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Madam President, I wish to begin by congratulating Mrs Hennis-Plasschaert on doing a very fine job in drafting this report. The fact that we are, I hope, bringing this matter to a speedy conclusion is testimony to her hard work.
We all know the threat from terrorism over the last few years has increased considerably. The House has rightly debated these issues many times recently.
My original concerns were that the Commission’s proposals were too vague, would go too far and that the considerable costs of implementing and enforcing this directive could be pushed down the supply chain, leading to increased costs to industry and the consumer. I agree very much with Mr Chichester’s comments on the cost-benefit analysis.
Through the hard work of the rapporteur, such vague phrases as ‘unlawful acts’ – which could mean anything, such as dropping litter in a port area which poses no real threat to security – have been amended to read ‘security incidents’. This tightens the meaning of the phrasing and ensures that the directive can be better targeted at real threats. Port areas have been better defined to limit the costs imposed on the supply chain outside the geographic area of the port. Importantly, the principle of subsidiarity has been promoted in terms of defining the port-related areas to which the directive will apply.
However, security is not just about money and, indeed, cannot have a price put upon it. The hard work of the rapporteur has meant that the potentially unnecessary bureaucracy has been addressed. I am pleased to say that we have a report that I fully support and I would ask the House to give it its full backing in the vote later today."@en1
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