Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-10-20-Speech-1-115"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-10-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Demolition of contaminated US warships in the EU2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031020.8.1-115"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-10-20-Speech-1-1162
lpv:speaker	lp:Proinsias De Rossa2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I have a particular interest in this issue because I happen to be an inhabitant of a neighbouring island of the UK. It seems to me that the United Kingdom is acting in an extraordinarily irresponsible way in undertaking contracts to have ships of this kind brought across the Atlantic to be allegedly recycled in British ports. One has to ask what will happen to the hazardous waste that we are told makes up a significant proportion of these ships. We are led to believe that something like over 300 tonnes of PCBs and 600 tonnes of asbestos are contained in the four ships that are currently on their way to the United Kingdom. There are questions as to whether in fact the United Kingdom is in breach of EU regulations. The Commissioner has also already indicated that she has requested the UK authorities to indicate whether or not they believe they are still in compliance with EU laws. My understanding from the briefings I have received is that there is a requirement to have such ships dealt with within a period of 180 days. There is a requirement to have a dry dock basin available for the dismantling of these ships, but it is unlikely that they can be dealt with in 180 days and indeed there is no dry dock basin available for the recycling of these ships. There are very serious questions here, Commissioner, and I do not consider it sufficient for you to say simply that you have asked the UK authorities. When will they reply? When will action be taken to protect the citizens of the UK, as well as the citizens of Ireland and elsewhere? Finally, we are going to have arguments here about jobs in the UK. If we look back over history we have heard arguments that we could not abolish slavery or the sending of children up chimneys because we would lose jobs if we ended those practices. The environment is more important at this stage than a few hundred jobs."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PETI (2002-01-23--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"De Rossa (PSE )."1

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