4 Amendments of Chris DAVIES related to 2012/2168(DEC)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recognises that a growing number of national parliaments are now requiring full disclosure of members' expenses, and that a growing number of Members already ensure that such information is made available to their constituents; proposes that in accord with the Parliament's commitment to transparency and openness the annual Certificates detailing reimbursements paid to each Member in accordance with the Implementing Measures for the Statute of Members be published on the Parliament's website;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Believes that the Parliament is the only European public institution that pays an allowance intended to meet the costs of office administration into private and personal bank accounts without requiring any receipts to be kept or the auditing of the expenditure; suspects that Members would be deeply critical of any other body that so failed to supervise the use of public money, and calls on the Secretary- General to propose light touch arrangements to ensure that the General Expenditure Allowance is used for the purpose intended and can not provide a supplementary private income for Members;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Emphasises that every Member must have an equal right to know how the financial affairs of the Parliament are managed, and therefore requires the Secretary-General to ensure that copies of all reports prepared by the Internal Audit Service are made available for private inspection by any Member, subject if necessary to the removal of references within them that would inappropriately identify specific individuals;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Expresses concern that, despite the expense of equipping the Parliament with state-of-the-art studios and its employment of a large team of communications professionals, media coverage of the Parliament's work may be discouraged by the requirement that broadcasters using the Parliament's studios pay satellite charges, and requests the Secretary-General to assess whether a change in arrangements would promote greater coverage of parliamentary debates and discussions involving Members and to report thereafter;