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"Madam President, like Mr Stevenson I want to raise a point of order with regard to a matter of discourtesy to this House. Some months ago I wrote to the President of the Commission asking a formal written question, as I am entitled to do as a Member. I received a reply which said: 'the research needed in order to provide a detailed response would be out of all proportion to the result desired and exceed the requirements of a response to a written question.' That is a gross discourtesy to any Member asking a question of a body, which is supposed to be, there to serve and to be transparent in response to requests for information. If that were the sort of response a minister in the British Government gave to a member of the British House of Commons, he would deservedly be pilloried in that House.
I expect better from the President of the Commission. I wish to say, on behalf of this House, that when a Member asks a perfectly legitimate question I expect that question to be answered to the fullest extent. We should not just be given an excuse and some sort of non-answer. I would like to remind the President of the Commission of his pledges to provide transparency and openness in terms of information to this House."@en1
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