Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-06-15-Speech-2-014"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-06-15"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20100615.4.2-014"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-06-15-Speech-2-0152
lpv:speaker	lp:Stephen Hughes2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, the position of this group has been consistent throughout; my position as rapporteur has been consistent ever since 2002 when we first proposed the inclusion of self-employed and independent drivers. We remain convinced that that needs to be the case, and I very much hope therefore that the proposal to reject the Commission’s proposal will be agreed in the vote tomorrow, just as it was in plenary last spring and in the Employment Committee this March. We very much regret the confusion the rapporteur appears to have encountered in discharging her mandate. Rather than reflecting and promoting the clear majority views of members of the European Parliament’s Employment Committee, she has actively worked to promote the view of the Commission and Council. The other institutions, as Mme Berès has said, have shown not one gram of loyal cooperation but instead have gone out of their way to subvert the very clear Employment Committee recommendation to the plenary: the rejection of the Commission’s proposal. Madam President, a tired driver is a dangerous driver, irrespective of employment status; we should not make road travel any more of a gamble than it already is. Once again this morning, the rapporteur has shown confusion between the notions of driving time and working time. It is quite possible under the existing regime for a self-employed, a ‘false’ self-employed, driver, to drive between 86 and 95 hours per week; perhaps not every week, but one week is enough of a danger in itself. If the Commissioner doubts that figure, he can come to see me any time he likes; I have the figures from the people working in the sector. This is a fact. We must reject the Commission’s proposal."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Labour Party (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; S&D (2009-07-14--2012-06-06)3 member; Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (2009-10-08--2011-07-31)3 member; EMPL (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; CULT (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Stephen Hughes,"1 "on behalf of the S&D Group."1
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