5 Amendments of Chris DAVIES related to 2010/2143(DEC)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Observes that current rules for the payment of the General Expenditure allowance, which state that money be paid to a personal account of the Member but do not require any proof of expenditure, have led to the creation of a division between Members, whereby some account for the expenditure in full and publish details thereof, while those who do not adopt such transparent procedures risk the accusation that a proportion of the allowance may be used to supplement their personal income; calls on the Secretary-General to propose arrangements to ensure that expenditure of the allowance is transparent in all cases and used for the purposes intended;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Observes that the arrangements for signing in Members' visitors are slow and cumbersome by comparison to those of the European Commission and those of many national parliaments where security is of equal importance, and that this results in unnecessary delays and inconvenience for visitors, Members and their assistants; invites the Secretary- General to study the practices of parliaments elsewhere and thereafter to recommend adoption of improved procedures;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Allowances for Members
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Notes that the arrangements for Members to sign in order to claim attendance allowance when Parliament is not in session continue to be a source of public criticism, particular when Members are observed to sign at 07.00 and immediately then depart from the Parliament, and recommends that the procedure for signing be restricted to the normal working hours of the Parliament;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 a (new)
Paragraph 67 a (new)
67a. Stresses that costs of this project, which represents so little added value can not be justified, requests the Secretary- General to come forward by the end of 2011 with an action plan reducing the subsidy by at least half;