Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-01-14-Speech-2-134"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20030114.4.2-134"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:translated text |
"Mr President, allow me to reassure you right away. I shall not use my three minutes of speaking time for personal reasons as I am authorised to do under Rule 122(2) of the Rules of Procedure of this Parliament. I would simply like to raise a minor incident over which I disagree with the President of the sitting, Mr Provan, and which is not serious in itself, but which I find unpleasant all the same.
I, like other Members, asked to speak in relation to the setting of the agenda. I wanted to raise the issue of British aerial attacks on Iraq and ask Parliament to hear Mr Javier Solana to see how these actions would fit into the framework of common foreign and security policy.
This speech does indeed, therefore, concern the agenda. Mr Provan cut me off before I could finish my one-minute speech, which prevented him from understanding that this speech was indeed about setting the agenda. I can, at a pinch, understand how Mr Provan could have misunderstood me on this matter. What I find entirely unacceptable, however, is that, in a way, he prevented me from speaking on all the other matters on which the Rules of Procedure allowed me to speak. In particular, I think I was the first to want to speak on the proposal made by one speaker with regard to setting the agenda on North Korea. Mr Provan conspicuously disregarded my request for the floor, even though I was the first to make such a request.
Lastly, pursuant to Rule 121(a) of our Rules of Procedure, I was also entitled to speak for one minute. I had an assistant check that I was indeed listed. Mr Provan, once again, refused to give me the floor, even though he had been told by the nearby administrative staff for the sitting that I was listed pursuant to this Rule 121(a). Mr Provan said in a way that he knew what I wanted to talk about and that consequently he had decided, since he did not agree with my first speech, not to give me the floor. I find this interpretation to be somewhat offensive. I believe the President of the sitting should, as part of his duties, give the floor to Members who are exercising their rights under the Rules of Procedure, without prejudging what the Member is going to say."@en1
|
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples