Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-09-23-Speech-2-270"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-09-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Community actions in support of consumer policy 2004-20072
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030923.7.2-270"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-09-23-Speech-2-2712
lpv:speaker	lp:Philip Bushill-matthews2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I thank the rapporteur for his kind mention of my Amendment No 11, which referred to Article 6, paragraph 5a (new). This called for Commission officials responsible for non-payment in due time to be named in the official Parliamentary record after a three-week deadline. The purpose of this flowed from an experience of one of my constituents in the West Midlands who had to wait for over a year to get paid his due from - I have to say - the Agriculture DG rather than your own, Commissioner, but who none the less came across two particular individuals who were not only incompetent but also unhelpful. They know who they are. I think it is appropriate that other people should know who they are. So this amendment was not tabled out of malice, but out of experience and a desire to be helpful, in my usual style. I was pleased that in your opening remarks you said that, perhaps as a result of this amendment, it is your intention to speed up decision-making. But I was concerned about your follow-up comments when you said that we have to take note of the possibility of enlargement slowing things up, that we still have to take care of evaluation, and so on. There were too many 'buts' from my point of view. I have to say gently, but firmly, Commissioner, that those are fine words but we shall be watching you. It is important to say that this should go through at first reading, despite what I have just said. I agree with the rapporteur that this is an important issue. To help it on its way the PPE-DE Group is calling for a roll-call vote on this particular amendment but will then abstain so that the amendment will fall. Hopefully then, the report will go through but we will have put down a marker. As MEPs we are each held accountable for what we say, what we do and what we fail to do. This is as it should be. But I must say to the Commissioner that such a policy should not just apply to us; it should apply to everyone in authority and especially to those in public service. Some Commission officials clearly believe that it does not apply to them. They are quite wrong. If they fail to learn, then I am confident that Parliament will put forward another helpful amendment in due course that will not be voted down. Today and tomorrow we will have given a warning shot. If this fails to work, we shall use live rounds."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Bushill-Matthews (PPE-DE )."1

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