Constituencies

• United Kingdom Independence Party 2014/07/01 - 9999/12/31

Groups

• United Kingdom EFDD Member Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group 2014/10/20 - 9999/12/31

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

Committees

Role	Committee	Start	End
Member of	Committee on Transport and Tourism	2017/01/19	9999/12/31

Role	Committee	Start	End
Member of	Committee on Transport and Tourism	2014/07/01	2017/01/18

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Born

1958/05/08 Cosford

Amendments

Amendments	Dossier
1	2015/0278(COD) Accessibility requirements for products and services 2017/02/13 TRAN 1 amendments... Amendment 150 # Jill SEYMOUR Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 (15) “consumer” means any natural person who purchases the relevant product or is a recipient of the relevant service, and in concluding a contract he is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craftcommercial or professional activities; source: PE-599.676
2	2015/2147(INI) 2015/09/23 TRAN 1 amendments... Amendment 29 # Jill SEYMOUR, James CARVER Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Urges the Commission to assess the need to modernise EU regulations and adapt them to the digital age; asks the Commission to harmonise the regulatory framework of different transport modes in order to promote true competition between modes and to encourage new innovations and services for mobility and logistics, including those based on the sharing economy, while creating a level playing field for existing market actors and new market entrants in terms of high European standards regarding safety, working conditions, fair taxation, consumer protection and the prevention of harmful environmental effects;deleted source: PE-567.771 2015/10/19 ECON 1 amendments... Amendment 75 # Jill SEYMOUR Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Supports the Commission’s decision to review internet platforms; encourages the Commission to create a legislative framework ensuring the development of innovative ideas, protection of work standards and compliance with existing fiscal rules;deleted source: PE-569.774
4	2015/2154(DEC) 2016/01/20 TRAN 4 amendments... Amendment 6 # Jill SEYMOUR Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Regrets that for the area of "Competitiveness for growth and employment", to which transport belongs, the estimated level of error was 5,6% in 2014, caused to a large extent by reimbursement of ineligible costs; calls on Commission to carry out carefully ex ante and the reasons for the errors; Amendment 6 # Jill SEYMOUR Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Regrets that for the area of "Competitiveness for growth and employment", to which transport belongs, the estimated level of error was 5,6% in 2014, caused to a large extent by reimbursement of ineligible costs; calls on Commission to carry out carefully ex ante and the reasons for the errors; Amendment 32 # Jill SEYMOUR 7. Notes that in the 2014 budget, as finally adopted and amended during the course of the year, specifically for tourism, a total of EUR 11 226 160 was included in commitment appropriations and EUR 6 827 266 was available in payment appropriations; calls on the Commission to make an impact assessment of financed projects in order to better define future spending priorities and reports to Parliament on its findings; Amendment 32 # Jill SEYMOUR 7. Notes that in the 2014 budget, as finally adopted and amended during the course of the year, specifically for tourism, a total of EUR 11 226 160 was included in commitment appropriations and EUR 6 827 266 was available in payment appropriations; calls on the Commission to make an impact assessment of financed projects in order to better define future spending priorities and reports to Parliament on its findings; source: PE-575.190
1	2015/2175(DEC) 2016/01/19 TRAN 1 amendments... Amendment 10 # Jill SEYMOUR Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Notes that in 2014 three procedures regarding framework contracts were launched too late to replace existing framework contracts by the time they were planned to expire; notes also that in order to ensure business continuity two contracts were extended, thereby affecting fair competition, and for one contract a negotiated procedure, not complying with the Financial Regulation, was launched; invites therefore the Agency to improve its procurement planning, particularly in respect of framework contracts; source: PE-575.239
1	2015/2179(DEC) 2016/01/20 TRAN 1 amendments... Amendment 15 # Jill SEYMOUR Draft opinion Paragraph 8 9. Acknowledges that the Agency has reviewed its recruitment procedures and guidance to address issues identified during audits and has put in place, as a temporary measure, additional controls to remain in place until there; regrets that action to resolve such is sufficient evidence that procedures are carried out satisfactories has not been taken more swiftly; source: PE-573.155
2	2015/2349(INI) New opportunities for small transport businesses, including collaborative business models 2016/06/16 TRAN 2 amendments... Amendment 129 # Jill SEYMOUR Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Takes the view that, in view of the lack of investment in infrastructure, all transport operators should contribute; stresses the importance, in road transport, of internalising negative externalities, but recognises that this poses specific problems for small businesses, which must be taken into account; calls for cost and environmental calculations to take full account of all existing transport taxes and duties and questions how negative the environmental impact of the transport sector would actually be, were all transport-related taxes and levies ploughed back into the transport sector and the environmental sectors affected (infrastructure maintenance, conversion to environmentally-friendly systems, investment in rail and waterways), rather than being used to fund non-transport sectors; Amendment 193 # Jill SEYMOUR Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 been very fragmented, and considers that a coordinated, overall European level approach is indispensable; notes the Commission’s reasonable approach to this ‘new business model’ and eagerly awaits the publication of its guidelines on this topic; source: PE-584.105
