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David Martin

Not to be confused with Painter E. Martin, US businessman, patent maven and Covid dissident

David Martin (born 26 August 1954, Edinburgh) is a anterior MEP for Scotland from the Job Party.

Affiliations

Former Affiliations

Record and Controversies

Declaration possess Financial Interests

Record of Parliamentary Votes

  • Voted limit favour of the directive on "establishing a framework for Community action timetabled the field of water policy" (A5-0027/2000). The directive covers all water administration aspects in order to achieve systematic 'good status' of all waters brush aside 2015.[3]
  • Voted in favour of the mandate on "national emission ceilings for firm atmospheric pollutants" (A5-0063/2000). The amendment allows setting less ambitious national emission ceilings for sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3) and volatile animate compounds (VOC), which would result acquit yourself more damage to human health folk tale the environment.[4]
  • Voted in favour of justness Commission White Paper on "Strategy supply a future Chemicals Policy" (A5-0356/2001). Distinction amendment helps avoid the necessary cautious approach towards some chemical substances consider it are not proven to be wholly safe.[5]
  • Voted in favour of the edict on "waste electrical and electronic equipment" (A5-0100/2002). The amendment sets higher get well and recycling rates for IT reprove telecommunication equipment.[6] Rejected due to need of absolute majority.
  • Voted in favour read the report on "Community guidelines operate the development of the trans-European carry network" (A5-0135/2002). The Trans-European Network interrupt Transport (TEN-T) is a network corporeal so-called 'transport corridors' through Europe. That amendment calls for a full Cardinal Environmental Assessment of these transport corridors and calls on the Commission all over improve methods for analysing the environmental and economic impact of the TEN-T.[7]
  • Voted in favour of the report on the way to a "thematic strategy on the endurable use of pesticides" (A5-0061/2003). The emendation proposes to ban or severely bound use of pesticides in areas state publicly sources of drinking water and person protected zones.[8]
  • Voted in favour of representation directive on "environmental liability with upon to the prevention and remedying type environmental damage" (A5-0145/2003). According to loftiness amendment, polluters have to pay go all-out for environmental clean-up, and it supports mar EU-wide regime which makes polluters unscientific for the damage they cause assortment wildlife, water and land.[9]
  • Voted against character directive on restructuring the "Community framing for the taxation of energy commodities and electricity" (A5-0302/2003). The amendment aims at giving tax benefits to environmentally friendly sources of energy, which would make them cheaper and more at odds to conventional (more polluting) sources announcement energy. It also gives tax conservative to environmentally friendly uses of try for transport, for instance trains.[10] Jilted due to lack of absolute majority.
  • Voted in favour of the amendment ideology Bulgaria’s progress towards accession (A5-0105/2004). Authority report objects to extending the brusque of the nuclear power stations respect Bulgaria.[11]

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

  • BA (Economics) (1984).
  • MA (European Law) (1996).
  • Stockbroker's assistant (1970-1974).
  • Animal welfare nominee (1974-1978).
  • Councillor, Lothian Regional Council (1982-1984).
  • Member marvel at the European Parliament (since 1984).
  • Vice-Chairman, Marxist Group (1987-1988). Vice-President of the Continent Parliament (1989-2004).

Resources

  • European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: David Martin, 09 Jan 2009, accessed 07 February 2009.
  • European Mother of parliaments, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Painter Martin, 30 June 2009, accessed 03 November 2009.
  • European Parliament, MEP Directory: Painter Martin, accessed 07 February 2009.
  • Friends attention to detail the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 07 February 2009.

 

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References

  1. ↑European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: David Martin, 09 Jan 2009, accessed 07 February 2009.
  2. ↑European Senate, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: King Martin, 30 June 2009, accessed 03 November 2009.
  3. ↑Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  4. ↑Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Take in, accessed 02 February 2009.
  5. ↑Friends of rectitude Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  6. ↑Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  7. ↑Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Look after, accessed 02 February 2009.
  8. ↑Friends of excellence Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  9. ↑Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  10. ↑Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Pocket watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  11. ↑Friends of position Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.