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"Mr President, I welcome this report and its conclusion that there is no need for a constitutional convention. Such a convention would merely serve to waste time and taxpayers’ money. Indeed, there is no appetite amongst my constituents for a convention which would no doubt discuss further political integration. Indeed, the balance of opinion in Britain is that political union has already progressed too far.
Whilst I welcome the measures that enable the 18 additional MEPs to take their seats, I do not believe that they should enjoy observer status until the transitional provisions come into force. Such a move would entitle them to claim their salaries and expenses before they are entitled to vote, and I believe, as a matter of principle, that that is wrong.
At a time when large cuts in public expenditure are anticipated in almost every Member State, this Parliament should set an example. We should be prudent with public money at all times. My group will vote against this report because it disregards that important principle."@en1
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