I had the opportunity to speak about this issue to the clerk, whom I met this week. I would like to move an amendment to add a few words to the motion, namely “be accompanied by a member of the staff of the member's party”. It has to say clearly that it's not just a staff member from the member's office. Should my own assistant not be with me, I would want another staff member from the Bloc to be with me. It's no different for colleagues from the other parties. I therefore move that we add the words “of the member's party” following the word “staff” in the French version.
On May 4th, 2006. See this statement in context.