Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-05-20-Speech-2-312"

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dcterms:Date	"2008-05-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator - International carriage of passengers by coach and bus (recast) - International carriage of goods by road (recast) (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20080520.27.2-312"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-05-20-Speech-2-3132
lpv:speaker	lp:Timothy Kirkhope2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, you wait for one report on buses and trucks and three come along at once. The question is, are they all travelling in the right direction? On cabotage: I am one of the strongest supporters in this Parliament of liberalisation, and indeed in general on the issue of cabotage. But, of course, I want to be absolutely certain that we do have a genuine level playing field for this to operate. We have different vehicle and road safety standards in the UK, we have a geographical seclusion, we have a particular tax system which is different to some others, and there are employment concerns: these are issues also to take into account. So, whilst I think there is a lot of clarity in the Commission proposal and I welcome it, I think that we have to be very careful in the opening-up of the market in the way proposed. The overall impact of cabotage is somewhat ambiguous and I know that a lot of hauliers, people involved in the industry, are very concerned. Therefore, I think we have to be sensible and balanced about this and I certainly would like to see a review of the proposal within four years of implementation with full consultation from the industry in the meantime. That is the only way I think that we can guarantee a level playing field and full liberalisation to have good effect. I would just like to add another point on another of the reports. I am concerned, for example, when the scope of regulation in Europe begins to extend to the transport of the elderly by volunteers. Surely the application of law to such groups is both unnecessary and unhelpful. European law should aim to always encourage mobility and access. I think that in this case, in the beautiful areas of Britain such as my own constituency of Yorkshire, we do not want any impediments to the enjoyment of our regions and this road transport package coupled with the drivers’ hours regulation should not lead to public transport in rural areas becoming a thing of the past."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-10--2009-02-04)3 member; TRAN (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 chair; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2008-03-27--2008-11-25)3 member; EPP-ED (2008-01-08--2008-11-18)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2008-03-27--2008-11-25)3 vice-chair; AFCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Timothy Kirkhope (PPE-DE ). –"1

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