European Parliament
A6-0137/2006
Stephen Hughes (PSE ),
rapporteur
Mr President, you are quite right, I was at a meeting in Luxembourg this morning and had to dash back for this vote. I am therefore grateful, in one sense, that the vote was deferred. On the other hand, however, no one could perhaps have foreseen such a catastrophic reduction in the numbers present. I will be guided by your services, but if memory serves me correctly, there is a rule by which I can request deferral of the final vote until the next voting time. If that is the case, I would like to so request.
(Applause)

