The next item of business is a statement by Angela Constance on response to storm Babette. The cabinet secretary will take questions at the end of her statement and so there should be no interventions or interruptions. I call on cabinet secretary Angela Constance. I am very grateful for the opportunity to update Parliament on the exceptional weather Scotland experienced last week as a consequence of storm Babette. I would like to begin by expressing condolences to the families and friends of those who have lost their lives due to the extreme conditions caused by the storm. I also want to express my sympathy for those whose homes and businesses have been damaged by the extensive flooding. I would like to thank and pay tribute to the local and national authorities, volunteers, the emergency services and members of the public themselves for all of their hard work and efforts in these extremely challenging conditions. I would also like to highlight the very impressive community response to offer support to all those affected by the floods. Angus Council received hundreds of offers of alternative accommodation for those who were forced to evacuate their homes. This is a testament to the strong community networks in Scotland who are there to support one another. On Thursday, 19 October, the Met Office took the serious step of issuing a red weather warning of threat of life. The Met Office issued these warnings when dangerous weather is expected with substantial disruption and the possibility of widespread damage to property and infrastructure. Red weather warnings are extremely rare and extremely serious. The Met Office's national climate information centre has calculated that, on 19 October 2023, was provisionally the wettest day for the county of Angus in a series from 1891. On 7 October 2023 was the sixth wettest day in that series. Those have been exceptional rainfall amounts across the Angus area. Serious impacts were felt across Scotland but were felt most keenly along the north and south-esk, including Brecon, where the flood protection scheme unfortunately overtopped and was subsequently breached. Nonetheless, the flood protection scheme still delayed the impact and provided valuable time to prepare for evacuation. Nearly 350 properties in Brecon were evacuated on Thursday afternoon. Angus Council and SIPA are assessing the extent of the damage to the Brecon flood protection scheme. However, we know that the flooding has also had an impact on communities and parts of Aberdeenshire, Tayside and Dundee. The process of assessing the full amount of damage caused by storm babet will take time. There will be a long road to recovery, but the Scottish Government will support our partners to ensure that communities can recover as quickly as possible. The Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance agreed the activation of the Bellwyn scheme on Tuesday 24 October. The Bellwyn scheme exists to give special financial assistance to councils who face an undue financial burden as a result of large-scale emergencies. To date, three local authorities have notified the Scottish Government of a potential claim relating to the storm. The Scottish Government stands ready to support local authorities to carry out the immediate work that is required. We also recognise that communities and home owners will be seeking to make vital repairs to secure their homes. Crisis grants are available through the Scottish Welfare Fund to families and people in Scotland who are on low incomes and have been hit by a crisis such as a flood and people can apply for a grant through their local authorities. The Scottish Government has funded the Scottish Flood Forum since 2009 to work with communities to build flood resilience and support those affected by flooding. This forum, which offers free advice and information on issues such as recovery from flooding, is working with communities that were affected by storm ba bet. We are facing a climate crisis and, although no single storm event can be solely attributed to climate change, events such as storm ba bet are becoming more frequent, more intense and more destructive due to the changing climate. Storm ba bet reinforces the need to think strategically about Scotland's future and what we need to do to adapt to our changing climate. The Scottish Government supports local authorities to deliver actions that protect our communities and businesses. We have committed an additional £150 million over the course of this Parliament on top of the £42 million that is provided annually to councils to increase flood resilience through the general capital grant. Flood protection schemes are one important tool to help our communities to become more flood resilient and this year, three new flood protection schemes have been completed in Cullin, Lockheeside, Arbroath and Stonehaven. The infrastructure is a crucial part of our flood resilience approach, but it is not the only tool available to us. We are taking action across agriculture, transport, forestry, water industry and planning sectors, integrating flood resilience measures into policies to deliver multiple benefits. The agri-environment climate scheme promotes land management practices, which protect and enhance Scotland's natural heritage, manage flood risk and adapt to climate change. To date, £285 million has been committed to over 3,000 businesses. Transport Scotland is spending more than £2 million a year on drainage improvement schemes and a watercourse realignment scheme to enhance the flood resilience of Scotland's road network. Transport Scotland estimates that the capacity of woodlands to store water and slow down run-off to downstream communities is worth almost £100 million a year to the Scottish economy. Its new woodland for riparian benefits forestry grant scheme opened in July 2023, offering grant support for woodland creation near rivers. Around 175,000 hectares of land has been identified for woodland planting, all with the potential to slow the flow of flooding among numerous other benefits. To future proof our developments against climate change, the national planning framework 4 aims to strengthen flood resilience by making it much harder to build in areas of risk of flooding by supporting the protection and management of our important natural assets in a sustainable, regenerative way and by promoting the use of natural flood management and blue-green infrastructure. However, despite all the good work to date by Scottish Government and responsible authorities, our changing climate means that flooding impacts are still on the increase. We recognise that our current approach to delivering flood management actions is not keeping pace with that. Indeed, events at the weekend are a reminder that climate change is not a far-off distant threat. It is a crisis that is here and now. We also know that our climate will continue to change for many years to come. The decisions that we make today have to stand the test of time. In January, we will start consulting on a new national adaption plan. We have a lot to gain by understanding Scotland as well, positioned to continuing to thrive in the face of changing global climate. This plan will set out the tools that are available to ensure that our lives and livelihoods are adapting well to the impacts of climate change. Fundamental to our approach to climate adaption is responding to the increasing impacts of flooding, Scotland's biggest climate adaption challenge and one that is set to become more difficult in the years to come. Meeting this challenge will require a team Scotland approach involving a broad range of delivery partners to ensure that our places and communities can continue to thrive in the face of a climate emergency. Our new national flood resilience strategy will form an integral part of shaping a climate resilience Scotland. The strategy will look ahead through to 2045 and beyond and capture the big issues that need to be addressed if we are to transition towards a sustainable level of flood resilience in our changing climate. The impacts in Breakin, despite having flood protection built to a high standard, illustrate that we cannot always protect our communities from all flood impacts 100 per cent of the time and that we should be considering all actions that can be implemented to increase flood resilience. This has been, Presiding Officer, an exceptionally challenging few days. We should not underestimate the impacts severe weather events have on our families and our communities. It is critical that we take action to mitigate the impact of future events and that the Scottish Government will continue to do so. The cabinet secretary will now take questions on the issues raised in her statement. I intend to allow around 20 minutes for questions after which we will move on to the next night of business. It would be helpful if those members who would wish to ask a question could please play us and request a speak button now, and I call Tess White. Cabinet Secretary, I would like to associate with the tributes to the people who tragically lost their lives in Storm Babette. I pay tribute too to the front line responders, emergency services, individuals and businesses and community organisations who have worked tirelessly to support the affected communities. From River Street in Breakin to the north-east caravan park in St Cyrus, schools of people are homeless, with little prospect of return in the coming months. Like so many others across the north-east, my own home in the merns has been badly damaged by the