the sitting last tuesday promise To make this document that you just referred to a document of the house And we have not received it so Member for castle central when the member for grossly returns, please remind him Thank you, mr. Speaker Mr. Speaker another very interesting comment The member for social was not aware of how purchases or supplies Under the supply warehouse are done But as he's well aware because he was the missing the recent minister of our commerce He is aware that it is managed under sundry account in the treasury department rally member for social So you would have been aware because you recently the minister of commerce that that specific question you raised Would have been something that you're quite aware of because you would have been the minister of commerce So I wasn't quite sure Because you raised the point about where some money's were coming from to put your supplies for the wells It wasn't you? Okay Mr. Speaker, I will get now to my more important matters Mr. Speaker, we really must stop undermining ourselves This kind of behavior mr. Speaker is what undermines this country locally Originally and internationally The politics of the united workers party mr. Speaker is damaging this country The prime minister the minister of finance member for caches Stands in this house during a computer contribution And the member for microsoft Leader of the opposition a former prime minister sits there with A certain green as if there is something ominous that we are hiding mr. Speaker this is reckless unbecoming Of the position he held and the position he currently occupies The desire for power at all costs mr. Speaker is very short-sighted Mr. Speaker, I would like to urge the member of parliament for microsoft It is okay mr. Speaker to disagree with the policies of the government an actual policy And not what he conjures up in his mind But to doubt the validity of the information contained in these estimates mr. Speaker Because they are prepared by the officials of the ministry of finance and not a private Accounting firm is dangerous for the love of country member for microsoft. Please reconsider That tactic and as we all know mr. Speaker For able to flourish it only requires good men to do nothing We will not allow you member for microsoft to destroy the psyche of this country We mr. Speaker believe in the people of this country And that's why the ministry of finance was the one preparing our estimates for us We have the example of whether it was hepple or maria K-1 city or steven king And very interestingly mr. Speaker when covid hit the very same people His thought were not capable of doing it were the ones he had to rely on to solve the problem during the covid pandemic mr. Speaker It is a patent disregard for the people of this country mr. Speaker And i'll go more into this during the policy to build mr. Speaker But there is a little conversation that i heard the member for microsoft was making the point about his Experimental debate and the reduction of that I challenged mr. Speaker to demonstrate or to show us where in his estimates He was able to either receive more revenue as a result of his action or grow the economy None of that mr. Speaker happened Who mr. Speaker are the true beneficiaries of that reduction in 2.5 percent? I know for a fact for somebody answering to save 25 dollars they would need to spend a thousand dollars I am not to show any one of them In particular the places that they're referring to as the most runnable are spending a thousand dollars a month in groceries only to get A 25 dollar reduction 25 dollars you need to spend a thousand dollars I'm not sure the maths was mapped in this The member for microsoft needs to remember that he was the prime minister of semenusia And not some other country in this world mr. Speaker Prior to 1992 We were in a protected regime a protected environment. So the growth rates were quite robust We are now facing headwinds that we we now have to face headwinds outside of preferential treatment However, mr. Speaker, this is the first time in the history of senator since 1992 That this country has been able to grow for three consecutive years above three percent The first time mr. Speaker since 1992 A feat the member for microsoft could only take notes now and try to emulate if he ever regains power in this country I'm happy to say making notes mr. Speaker because I was going to ask you which country to get him to get him Well, we don't decide that the people decide that but in the event at least he's taking notes And hopefully he doesn't make the same mistakes he made in the past Mr. Speaker, I stand here today to express my support for the 2024 2025 estimates of revenue and expenditure Mr. Speaker a national budget typically outlines the government's projected revenues and expenditures for the upcoming fiscal year It serves as a fiscal as a financial plan that will guide the allocation of resources towards various sectors and programs The minister of finance has indicated how resources Will be distributed in the new financial year to provide for a host of public goods and services that are demanded by our citizens mr. Speaker While this year has been baptized