3	2015/2350(INI) Unleashing the potential of waterborne passenger transport 2016/06/30 TRAN 3 amendments... Amendment 76 # Jill SEYMOUR Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Invites the Commission to propose a clear framework allocating responsibilities and costs, with a view to improving security; urges the Commission, furthermore, to address staff training;deleted Amendment 93 # Jill SEYMOUR Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Encourages the Commission to integrate the principles of Regulation (EU) No 1177/2010 into its proposal on intermodal passenger rights, including aspects of barrier-free accessibility for people with disabilities or reduced mobility;deleted Amendment 118 # Jill SEYMOUR Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Proposes that a European inland navigation agency be established to bring about the ‘single area for waterborne passenger transport’ and to strive to converge the governance and regulatory systems that already exist for the Rhine, the Danube and other inland waterways;deleted source: PE-584.116
3	2016/0070(COD) Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services 2017/03/17 JURI 3 amendments... Amendment 17 # Jill SEYMOUR Proposal for a directive Recital 1 (1) The free movement of workers, freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services are fundamental principles of the internal market in the Union enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The implementation of those principles is further developed by the Union aimed at guaranteeing a level playing field for businesses and respect for the rights of workers. However due to the uncontrolled level of immigration across the EU and the Commission not doing anything in order to look after the welfare of the citizens of Member Countries, this has led to the UK leaving the EU. Amendment 22 # Jill SEYMOUR Proposal for a directive Recital 2 (2) The freedom to provide services includes the right of undertakings to provide services in another Member State, to which. If necessary this may require that they may post their own workers temporarily in order to provide those services there. Amendment 121 # Jill SEYMOUR Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [two years after adoption] at the las soon as is legally possible dependent upon the legislative timetable of the Member Statest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions. source: PE-601.008
12	2016/2010(INI) Report on the application of the Postal Services Directive 2016/06/08 TRAN 12 amendments... Amendment 25 # Jill SEYMOUR Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that while the minimum standards associated with the universal service obligation (postal items up to 2 kg, postal packages up to 10-20 kg, registered and insured items, and other services of general economic interest such as newspapers and periodicals) meet customers’ demands, the requirements are set by the national regulatory authorities (NRAs) entrusted with this task and should remain so; Amendment 29 # Jill SEYMOUR Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Member States to extend the role and independence of NRAs through high professional qualification criteria, fixed terms of office and legal protection against dismissal without cause, so that they can fulfil their obligations arising from the Postal Services Directive;deleted Amendment 44 # Jill SEYMOUR Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Asks the Commission to facilitate and reinforce cooperation between NRAs with a view to greater efficiency and interoperability in cross-border delivery;deleted Amendment 68 # Jill SEYMOUR Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the importance of providing a high-quality universal service under affordable conditions, comprising at least five delivery and five collection days a week for every EU citizen; notes that in some Member States national regulation population density does not constitute grounds for reducing the frequency of delivery within the universal service obligation; Amendment 84 # Jill SEYMOUR Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to monitor the provision of postal services as a public service in order to ensure a common level playing field among providers and prevent cross- subsidisation, and to review whether public service compensation is implemented in a manner that is proportionate, transparent and fair; Amendment 95 # Jill SEYMOUR Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to work on a harmonised definition of universal service which stipulates a minimum level of service for consumers; calls on the Member States to further harmonise licensing procedures in order to reduce unjustified barriers within the internal market;deleted Amendment 135 # Jill SEYMOUR Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Asks the CommissionMember States to lay down minimum standards for value-added services such as track-and-trace, pick- up/drop-off locations, the ability to choose a delivery time, and suitable return procedures; Amendment 169 # Jill SEYMOUR Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Encourages the Commission to strengthen market oversight of parcel delivery, specifically by improving national regulators’ capacity to assess competition and identify anti-competitive practices;deleted Amendment 185 # Jill SEYMOUR Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Asks the Member States and the Commission to improve transparency as regards pricing conditions and service performance (delivery options, final delivery, reliability), especially when it comes to e-commerce; stresses the importance of affordable cross-border delivery prices in closing the gap between domestic and cross-border prices; calls on the Commission to explore why prices on some cross-border routes are higher in one direction than the other; Amendment 198 # Jill SEYMOUR Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to promote the strategy on e-commerce and cross-border parcel delivery and to establish joint delivery service quality indicators so that consumers can compare offers from different service providers; suggests improving interoperability along the delivery chain and developing best practices for e-retailers;deleted Amendment 207 # Jill SEYMOUR Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Encourages the Member States to support cost reductions by improving the interoperability of parcel dispatch and promote the quality, reliability and sustainability of integrated logistics services; encourages the creation of platforms for cooperation and information exchange between delivery operators; Amendment 217 # Jill SEYMOUR Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to investigate the functioning of cross-border parcel delivery in accordance with the various rules resulting from either international trade agreements (e.g. the rules of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) or EU law (e.g. the Union Customs Code), especially the universal service obligation, which can be misused and create market distortion; source: PE-584.130