severity of the storm. Families are living in air, BNBs and on the goodwill of others. The flood defence scheme in Angus that cost £16 million in 2016 was all but swept away in a matter of hours. Infrastructure needs to be repaired and significant changes made in the vicinity of South-Esc. There are massive issues with coastal erosion and flood damage to farms in Montrose. These need to be addressed. The bill could run into millions of pounds. My three questions to the Cabinet Secretary, if I may, is does the Cabinet Secretary believe the funds available through the bellwind scheme will touch the sides of this crisis? Two, how will the Scottish Government work with insurance firms to help residents hit by flooding as Humza Yousaf has committed to do? Three, what support is available to Angus Council to rehome those who are not returning to River Street for months? I am well aware that Ms White will be, through her own personal experience, aware of the damage and the trauma and how frightening it is to be a victim of flooding and the dangers of rapidly rising water. Like her, we should always pay tribute to those who have lost their lives. There have been three lives lost in Scotland and there are reports of four lives lost elsewhere in the UK. Of course, people will have protections under homelessness legislation, and the Scottish Government and our housing colleagues will continue to support Angus Council with regard to that. In terms of the flood defence scheme, it is important to recognise that it was built to a very high standard. It has in the past did the job that it was designed to do. On this occasion it did not, but it is worth remembering that it did delay the deluge and it did allow valuable time for an evacuation. Nonetheless, there needs to be an assessment to what those repair costs will be. As I said in my statement, the bell 1 scheme is now operational. There will need to be an assessment of the damage at local level and there will be sympathetic discussions between the Scottish Government and the local areas. I can confirm that the Scottish Government has indeed been in touch with the British Association of Insurers because we need a timious and sympathetic response to those in need. We will continue to engage very closely with our colleagues in Angus. I thank the minister for advance notice of her statement. Scottish Labour also sends our condolences to the families who have lost a loved one. Those floods have had a devastating impact on people's homes, businesses and farming communities. I also thank the emergency services and the communities for coming together to support people in their time of need. I welcome the fact that the bell 1 scheme has been activated to support local authorities given the scale of the damage caused. However, lessons must be urgently learned. The briefing scheme was only built seven years ago and was designed to deal with a one in two hundred years incident. We urgently need to understand why it failed to protect the communities that it was designed to serve. That is critical in terms of new infrastructure being planned. What is the timescale for publishing that analysis on why the damage was so severe? What work has been done to review existing and planned infrastructure on flood prevention? What will be done to accelerate flood resilience to support the communities, businesses and farmers? Finally, I agree that the climate crisis will lead to more extreme and unpredictable weather. Will the minister say how we will make sure that all our transport infrastructure, road and rail, is resilient and equipped to deal with the more extreme weather that we will face? There is a lot on Ms Boyack's question, and if I do not respond to all her points, I am happy to respond in further detail or to ask some of my colleagues to do that. The reason that the damage was so severe was because the weather was so severe that we had two storms within two weeks, and in two days there was two months' worth of rainfall. The point that she raises about learning the lessons that I absolutely concur with, because the Breachan scheme was a scheme in which the Scottish Government contributed 80 per cent of the cost. Those engineering projects are a vital part, but they are only one part of an overall plan. We need to have that learning so that, going forward, we can assess where those engineering projects will be most beneficial and where they can be targeted at the areas of most risk. In short, the engineering solutions are only one part of the solution, and I hope that I have managed to speak to that in my statement. Her points about farmers are very important.  I appeal to retailers and supermarkets to be very responsive and respectful and where possible sympathetic to the needs of farmers and food producers. There is a range of support that is available in terms of the agricultural benevolent fund, the agri-environment climate scheme, but the member also touched upon the importance of our national flood resilience strategy, which needs to capture all the actions that we must pursue. During the recent extreme weather events that had significant effects in my constituency, including the tragic death of my constituent Wendy Taylor, a number of flooding problems were thankfully avoided by the outstanding efforts and intervention of local volunteer resilience groups, who have tried and tested the experience of managing those situations, such as in Aberfeldy and Eileth, to name just two, who worked in collaboration with public sector responders. Will the Government commit to building into future resilience plans the vital role that volunteer-based organisations can play in supporting communities to deal with the awful effects of flooding and take practical steps to offer the necessary support to make that happen? The short answer is yes, and I echo the member's comments, thanks and pay tribute to the resilient volunteers in his constituency and across the northeast who have been, as he says, outstanding. Voluntary and community sector organisations are valued participants alongside statutory response organisations in our resilient structures and the processes in planning, responding and also in recovery from emergencies. To assist them, the Scottish Government emergency planning portal ready.scotland has been updated to include a new section designed to support and help community groups, voluntary sector partners and the public to understand how they can participate in an effective and joined-up response to emergencies. I can also advise that my resilience officials have been running a series of online community resilience workshops that have been joined to date by 240 participants. We will continue to work with voluntary and community sectors and, in particular, local authorities who have the lead role in engaging with local communities to understand their training needs and provide additional resources if required. It is vital that the public follows official guidance, particularly with regard to a red weather warning—the highest level of alert—to help to preserve life and aid the emergency services. Many stakeholders worked hard to communicate those messages to support residents and businesses to take the right actions. Can the cabinet secretary outline what additional steps the Scottish Government is considering to help local authorities, emergency services and others to reinforce communication channels for future incidents? Mr Golden raises an excellent point. It is a fundamental point because this was the first red alert that this country has had since 2015, since the storm desmond. We need communication at each and every level. I would contend that the communication at a national level was effective and where support was needed, I know that some of the emergency services supplemented communication support and communications officer support to local authorities where that was needed and requested. That is one of the benefits of having a resilient structure that operates at both a local, regional and national level, where we can all chip in and support each other and direct that support where it is required. However, it is the point that Ms Boyack raised about important learning. One of the things that I am particularly interested in is that there are instances of people not following advice. We need to look in more detail about what are the barriers to people following advice and how do we increase the prospects of people following advice not just through our many communications channel but also about who and how communicates messages that can ultimately be very destabilised and frightening. It is an excellent point and it is one that I will definitely be pursuing. I thank the cabinet secretary for her statement and for paying tribute to those who went above and beyond during these storms. As a representative of the north-east, I know that the harsh impact that extreme weather events such as Babette have on the energy and food security of rural communities. With each extreme weather event, we often see deliveries of goods delayed and shelves in supermarkets remaining empty. Will the Scottish Government commit to ensuring that the energy and food security of rural communities, like mine of Bampshire and Bucking Coast, are built into their future resilience plans and to ensure that power cuts are minimised and that shelves are restocked in good time? We know that extreme weather events can be extremely disruptive to supermarket operations. Empty shelves can sometimes represent sensible behaviours from citizens who have been