Government and Opposition Senators sparred as the Upper House prepared to adjourn for Christmas, with One Bermuda Alliance Senator Michael Fahy accusing Government of empty rhetoric.“One thing we keep hearing is that this a Government that makes very difficult decisions, and I have to disagree with that,” Sen Fahy said.He questioned why Throne Speech promises for a Land Policy Review Group to do away with land licenses for spouses of Bermudians had not yet been acted upon.Sen Fahy also said Government had blamed the global economy, instead of its own policies, for the economic hardship of Bermudians.He questioned why “nothing has been done” on establishing a Tourism Authority, and said he hoped to hear before Christmas on Environment Minister Marc Bean’s review of approval in principle granted by former Minister Walter Roban to a planning application for construction at Devonshire Marsh.Sen Fahy said Government phrases such as “resetting the dial” and “road to recovery” were at odds with reality.PLP Senator Kim Wilson responded: “I love the fact that we sit here, and we all have the same objective, which is to move Bermuda forward. It’s one thing to say that Government is pandering and providing lip service, but one thing I don’t hear is any viable alternatives.”She added that it had been just six weeks since the Throne Speech, and that new legislation took time to be drafted.Sen Wilson also clashed with Opposition Senate Leader Michael Dunkley.During the motion to adjourn on Friday, Sen Dunkley congratulated National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief “for coming out and saying that the Ministry is in the process of a memorandum of understanding between police and the parole board” on sharing information on early release for potentially violent offenders.Sen Dunkley said he had spoken on the issue earlier this week, and was pleased to see that Minister Perinchief agreed.Sen Wilson responded that she wasn’t aware of the memorandum of understanding Sen Dunkley had referred to.She said that in the Throne Speech, the Progressive Labour Party had indicated that Government would be examining the legislative process, as well as reforms to the criminal code dealing specifically with issues of parole.A Cabinet Paper had been compiled in the process on tiered eligibility and issues concerning a review court for persons with “supervisory orders and the like”, she said.Asked for clarification, the PLP last night provided a copy of a December 2 statement by Minister Perinchief referring to a Memorandum of Understanding between Court Services and police, based on the US programme Operation Night Light, to “coordinate and formalise resources to proactively monitor and report violations or potential breaches of probation and parole orders made by the Courts and the Parole Board”.