the year of infrastructure I wanted to spend some time to focus not only on the hard infrastructure The bricks and mortar roads seaports airport buildings, but also on the soft infrastructure However, mr. Speaker road rehabilitation is not only about motor ability It also it's also about securing livelihoods And helping to alleviate to elevate sorry the living standards of a community Roads mr. Speaker are the arteries through which the economy pulses Roads link farmers to the markets workers to the jobs Students to the schools and the sick to hospitals mr. Speaker I speak of the institutions that deliver the various public goods and services The overall budget is projected mr. Speaker at 1.894 billion Comprising recurrent revenue recurrent expenditure of 1.5 billion and capital expenditure of 298 million Total recurrent revenue is projected at 1.475 billion tax revenue 1.3 to 8 billion and non-tax revenue of 146.8 million mr. Speaker grants are projected at 108 million The land share of the total budget is appropriated to the department of finance mr. Speaker the ministry of education follows with a 26.1 million budget Sorry the ministry of education follows with 26.1 million the ministry of health with 191 million The department of economic development with 140 million and the department of infrastructure with 122 million mr. Speaker if we turn to the budget summary on page nine of the draft estimates We can see that almost every expenditure line has increased Yes, mr. Speaker. We are happy to see that principal repayments on our debt Is reduced to 92.9 million But mr. Speaker what this means for us is that we must maintain fiscal sustainability To avoid any debt distress at the same time manage the economy with acceptable levels of risk and credit rating But mr. Speaker the high level of interest payments Due to the commercial borrowing rates of the former administration Is diverting resources from other essential services and investments in the economic development Mr. Speaker the cost of borrowing money to provide essential services to our citizens and to undertake major infrastructure work Is high although mr. Speaker the federal reserve Is pointing to lower interest rates as the year progresses But as of now mr. Speaker the the costs are high Mr. Speaker we know that we have competent officers negotiating with the mdbs and other investors To ensure that we always receive favorable rates However loans and other instruments When the planned investment in capital in capital infrastructure does not materialize As planned the country loses out mr. Speaker Mr. Speaker there are many reasons why projects are delayed But typically there is a general assumption in san russia that once it is a government project It will be delayed mr. Speaker. This cannot be the way we grow this country Mr. Speaker total capital total capital expenditure is on par with various with previous financial years However, we can see an increase in the total net financing requirements for the financial year to 307.8 million dollars Mr. Speaker the cost of doing business The cost of running the country has increased and it is for this reason mr. Speaker I wanted to focus on the soft infrastructure the institutions the systems processes Procedures and most importantly the people who are responsible for public service delivery Mr. Speaker efficient service delivery in public sector institutions Systems processes and procedures is crucial for the effective functioning of government For the well-being of our citizens mr. Speaker, we are investing heavily in expanding the economy Strengthening our governance and accountability systems But we need to do more mr. Speaker to ensure the timely and efficient delivery of projects Mr. Speaker the Department of Economic Development and the Department of Infrastructure Take up a significant portion of our capital budget a total of 157.1 million The majority of this mr. Speaker is allocated to building an infrastructure Mr. Speaker and the member for Cash is north would have discussed this benches this yesterday the millenium highway west coast road project The reconstruction of the cash trees of the curly sac bridge are ongoing projects We would like to witness mr. Speaker and increase in the progress in the next financial year Mr. Speaker, I am certain that the motorists who traverse the northern corridor are pleased with the plans of the Julien iron highway and the secondary roads improvement and mr. Speaker yesterday We saw quite a few visuals of some of that work already been undertaken by the member parliament for grossly Mr. Speaker the secondary roads are to be maintained These roads provide a strategic relief from the congestion on the main thoroughfare They enhance accessibility and support economic development Mr. Speaker the investment in road infrastructure Upgrades and the promotion of alternative routes the back roads will certainly require robust transportation planning to ensure safety and minimal environmental impacts mr. Speaker Our pictorial solution needs to be exploited by locals and visitors as well And therefore we must remain committed to providing a resilient and sustainable transportation network Mr. Speaker