Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-09-17-Speech-5-023"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-09-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:State of the Louise Weiss building2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19990917.2.5-023"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-09-17-Speech-5-0242
lpv:speaker	lp:Mark Francis Watts2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, I concur with my colleague, Mr Ford, that of course if we only sat in Brussels, we would not be here debating this building. That underlines the problem that we are confronted with the enormous task of managing two buildings across the European Union. Nonetheless that is the task that the Council has decided that we must undertake. I would, therefore, like to thank the services, Mr Priestley in particular, and all his staff for the strenuous efforts they have undertaken to make this building work. This week this building has worked. While there have been problems, our parliamentary business has not been hindered by the defects and this is thanks to the efforts of Mr Priestley and others. There are significant design defects, particularly in relation to access. It is not an architecturally welcoming building particularly to people with disabilities. That is going to be a real challenge for us all to overcome. On the whole, a lot of the resistance is due to the fact that people just do not like change. They do not like unfamiliar surroundings. In my view, it is not appropriate to discuss our own internal business at a full parliamentary session here in the European Parliament. We need to find, perhaps, a less formal form of ongoing dialogue with you and Mr Priestley and his services to discuss the issues of accessibility and other issues relating to the internal organisation of this Parliament. This session is an illustration that the dialogue between ordinary Members and the administration is perhaps not working as effectively as it could be. In conclusion, putting all this in perspective, yes we have problems as Members. Our staff have problems too, but this is nothing compared to the problems faced by those we represent. I hope we all bear that point in mind."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; EMPL (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PETI (1999-09-16--2002-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Watts (PSE )."1

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