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BARBADOS MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF The Honourable the House of Assembly At a meeting of the House of Assembly at the Parliament Buildings on Tuesday the 30th day of May, 2023, at 10.00 o’clock a.m. pursuant to the adjournment.

PRESENT His Honour A. E. Holder, B.Sc.

(Hons.

), MSW, LL.B.

(Hons.

), L.E.C.

(Speaker) His Honour N. G. H. Rowe, J.P. (Deputy Speaker) Miss C. Y. Forde, J.P., L.C.P.

Mr. T. A. Prescod, J.P., B.A.

Hon.

K. D. Symmonds, B.A., LL.B.


(Senior Minister ) (Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade) Mr. E. G. Hinkson, LL.B.

(Hons.

), L.E.C., LL.M.

Hon.

D. G. Sutherland, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.B.A.

(Dist.)

(Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance) Hon.

Miss S. J. O. Bradshaw, LL.B.

(Hons.

), L.E.C.

(Deputy Prime Minister) (Senior Minister)(Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources) Hon.

W. A. Abrahams, LL.B.

(Minister of Home Affairs and Information) Hon.

Ms. C. S. V. Husbands, B.A.


(Hons.

), M.Sc.

(Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Business Development) Mr. R. A. Thorne, Q.C., LL.B., L.E.C., Dip.

Theology Hon.

I.

A. Weir, M.B.A. (Minister of Agri- culture, Food and Nutritional Security) Hon.

A. R. Forde, Rph.

(Minister of Environ- ment and National Beautification) Hon.

C. McD.

Griffith, B.Sc.

(Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment) Mr. P. R. Phillips, J.P. (Chairman of Committees) Hon.
G. P. I. Gooding-Edghill (Minister of Tourism and International Transport) Hon.

C. E. Jordan, B.Sc.

(Hons.)

(Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector) Dr. the Hon.

S. E. Browne, M.B.B.S.

(Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness) Hon.

K. D. M. Humphrey, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.P.A.

(Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs) Hon.

R. R. Straughn, B.Sc., M.Sc.

(Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs) Ms. M. K-A.

Caddle, B.A., M.Sc.

Ms. T. N. S-A.


Moore, J.P., M.B.A. Hon.

Miss K. S. McConney (Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training) Dr. R. O. Springer, J.P., Ph.D. (Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources) Hon.

D. I. Ishmael, M.B.A., M.Sc.

(Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology) Hon.

C. A.

Lane, J.P. (Minister of State in the Office of the Attorney General) Mr. C. D. L. Gibbs 2 ABSENT Hon.

Miss M. A. Mottley, S.C., LL.B.


(Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, Culture, Security, Public Service, CARICOM and the Development Commissions), Hon.

D. D. Marshall, S.C., LL.B.

(Hons.

), L.E.C.

( Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs) and Dr. the Hon.

W. F. Duguid, J.P., B.D.S., F.D.S., F.D.R.C.S., M. Min.

(Senior Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office).

PRAYERS Prayers were taken by Rev.

Father Mark Harewood.


MINUTES The Minutes of the meeting of Tuesday, 23rd May, 2023 were deferred on the motion of Hon.

Miss S. J. O. Bradshaw seconded by Hon.

W. A. Abrahams.

ORDERS OF THE DAY SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS On the motion of Hon.

Miss S. J. O. Bradshaw seconded by Hon.

W. A. Abrahams, Standing Orders 6, 16, 18, 20, 42(5), 43 and 44 were suspended for the remainder of the Sitting.

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS ORDER NO.

5 GREEN PAPER ON THE NATIONAL SPORTS POLICY Hon.

C. McD.
Griffith spoke on the following Resolution: WHEREAS the Government of Barbados has signaled its intention to give new impetus to the sports sector to provide communities with ownership in the development of sports and to ensure sports generates revenue for athletes, communities and the youth through the creation of a comprehensive and inclusive sports policy; AND WHEREAS the policy aims to utilize sports as a means to foster youth and community development, and as a tool for social development and nation building; AND WHEREAS the policy recognizes the significant economic potential of sports and supports the need to build a sports industry which can contribute to economic development in a meaningful way; AND WHEREAS the Government has engaged in extensive consultations with direct stakeholders within the sports arena on the draft National Sports Policy; AND WHEREAS the Cabinet has given favourable consideration to the draft National Sports Policy; AND WHEREAS a Green Paper has been prepared to inform the finalization of a National Sports Policy; AND WHEREAS the policy recognizes twelve thematic areas which are fundamental to sports development, namely Building a More Active Barbados, Sports for Community Development, Physical Education, Sports and the Education System, Sports and Penitentiary Reform, Development of a Sports Economy, Sports Tourism, Intellectual Property and Sports, Digital Sports Sector, Development of a High-Performance System, Specialists’ Sports Centre, Institutional Strengthening and Governance, and Incentives and Concessions; BE IT RESOLVED that the Parliament of Barbados take note of the Green Paper on the National Sports Policy, and moved seconded by Hon.
K. D. M. Humphrey that the Resolution be approved.