the total amount appropriated for the financial year to the Department of Infrastructure Ports and Transport Is 122.3 million Mr. Speaker the allocation for road infrastructure construction rehabilitation of breeds of bridges and culverts slope stabilization and the silting of rivers and drains Though significant is still less than what is required, but we need mr. Speaker to stretch the pie Mr. Speaker the shock rate reconstruction has also been presented to this honorable house previously Mr. Speaker designs were completed financing was negotiated and the staff was hired to undertake this project as part of the expansion of the dual carriageway to grossly Mr. Speaker will allow the minister responsible for infrastructure to explain more of this during the policy debate Mr. Speaker we have an allocation for maintenance of government buildings And separately we have an allocation for repairs and rehabilitation of various buildings The finance administrative complex the materials laboratory The castles fishing fisheries complex and the repairs to fishing facilities But mr. Speaker while they appear as small individually Together it is a sizable budget for a small country Mr. Speaker the quantum we expand in repairs and rehabilitation mr. Speaker Truly needs to be examined As a responsible government we must ensure mr. Speaker that the health and safety of our staff Who occupy those buildings? We must ensure the integrity of the buildings As such we need to get the root cause or causes for the increasing demands for repairs and rehabilitation of government buildings Mr. Speaker too frequently the public are deprived of services because offices need to be closed for deep cleaning A trip from ancillary to come to an office only to find this closed mr. Speaker Is indeed a terrible waste of had earned resources for the people of answer Mr. Speaker the st. Jude hospital reconstruction project since the fire In 209 the timeline for completion of the st. Jude hospital has been struck with many challenges availability of funding construction delays regulatory approvals Have all been cited as reasons for delay wastage mr. Speaker And a certain predilection to certain behaviors Mr. Speaker none of which mr. Speaker exists on this side of the house Mr. Speaker st. Jude hospital represent not only a critical investment in health care Infrastructure but also signals resilient building The st. Jude hospital mr. Speaker will enhance our capacity to respond to health emergencies and meet the health care needs of the southern population Mr. Speaker we have the construction of the hall of justice The construction of the police headquarters. These are significant investments aimed at modernizing our judicial system By providing access to justice Mr. Speaker The construction of the hall of justice indeed intended to provide a centralized purpose built facility To house the various sections of the judicial system including the courts administrative offices Legal services and other support Services to ensure the efficient running of the judicial process Mr. Speaker the estimates of revenue and expenditure is a critical instrument Not only from managing public finance. It also ensures accountability and transparency in government operations Mr. Speaker the overall allocation for social service delivery to support programs that support the more vulnerable in our population Such as the social such as the safety net for vulnerable populations affected by COVID-19 Was funded by the funded by the Caribbean Development Bank are critical Mr. Speaker initiatives that are designed to protect and support vulnerable individuals in tenorsha will always be taken seriously Mr. Speaker social inclusion is fundamental for the poverty reduction and alleviation of our ability to strengthen expand and graduate the social safety net Cannot depend solely on the support of donors. Mr. Speaker We need to build a robust system that includes contributions from corporate tenorsha Mr. Speaker, I will say a little more of this at the policy debate We have a number of initiatives Mr. Speaker airmarked for financing by the world bank and the cdb policy based loan which the members of opposite seem to be Demonizing despite mr. Speaker. They were the ones who initially signed that initial loan Mr. Speaker the benefits of these concessionary financing instruments will only be realized if these initiatives are implemented efficiently Mr. Speaker that means we are not expecting to hear construction delays DC has not approved The new objection has not been granted the consultants have not submitted the designs Mr. Speaker we want to see results because we have come to this honorable house to seek approvals to borrow money Mr. Speaker we justify this expenditure by stating it would facilitate the delivery of public services across different sectors such as education health care infrastructure citizen security social welfare and the public administration therefore, mr. Speaker we need to ensure That the framework for accountability is functional and that citizens of tenorsha are truly benefiting Unlike some of the experiments of the last administration Mr. Speaker we also have a sizable sum