acknowledged in weather warnings and are preparing themselves for disruption. The wellbeing of people in an emergency has to be that key and central part of resilience planning. Access to food is one element of that and we will continue to seek opportunities to support and improve that. Food features significantly as an issue in the Scottish Government resilience meetings. We have well established routes and relationships with key stakeholders, including supermarkets, to monitor supplies and the potential issues. Over the years, we have learned a lot about managing supplies, not least through the Covid pandemic. While the energy sector is reserved to the UK, we work very closely with the UK Government and the energy network operators. I have to say that, while there were power outages and substantial disruptions, the energy companies in the energy sector worked very hard to ensure that more than 30,000 households were reconnected as quickly as possible. I would like to offer my condolences to everyone who has lost loved ones and who has been affected by the devastating impact of storm Babette. Extreme weather events, like last week's storm, will only become more frequent and more severe and will continue to mourn victims of climate change around the world unless we act. However, the Scottish Government has already admitted to breaching its statutory climate duties and has already missed four of its last five emissions targets. Can the minister assure my constituents in the north-east region that her Government will meet its next emissions reduction target? My understanding is that it is this Parliament that has a duty to work together to ensure that we as a nation do everything possible to meet our pivotal climate change targets. The Government will always aim high, and I am sure that this Parliament will always hold us to account. However, I agree with the member that this storm and, indeed, other frequent storms emphasise once again that climate change is not some distant future event. It is with us here and now. In terms of our crucial future actions, the consultation that will be undertaken on the national adaption plan will be crucially important, as well as the national flood resilience strategy that will be published next year. Crucially, it is as all working together, not just across Government but across this Parliament and across this nation. My condolences to the families and friends of those who died in Storm Babette. In my constituency areas such as Aberfoil and Calender regularly flood, discussions on large-scale flood defence schemes have been on-going for some time. Can I ask the cabinet secretary what support is available to residents and business owners to help to reduce the risk of damage to their properties, while they await progress on flood defence schemes? The responsibility for the development and delivery of flood protection schemes rests with individual local authorities who are best placed to respond to those local resilient needs. Nonetheless, in terms of the support that the Scottish Government continues to fund the Scottish Flood Forum that we have done since 2009, that includes £220,000 of support for this financial year. The purpose of that investment is to enable the forum to work with communities to build resilience and to support those who have been affected by flooding. As I mentioned in my statement, it provides invaluable advice on property flood resilience and encourages families and businesses to prepare a flood emergency plan and to have a flood kit prepared for communities to set up flood resilience groups. For those who have experienced flooding, they can also get individual advice and information. Some of that is in and around managing insurance claims as well as dealing with the practical impacts. I also referred in my statement that the Scottish Welfare Fund is available with the crisis grant scheme for those who are on a low income, and that can be accessed via local authorities. I advise the chamber that I have five more members who wish to ask a question in order to get everybody in, which I would like to do. I will need much shorter answers, cabinet secretary, with respect, and short questions as well, please. Thankfully, we have avoided deaths in North East Fife, but I have witnessed the distress caused by flooding just in recent weeks in places such as Frookie Mill. I have been working with farmers for some time now about the climate extremes in terms of drought but also flooding, and I know the schemes that the minister set out in her statement. I urge her to explore whether those schemes are flexible enough to cover both flooding and drought on things such as reservoirs, which can help for the future. I will indeed speak to my colleague Ms Gougeon to ensure that our schemes are as flexible as possible. I know that Mary Gougeon has been engaged with the sector, with the farming community and food providers in terms of a range of round tables, but the point that he makes about that is not just flooding. It is also about water scarcity as well as a point that is well made. I pay tribute to all the responders and communities involved in Storm Babette and extend my deepest sympathies to the families of those who lost their lives. Given the harrowing scenes that emerged of the extensive damage that Storm Babette caused to people's homes, what initial discussions have taken place with the Association of British Insurers that I understand have deployed extra resources into contact centres and on the ground in order to assist people, both those affected now, but also those who might be affected in the future? The Association of British Insurers has been in on-going discussions with Scottish Government resilience and flooding officials and have set out a range of measures that the insurance industry has taken to support affected communities as quickly and sympathetically as possible. Those include deploying staff to flood-hit areas and preparing to make emergency payments to flooded households. They are also working with the Scottish Flood Forum, which is an independent Scottish Government-funded charity, to produce an advice document for the public called, Responding to Floods, what you need to know that is available on the ABI website. The ABI has also, I believe, proactively shared materials with MPs and MSPs in affected areas. Potato crops were flooded, livestock washed away and newly sown fields destroyed, farmers have been left to carry the can or rely on support from RS ABI or Forage Aid. Will the Scottish Government commit to supporting farmers wherever they can in whatever way they can and include them, food producers and suppliers in a stone-bibet resilience review, to ensure that their losses are considered and that food supply chains will be protected in the future? I would indeed like to reassure Ms Hamilton that Ms Gougeon will be taking forward a range of discussions.  I know that Ms Gougeon is in regular contact with NFUS President Martin Kennedy and that she will continue a programme of engagement, and it is right that those voices and the needs of those who are managing their land are heard, as we all need to work together to minimise the impact of what will certainly be more frequent with other events. I, too, send my heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of those who lost their lives, and I pay tribute to all those involved in the response, particularly in Angus and Mann's. Thank you for providing rescue, support, supplies, welfare checks and so much more. The cabinet secretary will know that we must consider what residents and businesses need now, but also longer-term mitigations, defences and adaptations. Can she say more about how we can support communities to become more resilient over and above the physical defences and infrastructure that we know we need? We will continue to work with the voluntary and community sector and, in particular, local authorities, who, as I said earlier, have that lead role in engaging with local communities to understand the needs and to provide additional resources if required. Doing what we all can to prepare our homes, our families and our communities for the disruption that can come from emergencies can make a huge difference. I want to once again point to the Government's ready.scot website, where there is plenty advice for the public on how to be as prepared as possible. The other imperative lesson that we have learned in recent times is that fludden does not just occur in areas that have a history of fludden, and there is an exercise to undertake to raise awareness that fludden can indeed affect any individual or any community at any potential time. Thank you, cabinet secretary. I apologise to the member that I was unable to squeeze in. That concludes the ministerial statement. There will be a very short pause before we move on to the next item of business to allow front bench teams to change positions should be wished. Thank you.


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Meanwhile, the Minister of Interior, Raouf Aragbashala, is set to meet with state governors to agree on the mass release of at least 30% of emates from custodial centres across the country. Aragbashala said that the interface was necessary as more than 90% of the emates were being held for contravenient various state laws. He also said that over 70% of the 75,635 emates present were awaiting trial. According to him, some of the awaiting trial emates have stayed longer than the punishments provided by law for the crime they were arrested for.


