Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-09-17-Speech-5-073"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-09-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Written submissions concerning the Louise Weiss building2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19990917.5.5-073"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-09-17-Speech-5-0742
lpv:speaker	lp:Charles Tannock2
lpv:spoken text	"I would like to begin by congratulating my colleague James Provan on his excellent chairing of the debate which was the first I attended with him presiding and which proved to be an interesting and useful exercise with the aim of improving the conditions of our working environment. I would like to state that, although like many members I too regret the travelling circus between the various homes of the European Parliament, I am perfectly satisfied with my office design in Strasbourg, particularly if a lockable filing cabinet is installed as promised. I also value the luxury of a private toilet, unlike Baroness Ludford. However, I would like to make a strong plea for the urgent installation of a powerful extractor fan in the toilet to avoid the embarrassment of what might happen if a visiting guest to one’s office avails himself of the toilet shortly after the member has used it (this problem also exists incidentally in the Brussels office toilets)!! I also regret the lack of TV monitor screens in the bar and restaurant areas which should be available to members having a coffee break to follow the debates in progress and, if due to speak, to time their entries back into the chamber appropriately. Could it be deliberate policy that TVs are not there to ensure that members stay in the chamber rather than hang around in the bars watching the debates Lastly, I dislike the garish design and colour scheme of some of the carpeting in the bar areas, reminiscent, as pointed out by another Member, of a cheap night-club rather than the desired dignified atmosphere of this house. Similarly the beautiful cream coloured carpets used in some of the committee rooms I predict will be irreversibly stained and soiled within 3 months and rendered unusable, making it a very poor and impractical choice of colour and ultimately a waste of resources."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; ECON (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Tannock (PPE )."1

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