East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has this week visited Woodborough Park Farm in Notthinghamshire for a meeting with the National Farmers Union (NFU). The meeting was between Emma, Simon Fisher (Senior Food and Farming Advisor, NFU), John Charles-Jones (NFU Council Delegate for Notts), Robert Shaw (NFU Notts County Chairman), and John Miller, an arable …Continue Reading
Archive for 2012
Budget backs youth entrepreneurship
5th April, 2012Emma McClarkin MEP’s support for the East Midland’s budding young entrepreneurs has won multi-million pound backing in the 2012 Budget. Earlier this year Sir Richard Branson had personally written to Miss McClarkin on behalf of Virgin Media Pioneers – an online community of thousands of young entrepreneurs founded by Virgin Media – recommending the introduction …Continue Reading
Emma McClarkin MEP joins Delegations in European Parliament
19th March, 2012It has been confirmed this week that Emma McClarkin MEP will be working as a full member of the EU-India Delegation as well as being a substitute member of the EU-Canada Delegation in the European Parliament. The news follows on from Ms McClarkin having joined the International Trade Committee earlier in the year and this …Continue Reading
Science must lead the fight against new farm virus says Emma McClarkin MEP
15th March, 2012East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today called on the EU to ensure scientists respond vigorously and urgently to the threat of the new livestock virus Schmallenberg. Miss McClarkin said science would be vital in learning more about the disease and finding ways to control its spread. Schmallenberg virus emerged this year and causes …Continue Reading