appropriated from the republic of china and taiwan or for the 3.4 million Mr. Speaker these are initiatives in tourism education agriculture as well as community infrastructure the lobby market square the cemetery expansion and others that are financed by grants Mr. Speaker these investments seek to empower our citizens improve our livelihoods and encourage community participation Mr. Speaker the beauty of tenorsha comes from its people the flora and fauna our culture and our very real life The environmental protection is fundamental to our sustainable development of tenorsha Our rich biodiversity mr. Speaker and fragile ecosystems are at risk due to climate change Mr. Speaker we are indeed highly susceptible to the adverse effects of climate change But we must seize the opportunity that it presents Mr. Speaker it is important to promote sustainable tourism and nature-based practices To minimize negative impacts on the environment Mr. Speaker the ubeck project is one such initiative It adopts the holistic and integrated approach to the blue economy Mr. Speaker to harness the economic potential of the marine and coastal resources We are requested funding from the whole bank This project mr. Speaker is coordinated by the department of finance and is a multifaceted and cuts across various sectors 11.1 million is allocated for such an undertaking mr. Speaker Mr. Speaker i also want to acknowledge the work of the minister and the department of sustainable development The efforts at the UNFCCC has created access For engagement with the green climate fund and others who are providing technical assistance And readiness support to address our climate change risk The department's total budget mr. Speaker is 25.8 million however mr. Speaker the reach is quite wide Mr. Speaker this is my third year growing through this budgetary process And I could boldly state today that we have carefully crafted a budget that considers the economic The social and the political factors that are needed to drive Faster and achieve sustainable and inclusive growth and development institution Mr. Speaker I strongly believe that in the order for us to advance our national development objective We need strong institutions robust systems Transparent procedures resilient and dedicated people and the drive and process of a labor party government The performance mr. Speaker can be explained without speed Some management some recovery and sound stewardship of this country by the member of parliament for caches is the honorable prime minister Mr. Speaker, I will now turn quickly to the most important part of my contribution my constituency Head 46 mr. Speaker and the home affairs mr. Speaker some years ago Some funds were raised for an ambulance for the constituency of ancillary canaries Money was raised money was contributed locally and internationally But yet mr. Speaker As of 2021 when the election was called there was no ambulance in the community of ancillary canaries But mr. Speaker this prime minister this government mr. Speaker has approved a substation for the west coast We still sort of determine where exactly but on the west coast between ancillary and canaries funds mr. Speaker I also Emacked has already been emacked for that piece of work mr. Speaker head 47 national security mr. Speaker Repairs of police stations as you know mr. Speaker there two in my constituency Which sometimes is used to hold People who have transgressed the law because custody Smith mr. Speaker no longer exists Sorry Head 41 mr. Speaker agriculture and fisheries mr. Speaker expansion of the food crop production tree corporate tree crop expansion Repairs to fishing facilities mr. Speaker and building resilience and adaptation to climate change all things to which mr. Speaker The constituency of ancillary canaries will benefit from Mr. Speaker head 42 ministry of commerce the msc loan grant facility and yesterday mr. Speaker you'd have heard That ancillary canaries is not at the bottom of the list of the applicants neither of those who've been approved So we are making some progress mr. Speaker in how we view ourselves and how we respond to services of government Digital enhancement mr. Speaker. We will also be making our play To benefit from that the love senator campaign minister We would like to also say that we too would like to share in the love campaign I know there's some training available. We'll be very happy for some of our young people to get some of that training love campaign there's some training mr. Speaker Young entrepreneurs in action the solarization of the fish fisher cooperative In answering mr. Speaker and the point to that mr. Speaker is the benefit of the reduction In the solarization the cost of electricity We intend mr. Speaker to put that money in a fund for the benefit of the fishermen of ancillary mr. Speaker Head 43 mr. Speaker infrastructure and the department Department of infrastructure bridges and culvets reconstruction and re-habitation of roads rivers and water cost maintenance slope civilization walls Retaining walls road safety and west coast project mr. Speaker mr. Speaker very shortly a wall Which came down at the jackwell community center mr. Speaker very shortly mr. Speaker that will will commence Thanks to the prime minister and the minister for infrastructure Department of finance mr. Speaker I mentioned head 44 and literally economy We are a coastal constituency in large measure mr. Speaker So we do intend to benefit from that allocation mr. Speaker mr. Speaker tourism head 46 mr. Speaker At the moment there are 11 bed and breakfasts registered bed and breakfasts in ancillary canaries 11 But the former member of ancillary canaries former minister of tourism Found it fit mr. Speaker to take taxpayers money and create What is known in the village as something else? but for for those Who may be young and may be watching a bed and breakfast But there's a different name for it in the village mr. Speaker because it's not what the people of ancillary actually wanted 11 Already exists mr. Speaker. Why not help the 11 bring up to a certain standard? Why choose to take money to compete to the very people that you intend to help but mr. Speaker that seems to be a pattern Because there was a community meeting in jackmel and the suggestion was why not Create some kind of economic activity to benefit the community So it was suggested mr. Speaker that bamboo rafting may be one of the possibilities That the community should undertake mr. Speaker I am told a few years ago that the former member of parliament for ancillary canaries admitted That he is the proprietor and owner of bamboo rafting But the question is how can you be the member for ancillary canaries the minister of tourism? The community puts an idea to you and you end up being the proprietor and the owner mr. Speaker But that's just the beginning mr. Speaker We spent we spent we spent quite a bit of money on on fish fry Mr. Speaker quite a bit of money on fish fry on equipment for the vendors of the fish fry Mr. Speaker, we are unable to determine where that equipment is We are told it is in roso Being used by the former member of parliament for ancillary canaries mr. Speaker There's a lot that the former member of ancillary canaries has to answer to and like Sean was saying yesterday I may seem quiet, but do not you know me then we know You don't mean the member for then we know me for then enough like the member for then we know I may seem to be quiet, but don't come for me I have I have what I need to have to respond in the due time mr. Speaker to take people to the room mr. Speaker We know Exactly what transpired in ancillary canaries Only now mr. Speaker people are fond of hugging people for free but in the past The hugs are not for free Mr. Speaker when I became a member of parliament for ancillary canaries My first request from a female to a sister with Some Something should do into a home. She said to me when am I going to visit? I said, what are you talking about? She says to me in the past whenever a request was made to a particular member of parliament There was also in exchange for what mr. Speaker. I do not accept whether it is backhand front hand sidehand From any of my constituents for anything that I deliver to them I'm doing it mr. Speaker because it is my obligation to the constituency that raised me I made me who I am I am not Mr. Speaker Head 48 housing The national housing Assistance program mr. Speaker member for microsoft speaker. It's kind of a point a point of order We're not supposed to be in this house Seeing anything that will repute against any other member of the house And I would ask that the member from ancillary canaries mr. Speaker We've drawn those statements The member is not here. What is the? What is the statement that you wish to I'd like to withdraw the statement about Suggesting that the member was soliciting favors I want him to withdraw the statement of the suggestion that in any way that the member did anything improper As a pertain to his business and the enrapting member is not here to defend himself The member for ancillary canaries Relate a discussion That he had had with an individual He made no ask portions He said he was approached members when I'm speaking please keep quiet He made no association about allegations That his investigations have revealed He spoke about a conversation And what he was told I don't know that that rises to a point of order mr. Speaker the member the member was laced with improper motives That's your interpretation. Okay, mr. Speaker, but I'm it is my interpretation and I'm asking that that Should not be allowed to make those kinds of improper Allegations against a member who is not even in this house to defend himself mr. Speaker. Thank you very much member for Microsoft Member for ancillary canaries, please continue Mr. Speaker the truth mr. Speaker Order mr. Speaker the truth has also do your voting Mr. Speaker I was Order, please members Can we stop the cross talk? And allow the member for ancillary canaries to continue Mr. Speaker There is something about the truth that hurts member for ancillary canaries if you believe you cannot be heard I cannot be you take your seat when your time will not run until you are satisfied That you have the peace and tranquility to continue your contribution Mr. Speaker, I was only relaying A conversation I had with a constituent That's