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"Mr President, I echo the remarks of Mr Hughes: this measure has been used by the small-minded, anti-European factions within this House to whip up confusion rather than to legislate sensibly, as nobly demonstrated by Mr Helmer, who made a speech full of nonsense and half-truths, then left, presumably to sit in the midday sun somewhere.
No serious person would question the desirability of protecting workers from skin cancer. In Scotland, despite our northern latitude, this is a serious and pressing issue. The question for us is whether the inclusion of sunlight within this measure would achieve it. The inclusion of natural light renders, sadly, the sensible proposals within this package unworkable, legally difficult to enforce and practically difficult to manage. I am glad to hear the rapporteur mention subsidiarity. Hopefully, if all else fails it will allow a greater degree of common sense to be brought through in the application of this measure.
The Scottish National Party is concerned that these measures, while laudable in aim, will not achieve the desired result. Rather, we fear that the inclusion of sunlight in this package will add to the burden upon farmers, fishermen, foresters, businesses in general and others, without necessarily achieving the desired health effects. We believe that there is a need to legislate in this area. We do not accept that this is the way to do it."@en1
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