Thank you Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I stand in support of the estimate of revenue and expenditure for 2023-2024 in the amount of $1,894,111,800 as presented by the Minister for Finance, which we are now discussing and debating $110,800 as presented by the Honourable Member. First of all, Mr. Speaker, let me give thanks to the Almighty for His grace and mercy. I want to thank this afternoon my constituent, Sufra Foshajak, for their confidence and for their support. Mr. Speaker, I want to place on record my thank you to the Honourable Prime Minister and to my cabinet colleagues for their continued support and for our focus on committing to improving the lives of the people of Sanctucia. I think Mr. Speaker, when I decided to be a candidate for the Sanctucia Labour Party, that decision was critical for me. The purpose of the team and the purpose, Mr. Speaker, from Dr. Antony to now the member for Cassress East is the focus of improving the lives of the people of Sanctucia. And for me, this is the singular purpose for being in politics, to serve the people and to improve the lives of the people of Sanctucia. Secondly, Mr. Speaker, I want to place on record my gratitude to my permanent secretary, the staff of the Ministry of Commerce, the CEOs of the allied agencies that fall under my ministry, which exports Sanctucia, Sanctucia Bureau of Standards, the Free Zone, and the respective staff members, Mr. Speaker. I also want to thank the various private sector bodies that I work with, and they are the Sanctucia Chamber of Commerce, the Sanctucia Manufacturers Association, the Sanctucia Small Business Association, the Vendors Association, the Fashion Council, and the National Consumers Association. I also want to place on record my thanks to my constituents, and especially Mr. Speaker, the men and women of the Sufra Police Station, the men and women of the Sufra Fire Service, the doctors, nurses and staff of the Sufra Hospital, the Itang Sanfonshechak Health Centers, the teachers at our various schools, secondary, primary, infant, and pre-schoolers, the executive and members of the Sufra Constituency Group, the staff, the chairman, board members, and staff of the Sufra Original Development Foundation, the mayor, councilor, and staff of the Sufra Constituency Council, the management and staff of the Piton Management Area, the management and staff of the Sufra Marine Management Association, the business community in Sufra, especially our hoteliers, for their support in community development, youth and sports, especially in Chasne, Jane Mountain. So, Mr. Speaker, back to the business at hand. Once again, Mr. Speaker, I come before you, indeed, before the citizens of our beloved country, and my constituents of Sufra Forsechak, as we seek to comply with our obligation to lay the estimates of expenditure and revenue for the coming fiscal year 2024-2025. Most importantly, Mr. Speaker, I come to account for my stewardship over the resources that has been entrusted to me and my ministry, and also as a parliamentary rep for Sufra Forsechak. I also want to speak on the previous financial year 2023, as well as to present a synopsis of the projects and initiatives which will comprise the work program for my ministry and constituent over the new financial year 2024-2025. In this regard, Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased to note that the Minister of Commerce, at page 233 and 234 of these estimates, was assigned some $17,240,000 to implement its work program over the fiscal year. Of this amount, $12,688,000 has been provided to fund recurring expenditure relating to the operations as well as projects related to recurrent activities. This includes an additional $1,640,200 to manage the implementation of five projects being undertaken by the ministry, of which I will elaborate on subsequently. Mr. Speaker, with respect to the capital expenditure, some four million $552,000, and that is appearing on pages 233 and 234 of the projects of the estimates, has been programmed for this financial year for four projects. Mr. Speaker, I think I want to put this in the context of the mission of my ministry, and that mission is, Mr. Speaker, to actively promote and facilitate, together with the private sector, the establishment of a dynamic business environment, which anticipates changes in global circumstances, while strengthening and enhancing the productive capacity and competitiveness of industry and commerce, engaging good business practices and consumer interests. You may recall, Mr. Speaker, that in 2023 global inflation allowed a downward trajectory, was still above pre-Covid levels, and at that point inflation was at 6.3% Mr. Speaker. So all the information that we have now, and the figures that we have, I want us to put this into context. Mr. Speaker, on the other hand, 031 Enterprise Development Unit, we've been assigned $6,182,747, of which $3,750,462, which is project code 0394, has been programmed for our MSME loan grant facility under the management of SEDU, which is charged with providing support and business facilitation services to our MSMEs. Mr. Speaker, our MSME program, which is a flagship program for the ministry, we will discuss in a lot more detail during the second part on the policy statement, Mr. Speaker, but I want to note that so far, based on the figures that we've received, we have received 514 applications, Mr. Speaker, under the MSME loan grant program, and I must take a moment to give a breakdown of application by constituency, and I think that is important. It's important because, Mr. Speaker, the second calling for this MSME loan program will be the 2nd of April this year. So I really want members to listen to the numbers and to see what work you have to do on the ground to ensure that your members do benefit from that program. So leading the way is Rosillier with 99 applications. Sufra 61. Sufra 61, Mr. Speaker. And then we go on to Ansari Canaries 20, Babono 32, Castry Central 14, Castry East 31, Castry South 43, Castry South East 39, Swazil 27, Denry North 19, Denry South 7, Library 15, Miku North 20, Miku South 12, View Fort North 24, and View Fort South 16, Mr. Speaker. And the applications by sector, Mr. Speaker, Agriculture 61, Agro Processing 39, Agro Tourism 10, Beauty and Wellness 51, Creative Industries 50, ICT 13, Manufacturing 71, Professional Services 81, Restaurants 25, and we have Miscellaneous 112. So Mr. Speaker, from the first branch, we have disbursed 3.296 million dollars, Mr. Speaker, and 204 applicants have actually received those money, Mr. Speaker. I am saying this again, Mr. Speaker. I know that there are quite a few persons who have applied and have not received, and I'm telling them that we are in the process of ensuring that we communicate with each person so that if, for some reason, the application was denied, we can work with them to see whether they get into the second calling. Mr. Speaker, within the program, I want to speak on some of the other programs within our ministry, Mr. Speaker. On the code 0325 and that is page 236, we received some 156,640 dollars for our Small Business Development Center Young Entrepreneurs in Action, our year program. Mr. Speaker, when we compare this amount to what we received last year, last year we received 65,200 dollars, which is an increase of 131 percent, Mr. Speaker. Last year, we were able to have 40 students under this program, Mr. Speaker. So with this increase, we are hoping to increase the number of persons participating to 100 with this coming year. Mr. Speaker, on the commerce and industry, some of the other programs that we have here, we have what you call our Love Centrusha Campaign and also, thank you, Project Code 0452, page 236, Mr. Speaker. We received some, you see, 80,000 dollars to assist us in that campaign, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this particular project is extremely important for us because what it does, it is focus on trying to get solutions to buy local, Mr. Speaker. And when we see what is happening in the world as it relates to trade, it is extremely important that we raise the consciousness of our people, that they support our local entrepreneurs, Mr. Speaker. So this program, although it only has received 80,000 dollars, we really want to stretch that program and to raise the consciousness of solutions that we need to support local. It is only when we support our local entrepreneurs that this economy is going to go. Mr. Speaker, another aspect of commerce and industry that we have, and that is on Project Code 0395, where we have received EC 136,098 dollars, is our digital enhancement program, Mr. Speaker. And this program is a three-year program and we are in year three of the program, Mr. Speaker. But it is a program, again, that is extremely important to us because as commerce changes, we need to ensure that our small business persons embrace the digital technology that we embrace e-commerce, Mr. Speaker, because with e-commerce, the world becomes the marketplace. And we are doing quite a bit, and I want to