Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-04-04-Speech-3-085"

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dcterms:Date	"2001-04-04"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010404.3.3-085"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-04-04-Speech-3-0832
lpv:speaker	lp:Gary Titley2
lpv:spoken text	"I warmly welcome Mrs Hermange's report on a barrier-free Europe for people with disabilities. It is crucial that we in the European Parliament support such important measures to improve equal opportunities for people with disabilities. This report calls for an equal treatment directive covering a range of areas such as employment, education and training, transport, the information society and consumer policy. It also underlines the need to mainstream disability issues into all policies. The EU Heads of State or Government at the Lisbon and Stockholm Summits aimed to create the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-driven economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth accompanied by quantitative and qualitative improvement of employment and of greater social cohesion. However, we have a desperate shortage of skilled workers in the IT sector across the European Union. Surely it is pure common sense to train and make use of all our citizens so that we have a more skilled workforce to fulfil this ambition. I strongly believe that those with disabilities will be indispensable in this sector. The manpower is available, we just need to introduce effective training and ensure there is no discrimination in allocating the jobs. The need is there, the manpower is there – we must seize the opportunity and respond to this challenge of a new economy. I fully support measures to improve accessibility for people with disabilities in all areas of life ranging from employment to IT. This will not only transform the lives of many people with disabilities who will now be encouraged to play as full a role in society as everyone else, but it will also transform the economy of the European Union and make it truly the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world based on greater social cohesion."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2000-04-11--2002-01-14)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2000-02-16--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-09-05)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2003-05-20)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Titley (PSE ),"1 "in writing."1

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