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dcterms:Date	"2011-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:State of play of the Maternity Leave Directive (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20111025.31.2-597-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-10-25-Speech-2-598-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Derek Roland Clark2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, I would like to ask the Minister how he can justify this proposal to treble maternity pay by requiring firms to pay new mothers their full salary for 20 weeks. Does he not know we are in the middle of one of the worst recessions of modern times? This will present businesses with the prospect of a 2 billion burden. Even my government opposes this move. In addition, Minister, you plan to extend minimum parental leave from three months to four months for each parent. That is separate from the maternity leave, with one month of the four not transferable to the other parent. Is the Council prepared to compromise on main issues like the duration of maternity leave and the level of payment? Otherwise, you intend to give Member States two years to amend their laws – though how you can say ‘their’ laws, I do not know. This comes straight from the Commission factory, and we shall oppose this job-destroying proposal."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; United Kingdom Independence Party (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; EFD (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; EMPL (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The speaker agreed to take a blue-card question under Rule 149(8))"1 "Derek Roland Clark,"1 "on behalf of the EFD Group."1
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