take this moment that is thanks the Embassy of China, Taiwan, for the significant support that they presented to the ministry in terms of trying to work with our small business persons to ensure that they embrace technology. Mr. Speaker, under the Department of Consumer Affairs, and that is on page 245, I am pleased that we have received an increase for our National Consumers Association, Mr. Speaker. For the past 13 years, they've received an annual subvention of 25,000 dollars, and this year I want to thank the Minister for Finance for increasing this amount to 65,000 dollars, Mr. Speaker. The adverse effect of worldwide inflation on consumers are evident in the escalating cost of vital commodities, including food, transport and utilities. And in light of this, there is significant work to be done both by the Consumer Affairs Department and by the Ministry and by the National Consumers Association so that we can engage the consumers, talk about inflation, and what it is that we can do differently to stretch our dollar, Mr. Speaker. So I want to take this moment to thank the National Consumers Association for some of the appearances that they've made on television. They've actually got into a program. There's a talk show where they come in and provide explanation to the people. So I want to thank them, Mr. Speaker. So I move now, Mr. Speaker, to our Government Supply Warehouse. And Mr. Speaker, on page 235, project code 0535, there is an allocation of one million dollars, Mr. Speaker. And this million dollars, Mr. Speaker, is an effort to get a new location for the Government Warehouse, Mr. Speaker. The current location, there are significant challenges with the current location in terms of size, in terms of protection of the products that we have. So we are really trying to see whether we can move onto the valley, where we can get a larger place, because we have challenges, Mr. Speaker, in terms of our suppliers getting off 20-foot containers to 40-foot containers. So it is in the interest of the public that we get a larger space, that we can do a lot more stocking of the items that we have and protect it. So that is the purpose of this, Mr. Speaker. And while we speak on that, Mr. Speaker, I know later on in the policy debate, we will have a lot of conversation in terms of availability of rice, flour and sugar. But I want to put on our record that this Government for 2023-24, Mr. Speaker, subsidized those basic commodities to the tune of 11.5 million dollars, Mr. Speaker. That is important. 11.5 million dollars. That's the subsidy for rice, flour and sugar by this Government. So I want this to be placed on record, Mr. Speaker. So, Mr. Speaker, under division 032, Mr. Speaker, on page 238, you will also see there is an amount of $75,000 there. And the purpose of this amount, Mr. Speaker, is to see, explore, whether the subsidization of the warehouse is a viable option for us as a Government. So that is the $75,000 provision there so we can get a consultant and do the work that is required to come up with a solution for the warehouse. Mr. Speaker, on page 245, division 090, there is a provision for $150,000, Mr. Speaker. And the purpose of this amount is for a sovereign extension of the Ministry of Commerce, Mr. Speaker. We made a commitment to the business people in Viewfort that we will be opening an office and I am grateful that we now have a provision here for $150,000. We have identified a place and we are working with the Ministry of the Public Service, Mr. Speaker, to ensure that the Ministry of Commerce has a presence in Viewfort Town. Mr. Speaker, I move to the Department of Corporatives and Mr. Speaker, under the Department of Corporatives, I am pleased that we have a provision on the Heads 0454 for $275,000, Mr. Speaker. But first let me report on how we use the monies that we had for 2023-2024, Mr. Speaker. For 2023-2024, Mr. Speaker, our non-financial properties made strides and with the monies we received, we were able to assist three corporaties, Mr. Speaker, and they were Ansari, Souffre, and Denry Fisherman Corporaties, Mr. Speaker. And we assisted with the installation of energy-efficient equipment, air conditioning units, and also, for example, Souffre received an ice machine, Mr. Speaker. So now we have received another $275,000, Mr. Speaker, and I believe we have four corporaties who are going to benefit from this particular tranche, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the member for Viewfort South wants to know which four, Mr. Speaker. So let me see, Reagan. Yeah. The number, we are going to deal with solarization of Fisher corporaties. I was just trying to see where I have them. I'll come back to it, member, and I will inform you. But I also want to say, Mr. Speaker, that I want to thank the Minister for Equity and the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Speaker. So because my ministry, working with their ministry, have been able to assist some 89 of our members of corporaties with benefiting from having access to the COVID-19 pandemic support of $1,500, Mr. Speaker. So some 89 of our corporate, of our corporative members will be receiving the $1,500. So I want to thank members of this. Mr. Speaker, while I wait for that information, export, I want to speak about our national export strategy, which is a critical issue, Mr. Speaker, for St. Lucia. And I am pleased that on page 245 Division 090, some $92,000 was provided for us to facilitate the appointment of a coordinator to implement our national export strategy, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there is one responsibility that has been given to me and to the Ministry of Commerce by the Honourable Prime Minister. And that responsibility is to commence an industry with the cannabis industry, Mr. Speaker. And we have done significant work in that regard, Mr. Speaker. But I want to bring you to page 236 on the Project Code 0453, where there is some $800,000, Mr. Speaker. And that this amount, Mr. Speaker, has been placed there to fund the operation of the regulated substance authority, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, when we started working on the cannabis issue of the cannabis bill, Mr. Speaker, we found it necessary, after much discussion and research, to come first before this Honourable House with a regulated substance authority bill, Mr. Speaker, which was passed in this Honourable House. Thank you. Which was passed in this Honourable House, Mr. Speaker. So now I am pleased that we have some $800,000 in the budget so that this authority will have the, will come into being, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I must tell you that a board has been appointed. And just last week, Mr. Speaker, we went further to having what you call a Caribbean cannabis symposium so that we can focus on the second part of the issue, which is to finalize the cannabis bill, Mr. Speaker, and to see how we can bring this to fruition. So, Mr. Speaker, I believe, let me see. No, that's not the issue. It has to be on the Minister of Commerce. So, Mr. Speaker, this Mr. Speaker is my reporting of the performance of my ministry. And now with your guidance, Mr. Speaker. With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I will turn to my constituency. Mr. Speaker, for 2023, my mission of working collaboratively with my constituent in transforming the constituent of Souffre for Cheshire continued with much bigger and passion. Our 2021 timeline together, let us transform Souffre for Cheshire, remain more relevant today than yesterday. So, Mr. Speaker, for the year on the review, the constituency of Souffre for Cheshire, sorry, received much help from our community development program, which is the CDP, Mr. Speaker. And what I'm going to do now, Mr. Speaker, with your permission is to report on how we used our CDP last year and then to say what we propose to do in addition to some of the other items under the budget head, how we are going to implement them, Mr. Speaker. So, I will do this under the subheading, Infrastructure Development, Educational and Skills Development Program, Agricultural Development, Housing Improvement, Business Development, Community and Cultural Development, Tourism Development, Economic Development. Mr. Speaker, I will attempt to give details of each program executed in the constituency under the CDP. And most of them, Mr. Speaker, I had to get support from other funders. Infrastructure Development, the following projects are undertaken, some are seen in progress. And I will say, Mr. Speaker, at the beginning, we focused on safety of our people and we started at the, in Mini-Fanchejat, an area that is very prone to landslide. And we did extensive infrastructural drainage work in Mini-Fanchejat, Mr. Speaker. Then we moved on with the help again from the Ministry of Infrastructure. We did the installation of guardrails on the Fanchejat main road, on the Soufra main road, Soufrakasseries main road, and part of the Fanchejat road to Myers Bridge, Mr. Speaker. Because knowing Soufra, we had quite a few areas that are very