Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-04-04-Speech-1-107-000"

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lpv:speaker	lp:Brian Simpson2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I listened with interest to what the Members said. I particularly want to take up the point that was raised about the fact that, while it is a Transport and Tourism Committee, only about five per cent of our workload concerns the tourism sector. This is true in some respects, but it is not because this Parliament does not want to do more work on the tourism sector: it is because the Council and the Member States will not let us do any more work on the tourism sector. So if there is blame to be laid in that regard, it should be laid fairly and squarely at the door of the Council. With this report, we have a framework that will give us the data required to help practitioners – those at the coalface – plan and develop our tourism product here in the European Union. We have a very diverse tourism industry – from beautiful natural areas to sunshine beaches to our rich industrial and cultural heritage – and Members know how much industrial heritage is close to my heart. Europe has a lot to offer visitors, be they from outside or from inside the European Union. I think that, by getting this report together, it gives us the opportunity to plan to provide a fantastic product for people to come and see and enjoy during their leisure time. I thank all the colleagues and the Commission for their hard work and their kind words. Such cooperation makes the life of a rapporteur a lot easier. I am not sure about it being exquisite: this is not a word usually associated with me, but I will accept it. I can give you an assurance that, as Chair of the Transport and Tourism Committee, I look forward to a very successful conclusion to this matter."@en1
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