Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-01-17-Speech-2-026"
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"Mr President, the previous port services directive was rejected by the last Parliament in the 2003 plenary and, as nothing has changed, why should the Commission expect a different answer this time? Neither management nor staff have shown any encouragement for this legislation.
Yesterday, a Parliament spokesman said that the protests had caused considerable damage, but what will be the damage in British ports if this directive is applied? New investment of over EUR 400 million by the management of my local ports of Felixstowe and Harwich may be jeopardised if they have to open the services to other companies. Our British system has worked extremely well for decades, so why should British ports be disrupted when, clearly, this form of legislation is aimed at certain ports on the continent?
It is said that there is a need for greater competition in this sector to promote growth and job creation, but if this directive is applied, at what expense? Dockers could lose their jobs, the security systems could break down and the safety issue would be jeopardised. I voted to reject the similar bill two years ago and, as a British Member, I am going to do the same again this week."@en1
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