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Fiona Hall MEPMember of the European Parliament for North East England |
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EU MINISTERS VOTE ON REACH - HALL
December 14, 2006 12:00 AM
North East Lib Dem Euro-MP Fiona Hall has been leading for the UK Lib Dems on the Industry Committee on the European Parliament on the new chemicals legislation known as REACH (Regulation Authorisation and Evaluation of Chemicals).
Ms. Hall, who has campaigned with WI members from the region in support of strong action to control chemicals in the environment, said:
"There's a lot that is good in these proposals, but having run a straight course, balancing the concerns of industry with the need to protect human health, the British presidency has fallen at the final fence.
"By rejecting MEPs demands that chemicals of very high concern should be replaced by safer alternatives, whenever possible, Ministers have torn the guts out of Parliament's plans to protect consumers.
"The suspicion is that Britain has backed down in the face of German pressure, and that Blair has tried to buy votes for his budget by caving in on chemicals."
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