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"Mr President, first of all I should like to thank my colleague Mr Nicholson for all his hard work, and to say that I would fully support his and other Members' requests that a thorough financial business impact assessment be carried out by the Commission before the second reading. I would also echo remarks by Mr Lisi and others on the state of the industry at this moment.
It goes without saying that none of us here would expect airlines to be operating without the proper levels of insurance cover and there is no evidence to suggest that the airlines have ever done so. However, the draft proposal took no account of the financial impact on the European aviation industry. Airlines have already endured an increase of 300% for their insurance premiums post September 11. In particular the proposal paid no regard to the financial effects on regional airlines, the general aviation sector and flying schools. In addition the UK Government has already estimated extra costs to the UK sector of £50 million, a fact that the Commission is determined to ignore.
My second point concerns the proposed levels of insurance cover and I fully supported the cross-party compromise that was voted on overwhelmingly at committee stage and which was more in line with the ECAC specifications.
Thirdly we have still not received a satisfactory answer regarding the practical application of this legislation on the issue of overflying. Comprehensive transit agreements have been in place worldwide for the last 60 years and it is therefore vital that any additional information required would have to be processed in a straightforward manner. The suggestion that this information could be filed with the flight plan seems totally impractical to me and does not answer the important question regarding an aircraft diverting into European airspace in unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances.
My final point concerns third party liability cover for war and terrorism. The Commission strongly suggests that this legislation will open up the insurance market which is currently a virtual monopoly supplier. However, we have heard no detailed evidence to support this, contrary to what the Commissioner has said. According to the experts there are no products of this nature available to international airlines and none are ever likely to emerge.
In conclusion, I would request that the Commission not only informs our committee of the results of the business impact assessment but also answers satisfactorily the two additional points I have raised on overflying and insurance cover before the second reading. Too often the Commission ignores such requests from our committee members for information and we will no longer be ignored. Finally, I would stress that this House should not pass legislation that cannot be complied with."@en1
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