all I was doing Mr. Speaker, I could go on you know, mr. Speaker I could say 1.2 million dollars was given to a particular Individual to conduct activities in the constituency of ancillary canaries that does not reside in ancillary Canaries and up to today mr. Speaker. I cannot point to you when at 1.2 million dollars was spent Do not come from me mr. Speaker I'm busy doing the work of the government of tenucia, but don't think I am weak and you the member of parliament You and I You and I You and I You You you and I You and I share a particular history Mr. Speaker the member for microsoft and I share a particular history Before I became a candidate for the solution labor party the member for microsoft in addition To saying I had no predigree in the first instance Subsequent to that he approached me to run as a candidate for the united workers party for ancillary canaries You did and it is on record. You did because I was in a board room Ah, it's okay But mr. Speaker we the member for microsoft and I mr. Speaker Mr. Speaker the member for microsoft the member for microsoft Mr. Speaker the member for microsoft is Mr. Speaker the member for microsoft Miss also remember that we have friends in similar places Oh, yeah, you're right We don't have friends in similar places. They don't they don't associate to certain kinds of behaviors. Mr. Speaker So when we get when we attend meetings and we see people handing out business cards as ambassadors of san osha That we don't know or recognize Mr. Speaker that we don't know or recognize mr. Speaker That we don't know or recognize mr. Speaker We know why we don't share the same company. You and I know You and I know exactly what I remember. Could you return to me? Mr. Speaker mr. Speaker head 48 housing mr. Speaker mr. Speaker like the other constituencies mr. Speaker I have received I have received a fair contribution mr. Speaker from the member for cashries north and indeed assistance Member for cashry central the member for cashries north has assisted me also mr. Speaker, but not with housing mr. Speaker Mr. Speaker Tournament village council mr. Speaker The rehabilitation of human resource centers mr. Speaker I intend also mr. Speaker to benefit from that mr. Speaker If you were to visit the constituency of answer your calories before 2021 None of the hr dc centers will function up mr. Speaker. They will leaky pipes busted doors And non-functioning aces, but if you go there now mr. Speaker There are computers there to assist the young people of an theory countries to apply for various Benefits of the government of san russia head 57 mr. Speaker equity The community after-school program the house care program the human capital resilience program the bnt of 10 program The shock response and the safety net program mr. Speaker I intend from my constituency to benefit from all of those mr. Speaker mr. Speaker head head 52 education Like what mr. Speaker We intend mr. Speaker that the constituency of answer canaries to also benefit from the rehab of schools the equip program The construction of the additional block at care mr. Speaker may not be my constituency But my constituents will have an opportunity to get access to further education The t-bed transformation project mr. Speaker the we see a skills and innovation project head 53 mr. Speaker health mr. Speaker a lot of talk have been Going around as if the government Is separate from the people Any money that the government of san russia raises mr. Speaker is towards the direct benefit of the people of san russia It is not being spent or managed or advised in an account outside of san russia Prime minister the prime minister and the minister for finance is mr. Speaker the person in charge of the consolidated fund We know where to find him. We know where he lives and we know his office address Mr. Speaker Head 54 sports mr. Speaker Mr. Speaker, I intend for my Constituent to also benefit from the rehabilitation of sports facilities Mr. Speaker as you know mr. Speaker the member from grossly mentioned it yesterday I've already started work on the repairs of my sporting facilities And the oath about court mr. Speaker just benefited from a summer system from the ministry from the nla and the minister of sports Mr. Speaker, we will do likewise in vana mr. Speaker And mr. Speaker all subject to the availability of funds mr. Speaker We intend mr. Speaker to build a court in belvedere mr. Speaker head 56 mr. Speaker Economic development and youth economy mr. Speaker The cdb mr. Speaker the cdp mr. Speaker allows us the opportunity to assist many of our constituencies Whether it is for infrastructure projects mr. Speaker or for social assistance mr. Speaker There are more students today attending higher education in an theory countries than they were also over the last five years More mr. Speaker whether it is in cuba in taiwan at the south of the west community college During the nursing program and various other programs this member of parliament mr. Speaker believes in education And does not ask which party you support The moment you come to this member of parliament with an assistance request The first question is what is it for? Is it for you to go