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"Mr President, I would like to present the House with a point of order. Yesterday afternoon, during Questions to the Commission, there was a Question No 91 from the Spanish People’s Party MEP, Mrs García-Orcoyen. The last question answered during those Questions to the Commission was Question No 61.
Today, certain sections of the Spanish press are publishing the ‘question’ and the supposed reply from Commissioner Wallström. This morning, after becoming aware of this information, the Socialist Group made a written request to the Parliamentary services to issue that reply. At 11.28 this morning we received the following written reply from the services of this House:
‘I must inform you that the reply to the said question from Mrs García-Orcoyen, which was communicated to us when Question Time had ended, is awaiting translation. Once translated and sent officially to the author you will be sent a copy by e-mail. Signed: João Correa’.
How is it possible, Mr President, that we MEPs do not have the reply – and nor did the author of the question – when it is already in the hands of the press, not only the supposed reply, but also an explanatory communication of the response from the Spanish People’s Party, explaining it? Mr President, this is the second time in one month that something like this has happened and supposed replies are being leaked to the Spanish media before the MEPs themselves – and, I repeat, even the authors of the questions – have heard the reply. How can this happen? Is it pure chance that on these two occasions the supposed reply supports the positions of the Spanish Government? Does the Spanish Government have a mole somewhere in the Commission or in Parliament? Mr President, as an MEP, I would ask you for protection for Parliament and respect for MEPs."@en1
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