Following the Channel 4 Television programme ‘The Secret Millions’ bringing the issue of empty homes into the spotlight last night, East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin is today drawing attention to the help available from the EU to deal with the issue of empty homes in the East Midlands. Recent statistics show that there are …Continue Reading

East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today urged local residents to support Comic Relief and give what they can on Red Nose Day 2013. This year’s Red Nose Day will be the 14th running of the biennial telethon event, and Miss McClarkin is supporting efforts to raise more money than ever. Comic Relief, which …Continue Reading

East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has today thrown her weight behind calls for an uncompromising crackdown on the scandal of match-fixing and corruption in European football. Miss McClarkin is backing a resolution in the European Parliament today demanding a comprehensive and coordinated campaign to tackle corruption by organised crime and betting syndicates. It stresses …Continue Reading

A package of proposed reforms to Europe’s controversial Common Agricultural Policy were voted through the European Parliament today. Depressingly, the measures represent a major step back to the days of wide-scale intervention and protectionism, say Conservative MEPs. East Midlands Conservative MEP, Emma McClarkin, said the majority of measures would be retrograde. As MEPs pored over …Continue Reading

Following the ‘horsemeat in food’ scandal that has swept Europe, East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin has sent a written question about the issue to the European Commission. Miss McClarkin has asked the Commission what actions it will be taking to ensure that traceability information is available in meat production. The full question is as follows: …Continue Reading