East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin hosted a delegation of eight Members of the European Parliament to London last week to showcase British sport and to visit the Olympic venues. The delegation consisted of members of the Culture, Education and Sport Committee in the Parliament and contained MEPs from Belgium, Spain, France, Finland and Denmark. …Continue Reading
Since 2007, Conservative MPs and staff have been giving up their summers to take part in Project Umubano, our Social Action initiative in Rwanda and Sierra Leone. It continues to grow and expand, and this year over 120 volunteers flew out to help in vital areas like medicine, education, business and community development. You can …Continue Reading
East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin will host a delegation of Members of the European Parliament in London this week to showcase British sport. The delegation will meet with Hugh Robertson, Minister for Sport, visit the Olympic venues and see projects developed by the Lawn Tennis Association, Rugby Football Union and the Premier League. The …Continue Reading
Emma McClarkin MEP and Andrew Bingham MP have completed their latest ‘High Peak Hike’, which this year is in aid of Help for Heroes. The Conservative duo spent three days last week walking from Melandra Castle in Gamesley, across Roman roads to the Roman fort at Brough, and then down to Buxton for the finish. …Continue Reading
East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin is telling Brussels transport chiefs to think again over a scheme to ban all petrol and diesel cars from city centres. The scheme, outlined in a European Commission policy document on future transport, calls for a 50 per cent reduction in the number of conventionally-fuelled cars allowed in city centres …Continue Reading