Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-05-23-Speech-3-129-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-05-23"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
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lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-05-23-Speech-3-130-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Andrew Henry William Brons2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, inquiring into executives should be one of the central functions of any parliament. However, it is implicit that each parliament’s right should relate to its own executive and not somebody else’s. The European Parliament should indeed have the right to question EU officials, from the humblest right up to people like Mr Barroso who are not famed for their humility. However, there is no reason for this right of inquiry to extend to Member States. That is, and should be, the function of Member States’ parliaments. The committee would be able to call specific civil servants from Member States to give evidence and even obtain judicial assistance. Civil servants must at least have the right conferred by the rapporteur’s own Amendment 18 to withhold information that they would be able to withhold from their own Member State’s inquiries. Furthermore, civil servants must be protected from the dilemma of being given contradictory instructions about whether they should conceal or reveal information."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; NA (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; LIBE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 unknown; British National Party (2009-07-14--2012-10-16)3 member; AFCO (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2013-06-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Andrew Henry William Brons (NI )."1
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