THE Conservative Party in the East Midlands has picked its five candidates for the European Parliamentary Elections in May 2014. Its follows a party ballot of Conservative Party members to rank candidates for the region – which comprises Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland. The current Conservative Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Emma …Continue Reading

East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today welcomed the speech by the Prime Minister, David Cameron, in which he signaled his intention to crack down on online pornography. Miss McClarkin is a long-standing campaigner for protecting children on the internet, having authored a Written Declaration on the issue, as well as having worked with …Continue Reading

Electronic cigarettes – which are being increasingly used as a smoking ‘quit aid’ – risk being taken off the market by a short-sighted vote in the European Parliament that will classify them as a medicinal product, Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has warned. Yesterday’s vote in the parliament’s environment and public health committee was intended to …Continue Reading

Wednesday 10th July, Today Emma met with Mexican Ambassador to the EU, Sandra Fuentes-Berain, to discuss the trade relationship between the EU and Mexico. Emma follows trade relations with Mexico on behalf of the Conservative Group of MEPs in the European Parliament, as part of her role on the International Trade committee. The EU currently …Continue Reading

Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today backed consumer calls for European officials to halt their plans to ban safe, widely available higher-strength vitamin and mineral supplements. Miss McClarkin wrote to EU Health Commissioner Tonio Borg after meeting Consumers for Health Choice (CHC), the leading group for consumers of natural health products, including vitamin and mineral …Continue Reading