Junior Education Minister Diallo Rabain yesterday tabled Government’s agreement with Pembroke Hamilton Club in the Senate amid calls from the One Bermuda Alliance to justify its existence.The agreement, which will see the Ministry of Education pay PHC approximately $8 million over a 20-year period, was made nearly four years ago but withheld from the public.The Royal Gazette first revealed the agreement in an article last month.In September 2008 then Education Minister Randy Horton entered into an agreement to provide for the implementation of a wellness curriculum for TN Tatem Middle School, Gilbert Institute, Paget Primary, Purvis Primary, Heron Bay Primary, Warwick Preschool and St Paul’s Preschool.The agreement called for PHC to provide its five-level, multipurpose sports complex at Stadium Lane, Warwick and the programmes for $442 per student per year, with the proviso that this sum would not be less than $391,000 per year.The terms of the agreement mean that PHC must make the facility available to each school on request during the school day unless there is conflict due to a request by another member of the family of schools.The Ministry of Education shall also have use of the facility when required for students or meetings.According to PHC documents, the lease agreement would have seen Government pay for 60 percent of the cost and debt service of redeveloping the iconic Warwick sports club. The usage fee was to increase annually at the rate of inflation.The agreement doesn’t come into effect until PHC’s multipurpose sports complex has been completed.Government has come under heavy fire from various sectors of the community for its failure to disclose the agreement to the public.Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons has accused Government of “violating basic rules of transparency and good governance”.He also called on Premier Paula Cox to provide the taxpayer with an explanation that justifies the lease agreement and her lack of disclosure surrounding a major commitment of taxpayers’ money.Bermuda Union of Teachers’ general secretary Mike Charles believes the money Government would spend on the multimillion lease agreement could be better spent.In response to ongoing criticism Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith accused the Opposition of “politicalisation and electioneering” her Ministry’s lease agreement with PHC and assured fellow Parliamentarians and the public that she will “ensure transparency as we move forward”.Dame Jennifer has also sought advice from the Attorney General’s Chambers of the lease agreement’s validity given that Government has yet to receive a completion date for PHC’s new facility.In 2000 PHC embarked on an ambitious three-phase development plan to upgrade its sporting complex in Warwick.The first phase entailed resurfacing the playing surface and installation of a new lighting system which was to be paid for by the $1.2 million PHC was loaned from the Bermuda Industrial Union in 2001.The second phase of the development plan, which is years behind schedule, involves the construction of a multipurpose facility capable of seating 2,500 people and includes a health club and a youth club.The third and final phase entails the construction of additional changing rooms and seating on the eastern side of PHC’s Warwick ground.PHC demolished their old clubhouse in Warwick in 2003 to make way for the new multipurpose sports complex.