precarious. And we felt we needed to do this. So I want to take this moment to thank the member for Kasseries North, Mr. Speaker, for facilitating these infrastructural works. Mr. Speaker, we moved to three. We focused on recreation and wellness. We did the renovation of the Fourbenet park. Phase one is completed. And phase two, we'll start shortly. We went on to the construction of the new development park out of the gym. And again, phase one has commenced. We've support from the NIC. We've provided the equipment for the gym and some funding. And phase two, Mr. Speaker, will be funded by the... Phase two will be funded from CDP, Mr. Speaker. Construction of a free classroom structure at the SCSS, Mr. Speaker. And that was funded through the support of the Minister for Finance, Mr. Speaker. We had the renovation of a wing of the Soufra Primary School. And that, Mr. Speaker, was done through the Ministry of Equity under the BMTF program, Mr. Speaker. We had a renovation of the food and nutrition room at the SCSS, Mr. Speaker. And that was funded with CDP and with some support from Anshasne, Jade Mountain, Mr. Speaker. And on the community development, we constructed a community center at Bhutan. And there we use CDP funded, Mr. Speaker. And this year, God willing, under the CDP program, we will be purchasing the food and nutrition equipment for that center, Mr. Speaker. So, Mr. Speaker, let me just interrupt this to reply to the member for Viewfort, for Viewfort South. So, the works, Mr. Honorable Member, Free Societies, Goodwill Fishermen, Property for Grosile, Labry, Fishers, a new fishing complex in Miku, and where is Viewfort now? The project will also address electrical work and preliminary repairs at Goodwill Fishermen Cooperative. That's Viewfort. Viewfort South. So, why are you a little happier with me now? So, yes. So, it's Viewfort, Grosile, Labry. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So, Mr. Speaker, back to constituency work. You are most welcome. Educational and Skills Development Program, Mr. Speaker. Again, using CDP funds, we instituted an after-school program in collaboration with the Sufra Regional Development Foundation, and there are some 80 children are benefitting, and they are from Sufra, Foshechak, Itang, from my CDP. Each time I look at the CDP, I just ask the Lord to bless it just as it blesses the bread, and that's what I do. I multiply that a lot, multiply that a lot. Mr. Speaker, when I think in terms of education, I think about the back-to-school assistance that was provided to our students, and that was done through Ministry of Equity, where 462 students got assistance back to school. Parents received some 300 dollars if they had one child, 500 dollars for two children, and if they have three or more, they received some 700 dollars, Mr. Speaker. With the SSDF, this came to about 150,600 dollars, and in addition to that, through the SRGF, which is the Sufra Regional Development Foundation, an additional 281 students received back-to-school assistance, again totaling some 229,395, Mr. Speaker. So, Mr. Speaker, I'm saying all of this to state that under head 51, with some 55 million dollars, I look forward for some similar support for my students for this coming here, Mr. Speaker. Again, Mr. Speaker, under education, using my CDP again, some 21 young men and two ladies, they received training to become certified both captains, Mr. Speaker. That's important for us, Mr. Speaker, so some of those persons, what we're doing now is to help them apply for support under the youth program, the youth economy program, Mr. Speaker, and to see where we can help them start and become owners of their own boats. Mr. Speaker, under education again, with CDP and with the help of cupboard cares, we trained some 40 young persons registered in accounting course 101, Mr. Speaker. 26 participants were successful in the accounting course, and they have now moved to start another course called consumer customer service and critical thinking, Mr. Speaker. And the objective of this training program is to prepare our unemployed persons to see how they can get employment. We now have a new business process management company in Souffre, and we are hoping our strategy is to work and train those persons to prepare them for work. So again, Mr. Speaker, my CDP is being multiplied. 10 fold, Mr. Speaker. I put a drop there and then I go out and see who can help me. Under area of agriculture, Mr. Speaker, again, using CDP, we provided greenhouse and seed funding to Bellevue Cooperative, Mr. Speaker. This cooperative has, it was once a very vibrant cooperative, a greenhouse. Yeah, Bellevue Cooperative was a critical institution for region eight, Mr. Speaker. And when you look at where it's at, it has, it's in trouble. So my challenge now is to use the CDP to work with my colleague minister and minister in the Ministry of Agriculture to see how best we can bring new life in the Bellevue Cooperative, Mr. Speaker. So we've provided them with assistance. We've given them a greenhouse. Exports and Russia is working with them to see how best we can renovate the chill room for them, Mr. Speaker. All towards food security. Agriculture, again, Mr. Speaker. Presentation of fertilizer and chicken manure to my Forsychak farmers, Mr. Speaker. Again, through CDP and again through partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture. We have done market research, Mr. Speaker. And through CDP, we are working to ensure that we increase the production of dashing in the Forsychak area. And what we have done, we have delivered to the first 12 farmers that were ready, some $1,500 each to support them, Mr. Speaker, in terms of expanding the dashing production. Mr. Speaker, I need to tell you that based on further research that we have done, we have identified an additional 34 farmers who are going to receive, who are now ready to receive additional funds of $1,500 each, so that dashing cultivation in Forsychak is at a different level, so that the markets that we have identified, we will meet it and that the lives of our farmers would improve. Mr. Speaker, and I think I've mentioned that with the help of the Ministry, my Ministry, we have replaced the ice machine at the Sufra Fishes Properties, Mr. Speaker. So housing improvement, Mr. Speaker. 2023, 2024, we handed over with the help of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, we handed over deeds to the occupants of the Mocha Houses, and this exercise continues, Mr. Speaker. We rely on the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, but what we do is to ensure that this has happened. Mr. Speaker, again under that program, we were able to provide and improve the roofing at the Palmis project, housing project. Some 82 homes were impacted, Mr. Speaker. There's the Palmis Housing Project. We also went to the next part of the Palmis estate, and what we call the Blackstone section, Mr. Speaker. And that section, believe it or not, still had asbestos. And Mr. Speaker, with the support of the Honourable Prime Minister and his support from my CDP, we are able to remove asbestos shingles from all the houses in that area, both for Palmis and for the Market Road residents. So now, Mr. Speaker, I breathe a sign of relief that my constituents of Palmis and my constituents of Market Road Souffre do not reside in houses still covered if asbestos. With the help of these governments, we were able to give them the news. Again under housing, Mr. Speaker. Emma Case. Barrens Rive, Mr. Speaker. Barrens Rive, we know that the stalwarts of this support for this administration and Mr. Speaker, we started our home repair program in the Barrens Rive area. So far, we have touched at least 23 homes there, and the work continues. So I want to take this moment to thank both the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Housing and Local Government for this critical program, Mr. Speaker. But I want to tell you, like others, that the list of names of persons asking for support is endless. And this is always a challenge to determine who you help in first, because they are all in need, Mr. Speaker. So I'm really hoping we can get a lot more support under that project. Mr. Speaker, on the business development, again, using my little CDP, Mr. Speaker, I was able to establish the Sufref Vendors Association. That's what I did. We didn't know how to split it. We established the Sufref Vendors Association, Mr. Speaker. They started with 91 members, and now they are just about 150 members. Most of them women, Mr. Speaker, and they received some seed monies. Some have not received, but the first 91 have received. Each of them received some $700, Mr. Speaker. $500 coming from my CDP allocation, and $200 coming from the Sufref Regional Development Foundation. They are getting technical support from the Forsinger Credit Union, Mr. Speaker. And I want to take this moment to thank the Ministry of Tourism that has come in and provided training to those persons, Mr. Speaker. Again, on the business development, Mr. Speaker, through my ministry, through my office in Sufref, we assisted over... Member for Sufref, Forsinger, we have 15 minutes. 15. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have, we assisted some 50 persons in preparing the business plans, Mr. Speaker. And I'm happy to report, as I have said, that some 61 persons applied. On the community and cultural development, Mr. Speaker, the Sufref carnival, I want again, at the beginning, we had certain challenges, Mr. Speaker, but we know that it was a success. Sufref does a stellar act, Mr. Speaker. I want to take the moment to thank Mrs. Samoje, the Sufref Events Committee, Samoje, Mephadeus, Rox, Clescent, Julian Matrin, and the team for this, Mr. Speaker, for the hard work they do in ensuring that Sufref provide first-class services in terms of events with the Mrs. Speaker. I also want to recognize the work that we did on the Creole Heritage Month, Mr. Speaker. And for the first time, we brought the entire community. We had activities in all the communities, Baron's Rive, Function Lib, Zeno, Bouton, Chateau Belais, Sufretown. And again, I want to thank that team and Ms. Krishnas and Bryce, who headed it, and Glendia Charles for embracing culture. Within that, as well, Mr. Speaker, we brought in an item that is a legacy item for us, and that is Kudmesifie, where we brought the community together, and they went into construction of homes, cleaning of health center, painting of cemetery walls, planting of flowers, road repair, erection of road safety barriers. Young, old, I see, members, yellow, red, we brought the community together, Mr. Speaker, and we want us to have this every year as a legacy program, where we bring the community into self-help. I want to recognize the work that was done in François-Jacques, Mr. Speaker, where persons like Mrs. Sandra Prosper and her team at the François-Jacques Development Committee, they brought in another project as well, Genes Quayol, which is a project that we want to have every year, where we are trying to get the young people to embrace our culture, Mr. Speaker. I want to thank Under the Area of Tourism, I want to thank the member for Castries South and his permanent secretary for completing the palmist booth, Mr. Speaker, to enable the operators to run this, Mr. Speaker. Under the Area of Youth Development, Mr. Speaker, hosting of the job fair, Mr. Speaker, supporting our footballers, Mr. Speaker, they've made us proud in terms of being the black hat champions, Mr. Speaker, and I want to tell them today that we are committed and committed to working with them to ensure that sports is alive and well in supreme, Mr. Speaker. I want to take this moment to thank the coaches and the volunteers for the work that they do day after day in Power Youth. So, Mr. Speaker, the work to be initiated this year, when I look again under the CDP and I raise it, I want to get into infrastructure and deal with the eternal slope stabilization, and I notice infrastructure on the head, 43, that provision is made for this. It's very dangerous, and we must address it urgently. And more than anything else, Mr. Speaker, I want to talk about my roads. The roads at Smith Street, Foshenshak De Wash, Crestland, Foshenshak to Myers Bridge, Foshenshak Main Road, Chateau-Bellet, Don Feebles Road, Lenny Hill, Miny Foshenshak, Belvidet Foshenshak, Chateau-Bellet, Fongeliv, Upper Victoria Street, Bois-Den-Toubel-Fonds, Roads in New Development, Upper and Lower New Development, the Bhouton Road, the Riverside Road next to the library, Barron's Drive Road to Margretout, Fond-Bernie Road, Bay Street. All of this, Mr. Speaker, are roads that require significant attention, Mr. Speaker. And I am hoping and I have received the commitment of the Honourable Member for Castery's North. Member, you have 10 minutes left. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, that he is going to cast an eye and see how best we can get some reprieve, Mr. Speaker. For other areas that we need, Mr. Speaker, the completion of the Bhouton Collabette Water Project, again, it is part of infrastructure. For Bhouto, again, the Bhouton Bus Stop and Labour Air, Mr. Speaker. Under the Community Development Programme, a community centre in Chateau-Bellet, Mr. Speaker, for infrastructure, underhead 56, improvement to road electrification throughout the constituency. We've developed, we have conducted an audit, Mr. Speaker, and we need almost 300 lamps in the constituency. So we pass that information on, Mr. Speaker. For Barron's Rive, under CDP, Mr. Speaker, a learning centre for the people of Barron's Rive, renovation of the IT centre, again, under CDP. And I want some collaboration there with the Minister for Education on that area, Mr. Speaker. For Souffre, I wait the project with GPH, Mr. Speaker, because of the impact it's going to have on the lives of my people. Underhead 56, Department of Economic Affairs, Mr. Speaker, I welcome the construction for the new hospital, Mr. Speaker. This is an area that my constituency has been screaming for, and I really hope that we can really compensate this year, Mr. Speaker. In the area of agriculture, underhead 41, I want to thank the member for Henry South, for his support thus far, and to thank him for the additional fact that we're going to give our features and additional support for our dashing farmers. And some support as well for additional support for Bellevue Cove, because they really need it. I also would look forward to some water terms for my livestock farmers, fertiliser again for my farmers, my farmers, my farmers, member. So underhead 46, which is to reason, Mr. Speaker, I am hoping that we can get our Tauri vending booth and the construction of the viewing point here at Mount Kubara, Mr. Speaker. Under housing improvement underhead 48, I see $1.78 million there, Mr. Speaker. And the main thing there is the continuation of the home repair program, Mr. Speaker. In the area of youth development and sporthead 54, where I see some $12.6 million, Mr. Speaker, I'm excited that the member for Rosile has given us some comfort, that some sport in infrastructure will receive some attention, Mr. Speaker. My sportsmen and women, I expect in, and I'm requesting on their behalf, installation of lights on the Procesure Court, construction of XenomultiCorpus Court, additional seating for Souffre Stadium, introduction of netball in Souffre, as well as alternative sports. I want to thank the member, Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for the significant support that he has provided to Souffre so far. And, you know, what is good for Souffre is good for countries as well as for Rosile. So we are, we are in between pulling the two constituencies before. So thank you again, member, for the work that you're doing here. We are really hoping that we can get a place for our cricketers, and that is where I'm crying with free eyes, Mr. Speaker. Our cricketers, you know, they were doing well and now we have difficulty in identifying the space for them to practice. Mr. Speaker, for our youth, I want to thank the SSDF for the social survey that they've conducted for us. We are hoping in the coming weeks to sit and discuss it. But one key thing that we're trying to do, Mr. Speaker, is to initiate what you call a project hope, to provide mentorship, to provide mentorship, job training, and seed money to our young people to give them a helping hand so that they can change and transform their lives, Mr. Speaker. In the area of digitization, Mr. Speaker, I am working and I'm pleased to report that we are installing a community-wide Wi-Fi program in Souffre, Mr. Speaker. That is significant for us to ensure that, yes, all our people could access Wi-Fi, especially in our visitors, Mr. Speaker. We are saying that Souffre is different and forward-thinking. I'm also hoping that we can install a modern and state-of-the-art computers at the Souffre IT Center, Mr. Speaker. The flooring is gone, so again I'll have to stretch my CDP to see how we can restore that. And finally, Mr. Speaker, I want to, I see on the head 21 the distress fund. I have some of my fissures that the boats got damaged after the high seas there, and I have some of my fissures, the house got burned, so I'll be coming to the minister, the member for Caster East, to see how I can bring some comfort to those persons, Mr. Speaker. And finally, Mr. Speaker, our elderly, they have served us well, and I am working again for my CDP and some community persons to see how best we can start and construct a seniors' day care for the seniors of Souffre. They've worked and a lot of them at their homes without the right food, without persons' companionship, and I believe that we should do that so that they can have something to eat, have a place to recreate, and then they can go home, they can go to their homes in the evening. So, Mr. Speaker, in closing, I endorse this estimate of revenue and expenditure, and I pray God for the strength and stamina for our prime minister and our cabinet colleagues to deliver to the people of this country what is contained in this document. I thank you, Mr. Speaker.