3 Hon.

C. A.

Lane began to speak.

Mr. Speaker spoke.

Hon.

C. A.

Lane concluded his speech.

Hon.

D. G. Sutherland spoke.

At 12.28 p.m., on the motion of Hon.

Miss S. J. O. Bradshaw, seconded by Hon.

W. A. Abrahams, SUSPENSION the Sitting was suspended to 3.00 p.m. On resumption Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.

RESUMPTION ORDER NO.

5 (resumed) Hon.

Ms. C. S. V. Husbands spoke.

Hon.

C. E. Jordan spoke.

Ms. M. K-A.

Caddle spoke.


Mr. P. R. Phillips spoke.

Hon.

A. R. Forde spoke.

Mr. E. G. Hinkson spoke.

Mr. T. A. Prescod spoke.

Hon.

C. McD.

Griffith spoke in reply.

The Resolution was passed.

4 MESSAGES FROM HER EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT (recommitted) Mr. Speaker read the following message: STATE HOUSE BARBADOS 5 PAPERS (recommitted) Hon.
Miss K. S. McConney by command laid: • Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements of the Student Revolving Loan Fund for the Year Ended March 31, 2022.

GOVERNMENT NOTICES (recommitted) Hon.

Miss S. J. O. Bradshaw gave notice of the following: 1.

2.

Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 2023.


Resolution to grant the sum of ONE MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE DOLLARS from the Consolidated Fund and to place it at the disposal of the Government to supplement the Estimates 2023--2024 as shown in the Supplementary Estimates No.

1, 2023--2024.

On the motion of Hon.

Miss S. J. O. Bradshaw, seconded by Hon.


W. A. Abrahams, the Pensions FIRST READINGS OF BILLS (recommitted) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 2023 was read a first time.

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS (resumed) ORDER NO.

8 On the motion of Hon.

Miss S. J. O. Bradshaw, seconded by Hon.

W. A. Abrahams, the House resolved itself into Standing Finance Committee, Mr. P. R. Phillips in the Chair.

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES NO.

1 2023--2024 – $1,776,491.00 Hon.

C. McD.


Griffith spoke on the following Resolution and on his motion, seconded by Hon.

W. A. Abrahams Head 91 was passed: RESOLVED that the sum of ONE MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY- ONE DOLLARS be granted from the Consolidated Fund and be placed at the disposal of the Government to supplement the Estimates 2023--2024 as shown in the Supplementary Estimates No.

1, 2023--2024 which form the Schedule to this Resolution.
SCHEDULE Supplementary Estimates 2023 – 2024 No.

1 HEAD Code Number HEAD 91 – MINISTRY OF YOUTH, SPORTS AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT Program 277: Youth Affairs and Sports Subprogram 0563: Sports Development Unit Account Code: 212 – Operating Expenses 912770563 Provision in Approved Estimates 2023 – 2024 Provision in Supplementary Esti- mates No.

1 Other Expenditure $ Other Expenditure $ $ Supplementary Provision Required Other Expenditure 3,178,135 1,776,491 6 On the motion of Hon.
Miss S. J. O. Bradshaw seconded by Hon.

D. I. Ishmael, the Chairman reported to Mr. Speaker who resumed the Chair, the passing of the Resolution in Standing Finance Committee.

On the separate motion of Hon.

C. McD.

Griffith the Resolution was read a first and second time and agreed to.

On the motion of Hon.

Miss S. J. O. Bradshaw seconded by Hon.

W. A. Abrahams the House was ADJOURNMENT adjourned to Tuesday, 6th June, 2023 at 10.00 a.m. At 7.00 p.m. Mr. Speaker adjourned the Sitting.
N. R. JONES, Q.C.

Deputy Clerk of Parliament.

The Minutes were certified correct and confirmed the day of , 2023.

Speaker.

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