European Parliament: how the system really works

I WISH to make several clarifications as to the work of the European Parliament cited in your report headlined ‘MEPs miss one in five sessions of parliament’ (August 25).

Firstly, there was a blank space left beside the speeches section in my profile. In fact, the official records of the parliament show that I have spoken on 32 occasions since September 2007.

The table accompanying your report represents a compilation of figures and percentages since September 2007. The actual truth is that these figures encompass MEP activity since the beginning of the 2004 parliamentary term.