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Parliamentary Candidate: Nicola Turner

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Diana meets local beekeepers

Wed 10th Sep 2008

Local Liberal Democrat Euro MP, Diana Wallis has been able to help the area's beekeepers after they contacted her to express concerns over the treatment of the disease varroa in bees. Since 1982, the use of veterinary medicines has been regulated at EU level. Beekeepers can administer products already authorised for use in bees.

Diana Wallis MEP with Mike Rowbottom, Chairman of the Harrogate and Ripon Association of Beekeepers, at the Observation Hive in RHS Harlow Carr (photography: Stewart Arnold)

Lobbyists should join transparency register says Diana Wallis MEP

Thu 17th Jul 2008

Since the European Commission's voluntary register for lobbyists was opened on 23 June 2008, to date, 174 organisations have registered with the Commission, providing a certain amount of financial disclosure. However, only 9 public affairs consultancies have registered with the Commission. The bulk of registrants are professional organisations and NGOs.

Lobbying

Diana "overjoyed" at the European Parliament's call for a Europe-wide alert system for missing children

Thu 10th Jul 2008

As the holiday season begins we become even more aware of the danger for children to go missing. Most of the time this is just a temporary absence: - of a few seconds, minutes or hours.

Amber alert system

MEPs continue fight for Equitable Life victims

Thu 26th Jun 2008

MEPs pledged to continue to seek a resolution for the victims of the Equitable Life crisis which inflicted major financial losses for millions of people in the UK and other EU Member States. During the EP Petitions Committee meeting on 25 June 2008, the British petitioners thanked the MEPs for their assistance so far and participated in a discussion with MEPs on what the next course of action should be after the second report form the UK Parliamentary Ombudsmen (PO) is released on 14 July 2008. MEPs also invited the UK PO to attend the Petitions Committee in September.

Diana with Equitable Life Inquiry Committee Chair Mrs. Mairead McGuinness at the launch of her report in June 2007 (photography: Stewart Arnold)

Lib Dem rail boost

Thu 18th Oct 2007

The Cross Pennine rail line could be in line to get a boost from new rail investment proposals launched by the Liberal Democrats .

Protect our roads say Lib Dems

Thu 18th Oct 2007

For far too long, there has been a steady increase of Heavy Goods Vehicles using inappropriate local and country roads, damaging the surfaces, knocking down walls and eroding the kerbs.

hgv (photography: Stephen Boddy)

Members' constitution

Wed 17th Oct 2007

The local party constitution is now in the download area

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