Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-04-10-Speech-3-128"

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lpv:document identification number	"en.20020410.4.3-128"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Patricia McKENNA2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, before I give my explanation of vote I would like to congratulate you on your handling of the vote on the Middle East resolution. It was quite clear from the result that the majority in this House wanted that resolution passed today and it would have been an absolute tragedy if it had been deliberately scuppered. I am very pleased with that. Our group voted against the arms industry resolution because using more funds and resources to promote the arms industry in Europe goes against what the European Union should be about. We do not need more arms in this world – we need less. It is quite clear this is all driven by profit. We are particularly concerned about depleted uranium because depleted uranium is a small-scale nuclear weapon. It is very alarming that this Parliament, and indeed the EU institutions as a whole, have very little concern about the use of depleted uranium. If we look at what has happened in Iraq, and even in Afghanistan, we can see that people still suffer as a result of the use of this weapon long after wars are over. But it is easy to see that the arms industry as a whole is pushing the policy. Apparently the Western European Union Assembly wants to be able to contribute to the Convention on Europe to ensure that the arms industry is boosted so that it can compete with places such as the United States. When we look at the conflicts around the world we must realise that the production and sale of arms is one of the major factors contributing to global insecurity. We should be helping communities and civilisation by putting resources into education, health and other important areas where money is needed, instead of using resources to boost the arms industry. It is an absolute tragedy that the European Union is moving in this direction."@en1
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