Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-01-15-Speech-3-097"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-01-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030115.7.3-097"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-01-15-Speech-3-0982
lpv:speaker	lp:Robert Evans2
lpv:spoken text	"The British Labour members and I have voted in favour of the Swiebel report, which as a whole serves a valuable purpose. All Member States must, by their very nature, be strong and confident enough to accept criticism. This does not automatically mean that every criticism should be accepted as valid. The report is based on second-hand information from NGOs and other organisations. A number of factual inaccuracies have therefore crept in. The UK takes very seriously all allegations of violence and racism by public servants. Any allegations are rigorously investigated and prosecutions sought. The detention of foreign nationals suspected of terrorism is a very serious matter. However, exceptional measures are sometimes necessary to deal with potential threats to national security. The 1951 Geneva Convention was surely never intended to give protection to terrorists; it is therefore right that they should be excluded. Whilst not perfect, UK legislation seeks to promote the rights of workers and encourages employers to treat employees with due consideration at all times. They also have access to legal redress if appropriate. With respect to maternity rights in the UK, all pregnant women are entitled to 18 weeks leave, which may begin up to 11 weeks before the birth of the child. So we have reservations about the accuracy of the report but we welcome it and have voted in favour."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-09-24--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-30--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Evans, Robert J.E. (PSE )."1

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