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QUESTION NOTICE PAPER OF THE HONOURABLE JAMAICA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011 NOTICE GIVEN ON THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2011 1.

* Reverend Thwaites to ask the Minister of Transport and Works on the 5th day of May, 2011: Is the Jamaica Urban Transit Company losing money?

How much during the 1. financial year of 2010-2011?

What steps are envisaged to incorporate the hundreds of route taxis and 2. unlicensed taxis into an ordered multi-modal metropolitan system?
What is the law and policy re tints on all vehicles, especially public transport 3. vehicles?

4.

Are there any plans or proposal to introduce a vehicle-racing circuit in Kingston?

Does the Ministry of Transport and Works have a policy regarding the installation 5. of noisy exhaust systems on motor vehicles?

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* Reverend Thwaites to ask the Minister of Labour and Social Security on the 5th day of May, 2011: 1.

What is the status of the Bill to protect disabled Jamaicans?
NOTICE GIVEN ON THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011 3.

Page 2 of 4 * Dr. Phillips to ask the Minister of Finance and the Public Service on the 19th day of May, 2011: 1.

Is the Minister aware that a special liquidator has been appointed by the authorities in the Turks and Caicos Islands to recover and make distribution of funds to certain defrauded investors in OLINT/David Smith Ponzi Schemes?

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2.

If the answer to Part 1 is in the affirmative, is the Financial Services Commission of Jamaica formally cooperating with the specially appointed liquidator in the Turks and Caicos Islands?

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If the answer to Part 1 is in the negative, will the Minister indicate what measures are being undertaken specifically to secure the interests of defrauded Jamaican investors?

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Is it the intention of the Government of Jamaica through its agencies to independently pursue civil action in the courts to recover the funds defrauded from Jamaican investors in David Smith’s Ponzi Schemes?

Is the Government of Jamaica pursuing any action, criminal or civil, against the 5. various entities which acted as “feeder funds” to channel monies to David Smith and his Ponzi scheme?

NOTICE GIVEN ON TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2011 4.


* Ms. Hanna to ask the Minister of Education on the 24th day of May, 2011: 1. Who is LDP Hall and Associates?

Why have 2.

JM$1,381,250.00?

they been awarded a contract of US$409,000.00 plus 3.

4.

Was this contract open to tender?

What are the terms of reference and scope for their work?

NOTICE GIVEN ON THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011 5.


* Reverend Thwaites to ask the Minister of Tourism on the 26th day of May, 2011: Will the Minister please state when the Tourism Enhancement Fund contribution 1. will be collected from cruise ship passengers?

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Page 3 of 4 * Reverend Thwaites to ask the Prime Minister on the 26th day of May, 2011: Will the Prime Minister state which public bodies’ annual reports are outstanding 1. beyond four months of the end of their financial year?
What is the sanction for Boards of Directors, Chief Executive Officers and 2.

Financial Officers who are responsible for timely reporting?

On which basis will any further public resources be made available to any public 3. body which is in breach of the Public Bodies Management and Accountability Act?

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* Reverend Thwaites to ask the Minister of Education and Leader of the House on the 26th day of May, 2011: Will the House Leader concur that the present format of the Sectoral debate is 1. dilatory and ineffectual in advancing public policy?
Will the House Leader and Government agree to a changed format dividing the 2. debate into three sector resolutions dealing with: (a) equitable growth in the economy, (b) uplifting human and social conditions, and (c) strengthening infrastructure, each debate to be completed in no more than four sittings of Parliament?

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And further, will the House Leader accept that each contributor to such debate be allocated 30 minutes in the case of a Cabinet Minister or Opposition Spokesperson and 15 minutes for all other members?

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Finally, will the House Leader agree that Members be encouraged to direct their presentations towards practical and affordable improvements in their constituencies or portfolio subjects rather than indulging in recrimination or self-congratulation?

NOTICE GIVEN ON TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011 8.


* Reverend Thwaites to ask the Minister of Transport and Works on the 31st day of May, 2011: What were the amounts allocated and spent in Central Kingston for the first 1. phase of the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP)?

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Page 4 of 4 * Reverend Thwaites to ask the Minister of Health on the 31st day of May, 2011: What is the schedule for introducing the regulations to the Registration (Births and 1.
Deaths) Act to provide for the mandatory registration of fathers?

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