1	2016/2151(DEC) 2015 discharge: EU general budget, European Commission and executive agencies 2017/02/06 TRAN 1 amendments... Amendment 2 # Jill SEYMOUR Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that for the area of "Competitiveness for growth and employment", to which transport belongs, the Court of Auditors only audited seven transactions under the responsibility of DG MOVE; notes that errors were found in only one of the transactions audited and that those errors concern non-compliance with public procurement rules; instructs the Court of Auditors to provide a full source: PE-599.511
1	2016/2172(DEC) 2015 discharge: European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) 2017/02/03 TRAN 1 amendments... Amendment 5 # Jill SEYMOUR Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Acknowledges the progress of the Agency with regard to the publication on the Agency’s website of the CVs and declarations of interests of the Administrative Board members and alternates; regrets, however, that declarations of interest have not been provided by all members and alternates as it has been requested by the Parliament and recommended by the Court of Auditors; invites thereforesists that the Agency to publishes without delay all declarations of interests of the Administrative Board members and alternates and publishes the names of the Administrative Board members and alternates who have failed to submit their declarations of interest; source: PE-599.581
1	2016/2195(DEC) 2015 discharge: SESAR Joint Undertaking 2017/02/06 TRAN 1 amendments... Amendment 2 # Jill SEYMOUR Draft opinion Paragraph 5 6. Welcomes the factNotes that the Undertaking has set up in 2015 its own anti-fraud strategy in line with the methodology provided by the European Commission as well as an action plan taking into account the results of the anti- fraud risk assessment performed in 2015; regrets that that Court of Auditors does not give details about the type and effectiveness of the procedures put in place; source: PE-599.583
2	2016/2305(INI) Internet connectivity for growth, competitiveness and cohesion: European gigabit society and 5G 2017/03/08 TRAN 2 amendments... Amendment 34 # Jill SEYMOUR Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Encouragexpects the Commission to pay more attention, and not proceed with this project until a full impact assessment has been undertaken and presented to the European Parliament in the development of the European Gigabit Society, to. It is important that the issues of data privacy, cybersecurity and cybercrime are fully assessed; notes that any progress in this area cannot be made without giving adequate priority to the security of users of digitised transport systems; Amendment 59 # Jill SEYMOUR Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Strongly supports efforts towards ensuring access to the 5G network in public transport facilities and vehicles, in transport hubs and on all major transport routes by 2025; notes the important role of internet technology for the development of put on those Member States who are not as technologically advanced thus preventing corners being cut; source: PE-601.074
5	2017/2003(INI) European agenda for the collaborative economy 2017/03/09 TRAN 5 amendments... Amendment 34 # Jill SEYMOUR Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the Member States’ response to the development of collaborative business models has so far been very fragmented; welcomdeplores in this regard the Commission communication on a European agenda for the collaborative economy, but regrets that it fails to establish an explicit harmonised legal framework for the collaborative economy; Amendment 51 # Jill SEYMOUR Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that, in the context of the collaborative economy, issues related to consumer protection, liability allocation, insurance schemes, social protection of workers (whether they are employed or self-employed) and data protection are the most urgent ones, and expects a regulatory intervention in that regard; emphasises that a regulatory framework should create a level playing field, foster innovations and contribute to the overall development and fulfilment of the EU transport policy goals, such as transport decarbonisation, territorial cohesion, affordability, accessibility and safetyshould stay as the competence of the Member State; Amendment 80 # Jill SEYMOUR Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls the potential of collaborative economy models to improve the efficiency of the transport system and reduce undesired externalities of traffic such as congestion and emissions; emphasises the need to fully integrate collaborative transport services into the conventional transport system and to avoid administrative systems or legislative measures which might lead to exclusion of collaborative transport services from transport planning and operations, with a view to enabling the creation of smooth complete travel chains and the provision of new forms of sustainable mobility. Insists on this that the Member States requirements are at all times adhered to and where necessary take precedence over those of the EU; Amendment 102 # Jill SEYMOUR Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. UrAcknowledges the need to clearly distinguish between legitimate ride-sharing and the provision of commercial transporting services (i.e. ‘non- professional’ vs ‘professional’ service provision) in EU terminology, and urges the Commission to come up with proposals to adapt Union legislation accordingly; considers the monetary threshold to be one advisable way to make this distinction; Amendment 127 # Jill SEYMOUR Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Member States to establish measures to reduce the risk and best practises between tax authorities and stakeholders with a view to developing appropriate solutions for payments of taxes in the sharing economy; source: PE-601.112

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