and gallivant or is it for you to put into productive use? The moment i am satisfied at this productive use I don't care if you flubble or if you labor the money of this country belongs to the people of this country We're not mr. Speaker discriminating The wickedness mr. Speaker of the past is not going to happen in this government mr. Speaker Mr. Speaker just to be the very cap so my Members of parliament my cabinet colleagues could get jealous mr. Speaker since 2021 mr. Speaker The wellness center in ancillary The jetty in ancillary the mangrove project mr. Speaker is about to commence in ancillary the court mr. Speaker in otabor Is the lights are on like to thank the oasis the lights are on mr. Speaker the lights have been installed We are just waiting To tidy up the surrounding area mr. Speaker to do an official opening mr. Speaker the bridge mr. Speaker in ancillary mr. Speaker The many theater in ancillary mr. Speaker is being renovated as we speak As we speak mr. Speaker Mr. Speaker i won't mention the vulnerableness ancillary by past rule because the member for denry north has given it sufficient attention He compares it every single time mr. Speaker when he wants to make a request for roads He would like it He liked his barber green as black as my mr. Speaker We wasted no time mr. Speaker bringing relief to the people of ancillary canaries The road was scheduled to be done. But for whatever reason it was taken out And redirected somewhere else mr. Speaker, but in due course mr. Speaker We will ask the relevant questions mr. Speaker the retaining wall mr. Speaker at the jackmel community center The Jonas road mr. Speaker which leads up to wood view estate mr. Speaker and if you are into bird watching mr. Speaker I encourage you mr. Speaker to spend some time in my constituency And enjoy the flower fauna and of course a bit of nature mr. Speaker the montez or bridge mr. Speaker The montez or bridge mr. Speaker is almost complete mr. Speaker The rehabilitation of my sporting facilities has completed mr. Speaker the canaries market mr. Speaker is almost complete And we open very shortly mr. Speaker The west coast sub fire station mr. Speaker and obviously mr. Speaker the sewer treatment plant for ancillary mr. Speaker There was never any sewer treatment plant as part of the development for the bed and breakfast I'm told when the former member of parliament went on to ancillary with the journalists They asked him where is the sewer treatment plant because you said it exists. He said mr. Speaker It's actually on a plan. So if it's on a plan Why was it not installed and the building is almost complete? The idea mr. Speaker the agenda mr. Speaker was never To deal with the sewer treatment in any particular way in ancillary canaries because he believed mr. Speaker That what exists in the past is acceptable going forward mr. Speaker I do not believe so and that is why the member for castries is the prime minister the minister of finance Mr Made available to me Not to me to the constituency of answer canaries 1.2 million dollars mr. Speaker to install that sewer treatment plant So when the bed and breakfast opens When the market opens mr. Speaker will be able to discharge the waste in a very efficient way mr. Speaker At the moment mr. Speaker it is good. It was scheduled to go directly into the sea There is a pike mr. Speaker if you go to ancillary you could see where they laid the pike mr. Speaker That's what that's what the intention was mr. Speaker And there's this there's this fascination or whenever people are in misery To point to ancillary canaries as the go-to place to make their lives better mr. Speaker in ancillary canaries mr. Speaker We are We are a decent love inside of people but do not mr. Speaker believe it is acceptable For you to go all over the place and remind us of our temporary economic situation I'm only in government for just over two years mr. Speaker When ancillary canaries was recorded as the poorest village In this country mr. Speaker. I was not in government I am only now in government and we are making the strides to connect the dots So when you make fun of paying facility fees When you make fun of the maths in english it's because you don't recognize that we're trying to close a particular gap The people of ancillary canaries deserve just as good as your children deserve And I will ensure that they have the opportunities that you afford your champions mr. Speaker I mr. Speaker stand In 120 percent of this revenue of estimates and expansion mr. Speaker When we get to the policy debate mr. Speaker a lot more will be said But mr. Speaker let it be said today mr. Speaker I may be busy doing the work of the government or the people of finisher But I am by no means weak or without information I am only concentrating on what I've been elected to do But when the time comes mr. Speaker all the misappropriated funds Where it is the lights on the jack mill field the 1.2 million dollars paid to a particular individual And a host of other matters mr. Speaker someone will have to answer for you On this mr. Speaker. I submit my Support to the appropriate for the estimates of revenue expansion for 24 25. I thank you mr. Speaker