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"I would very much like to welcome Commissioner Wallström's comments. It is absolutely appalling that the United Kingdom is allowing itself to be a dumping ground for something that the United States did not want to deal with. The authorities there deemed these vessels to be too dangerous to break up in the US and it seems to me quite incredible that they would then be transported 4 500 miles across the Atlantic and through EU waters to be disposed of in the UK.
Originally the plan was for the vessels to pass through Irish waters but at the moment it seems that is not the case. We are not sure whether we can be guaranteed that the routes will not change, but irrespective of that we have to look at our commitment, and the UK has to look at its commitment, to EU legislation – in particular the waste shipment regulation. I would like to ask the Commission whether the UK's action is in breach of Article 19(3) of the waste shipment regulation and Article 4 of the waste framework directive.
In relation to Natura 2000, the Teesmouth and Cleveland coasts have been classified as special protection areas under that programme. This means, for the conservation of natural habitats and wild flora and fauna, that any plan or project not directly connected with, or necessary for the management of, the site, but which is likely to have a significant effect thereon – either individually or in combination with other plans or projects – shall be subject to appropriate assessment of its implications on the site.
I would like to ask the Commission to investigate – or maybe it has already done this – whether the transportation and treatment of these ships is in breach of Natura 2000 legislation. What the UK is doing in relation not only to the UK coast but also in relation to the EU as a whole is completely unacceptable. We have just debated the bathing water directive and it is quite incredible to think that we are talking here about a Member State of the EU irresponsibly posing a major threat to our bathing waters and also to our fishing industry. What will happen, who will compensate people if there is an accident, if there is a disaster involving fisheries, tourism or any other issue?
This is actually about protecting jobs that already exist and about protecting our environment and indeed our fishing industry. I am very glad to see that the Commission is on our side on this, but it needs to put much more pressure on the British Government to behave in a responsible manner."@en1
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