Hi guys, welcome to a new vlog today's vlog. We are going to Magic Kingdom I'm so excited because we haven't been since the pandemic. I don't even know when the last time I've been to Magic Kingdom I have no idea. I just wanted to show you my outfit. I'm gonna wear these traditional mini ears Hopefully I won't break this pair if you watch my other video. I broke my rose gold ears Which is not too good, but whatever they still are functional. So I kept them But I have these traditional just red Minnie Mouse ears. I'm wearing this top that Perry got me With these high-waisted shorts. I got from youtuber Amanda 31409 and then I have my white Keds on so I was really nervous when I bought these Shorts for Amanda that they wouldn't fit, but they're actually a little loose around my waist, which is pretty interesting But she does live sales on her Instagram like she sells crystals Sometimes this was her first like clothing Accessories sale that I bought something I bought this and then I bought a dress if you follow me on Twitter You would have seen it. Sherry is getting ready somewhere in her room. Valerie show your outfit Hello, she got a new shirt show the outfit. Yes. I got a new shirt the other day. Sorry. Don't mind the trash We gotta take that out. Yeah, okay. Okay. Here's my shirt. Yeah And I heard well, no I'm gonna wear my denim shoes and my jeans shorts and sherry's just keeping it casual Yeah, so which which mask is the best mask? The ASTM three well, I don't know. They don't say yes. What did you get anywhere? What is it? This? Okay, that's not that's not the best mask. Okay. This one came in the packet of ten. No, okay This is the mask that I have learned is better and that's the one that's in the box Well, they were both in a box. Okay, okay So we made it to Magic Kingdom and they're not running the trams. So we are having to walk all the way to the ticket and transportation center So that's what we're doing So they have little stickers here. I tell you where to stand before you get on the monorail Sherry chose to sit Valerie and I are standing So Look at how empty Normally there is crowds of people here, but now there's no one You can see they had the lines marks for social distancing and We're gonna enter now Thank you Here she is here. She is the sun is coming out man There's a little cloudy earlier today Valerie loves popcorn. I don't know if you heard her. Wait Valerie. They do have outside seating. Yes, they do at Tony Wow, it's nice to be back though Good to be back Good to be back. That's what those people sing in that. I know There she is guys The new castle in all of her beauty Pink and purple how gorgeous We got some cash there was a horse, but I don't know where it's a horse to sleep Oh, there's the horse you can kind of you can't really see it never mind, but you can see the little characters Up there waving they had their little halloween outfits on Super fun, but we actually got on a wait list to eat at Tony's so hopefully we will Get called in soon We found the new pattern It's pretty cute the pattern look at all of these backpacks I guess you can come to the store if you ever want a disney backpack. It looks like they have them all Okay, so we missed the first half of the little parade because we were taking pictures at the castle But at least we got some little tips. We are eating at Tony's. We've got a seat outside Which is nice. They delivered the bread here and we're just munching And we got a good spot to see the character cavalcade Our lunch is served. We got this big plate of pasta. Let me go ahead and try to picture Valerie got scampi Sherry got spaghetti and meatballs classic and I got just plain pasta with this is butter And some sausage. Sherry's gonna probably have the sausage. I mean, I like sausage, but not really I didn't get disney starbucks So I got my full drink the chai tea with two pumps of pumpkin spice So we're heading into the christmas store now. This is one of Valerie's favorite It smells like christmas in here too Sherry doesn't it smell like christmas in here? Yeah, of course the delight stuff in the christmas store just because of the whole Oh, and it's 30 christian all Oh Soft linkage. Sherry your favorite a soft linkage It's nice ornaments out This season we just got our 2020 ornament This line goes on and on but this is all for hot and mansion So crazy Oh, there's a line to get into your store, Valerie So the line for hot and mansion stretches like all the way back there And this is just like this isn't even close to the beginning of the ride But with all the social distancing it maybe it looks longer. I don't know but it stretches far far back Those are really cool ears. They have some down here too, but I like those So we made a little pit stop to get a drink, but we've just been walking around Went into a couple shops, but overall we don't really ride a bunch of rides when we come right sherry Right, I would like to but no one else likes to ride Valerie is kind of um Skeptical about like the cleanliness. What do you say? So we just don't and also the lines are kind of long. So we've just been I think it was down. Oh Some people say oh, we just got off or something like that, but the line is still Back here. There's where the end of the line is. It's getting shorter So we're just chilling out nothing really crazy happening But it's nice to just come and see everything and see the decorations and stuff That's why it's really good to just be a local. So you can just enjoy everything Valerie got us a little treat here What did she say it was it was the wedding cake the person that killed her husband. See there's the hatchet.  I can't wait to try it. We'll have to see how this tastes. All right, Valerie first taste test About that not bad How is it sherry? Why is it like a jelly type thing interesting tasting? Okay, then that like pick the part it's like right in the center see that I got part of the cake It's like a raspberry Yeah Go for it. It's interesting Not bad Okay, so now we're gonna look at pictures We're gonna head out after this just because we're gonna look into other shops the bakery and the big imperium store imperium But unfortunately the lines are so long. So we're just like, okay, it's not worth it So we're gonna look at some photos and then we are going to head home sherry show your present Oh my god, I got such a cool thing. I've been wanting one of these Since I saw it last year It is a steamboat willy and as we know steamboat willy is in our entire house Steamboat willy, but steamboat willy popcorn container. We didn't get any popcorn, but it's a popcorn container apparently it's so rare Steamboat willies on here Seeing is attached by mickey's little hands And steamboat, they also have the Minnie Mouse also with steamboat, but sherry's thrilled She almost never gets thrilled for things like this But she's been on the hunt for this for a while


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