Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-11-03-Speech-3-052"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-11-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:British beef and veal2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991103.5.3-052"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-11-03-Speech-3-0532
lpv:speaker	lp:Robert Sturdy2
lpv:spoken text	"Thank you for addressing us so clearly. I just wonder whether or not, having listened to all the debates, you are actually totally and utterly aware of the devastating effect of this decision on UK farmers. You have said already quite clearly that the standing committee on scientific evidence is the highest authority. Mrs Jackson asked you as the very first question if we have another committee to look at our food safety across the European Union will that actually be better than the present standing committee and will people take any notice of it. It appears to me that they have not taken any notice of it. You actually argued almost to the contrary that in actual fact the standing committee on scientific evidence is probably not as good as a food agency. British farmers are suffering as a result of indecision. It is about time the decision was ratified. The previous speaker said in a few days; it was actually in August the decision was taken. How many more days do we need to have a decision? Can I also ask you: there is a practice within Member States, or some Member States, to feed what I would call banned substances to some of their beef cattle. Is the scientific committee and the Commission going to look at that? Or are we going to continue with a situation where the press are just going to use it to attack Member States? Commissioner, all I say to you is that British farmers, the European Union and agriculture are suffering as a result of indecision. We want to see the decision taken on Friday evening, not waiting until Strasbourg. There is no more scientific evidence. Did the French sign up to the Florence agreement? Has the United Kingdom met all the conditions that were laid down in that agreement? Why has a decision not been taken immediately?"@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; AGRI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 chair; Delegation for relations with Canada (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (1999-10-12--2002-03-07)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause from the PPE group)"1 "Sturdy (PPE )."1

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