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Tim AKER
Tim AKER
United Kingdom

Date of birth : , Orsett

8th parliamentary term Tim AKER

Political groups

  • 01-07-2014 / 15-10-2014 : Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group - Member
  • 16-10-2014 / 19-10-2014 : Non-attached Members
  • 20-10-2014 / 01-07-2019 : Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group - Member

National parties

  • 01-07-2014 / 05-12-2018 : United Kingdom Independence Party (United Kingdom)
  • 06-12-2018 / 11-02-2019 : Thurrock Independents (United Kingdom)
  • 12-02-2019 / 01-07-2019 : The Brexit Party (United Kingdom)

Member

  • 01-07-2014 / 18-01-2017 : Committee on Petitions
  • 12-09-2016 / 18-01-2017 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
  • 19-01-2017 / 01-07-2019 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Substitute

  • 10-06-2015 / 28-08-2016 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
  • 30-08-2017 / 01-07-2019 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Main parliamentary activities

Contributions to plenary debates

Speeches made during the plenary session and written declarations relating to plenary debates. Rules Rule 204 and 171(11)

Visa Code (debate)

17-04-2019 P8_CRE-REV(2019)04-17(3-420-0000)

Strengthening the competitiveness of the Internal Market by developing the EU customs union and its governance (debate)

14-02-2019 P8_CRE-REV(2019)02-14(4-056-0000)

Public procurement strategy package (debate)

04-10-2018 P8_CRE-REV(2018)10-04(4-020-0000)
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Motions for resolutions

Motions for resolutions are tabled on topical issues, at the request of a committee, a political group or at least 5% of the Members, and voted on in plenary. Rule 132, Rule 136, Rule 139, Rule 144.

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the state of play of negotiations with the United Kingdom

11-12-2017 B8-0676/2017
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MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION

18-11-2014 B8-0249/2014
PDF (226 KB) DOC (55 KB)
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Oral questions

Questions for oral answer with debate, addressed to the European Commission, the Council or the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union can be tabled by a committee, a political group or at least 5% of Parliament’s members. Rule 142

Thalidomide

29-02-2016 O-000035/2016 Commission
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Other parliamentary activities

Written explanations of vote

Members can submit a written explanation of their vote in plenary. Rule 194

Listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement, as regards the UK's withdrawal from the EU (A8-0047/2019 - Sergei Stanishev)

04-04-2019

. – I abstained on this legislative report. Whilst I fully support – and want – visa-free access to the EU for UK nationals after we withdraw from the EU, alterations to the text by the European Council made this report impossible to support. The reason is that, without a mandate from Parliament, the Council added text to state that Gibraltar is a ʻcolonyʼ of the British Crown. This is not only factually incorrect, as Gibraltar is designated as a British Overseas Territory, but is also highly insulting to its people, who have, in two referendums, overwhelmingly voted to remain British. I also strongly objected to the procedures employed by the institutions to instigate this change, which included unjustly removing a British rapporteur from the report and refusing to allow a full debate or amendments to be tabled. For these reasons, and whilst I would have liked to support the report, I abstained.

Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A8-0177/2019 - Miroslavs Mitrofanovs)

04-04-2019

. – I voted against this legislation. Employment policies should be left entirely to the Member States. There is no need for EU involvement and this is a gross violation of the internal policies of the Member States.

Enforcement requirements and specific rules for posting drivers in the road transport sector (A8-0206/2018 - Merja Kyllönen)

04-04-2019

. – I voted against this report as it is part of the mobility package. The mobility package has been rushed through committee and is in no way ready, and should not have been presented to Plenary.

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Written questions

Members can submit a specific number of questions to the President of the European Council, the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union, for written answer. Rule 144, Annex III

EU use of taxpayers' money - stopping smoking

18-06-2018 E-003310/2018 Commission
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EU use of taxpayers' money - agriculture

18-06-2018 E-003309/2018 Commission
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Child labour exploitation by coffee and cocoa corporations

20-11-2017 E-007124/2017 Commission
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Questions to the Bureau, the Conference of Presidents and the Quaestors

Members can submit questions to the President concerning the Bureau, the Conference of Presidents and the Quaestors as regards their respective duties. Rule 32(2)

Questions to the ECB and concerning the SSM and the SRM

Members can put questions for written reply to the ECB and questions concerning the Single Supervisory Mechanism and the Single Resolution Mechanism. Such questions are first submitted to the Chair of the responsible committee.Rule 140, Rule 141, Annex III

Answers to questions to the ECB and concerning the SSM and the SRM

Reply to members’ questions to the ECB and questions concerning the Single Supervisory Mechanism and the Single Resolution Mechanism. Rule 140, Rule 141, Annex III

Declarations

All declarations below have been signed by the Member, even if the signature is not visible in the online copy.

Declarations of support received