Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-05-13-Speech-1-030"

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dcterms:Date	"2002-05-13"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020513.3.1-030"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-05-13-Speech-1-0312
lpv:speaker	lp:Roy Perry2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, a key role of this Parliament is to put the spotlight of parliamentary scrutiny on the dim recesses of the Commission and the even dimmer nooks and crannies of the Council of Ministers. Our credentials for doing so will be immeasurably enhanced if our own house is in order, and I therefore congratulate the rapporteur, Mrs Maij-Weggen, on her very open approach to this issue. We must ourselves be as open as possible. I would like to draw attention to two particular issues from my perspective as vice-chairman of the Committee on Petitions. I support the report when it says that petitions should only be made publicly available with the consent of the petitioners. For most petitioners that is no problem, since they want as much publicity as possible, but there are occasions when they need confidentiality. For instance, if I may cite the Lloyds of London petitions, one of the so-called Names was told that if he complained to Parliament or the Commission, then any financial compensation being paid to him by Lloyds could be withdrawn – a very serious threat indeed. I cite that as an example in the public domain, but there are others. That we have to push for more transparency with other institutions remains clear. Again to quote the example of the Lloyds petitions, the Commission last December announced that it was considering infringement proceedings against the British Government. The British Government responded to the Commission's letter of intent on 30 April, the very last day available, but still the Commission and the British Government refused to allow Parliament or the petitioners to know their response. I condemn that secrecy on the part of the British Government and the Commission, and I want them to be absolutely transparent, which is why we must shame them into transparency by being open ourselves."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PETI (2002-01-23--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Perry (PPE-DE )."1

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