Emma McClarkin, MEP for the East Midlands, will meet tomorrow (26 Jan) with the Minister of State for Farming, Food and the Marine Environment, George Eustice MP, to discuss what the UK government can do to support diversification in farming and Bison rearing. Having met with the Commissioner earlier in 2015 and having hosted a …Continue Reading
Sports award nomination recognises local MEP’s work
21st January, 2016East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has been nominated for the ‘Sport and Physical Activity MEP of the year award’, following her tireless campaigning on sports issues and continuing promotion of grassroots sport. The award is part of the MEP Awards 2016, organised annually by the European Parliament Magazine. Now in its 12th year, the …Continue Reading
East Midlands MEP calls for real EU action to help the steel industry
17th December, 2015East Midlands Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin has pledged to continue fighting for effective European action to help the steel industry after Conservatives voted against proposed measures they fear could spark a trade war with China. The European Parliament this week approved a report calling for the introduction of a complex system of border measures on …Continue Reading
Sir Christopher Hatton pupils welcome MEP to Orchard House
8th December, 2015Northamptonshire’s Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin visited Sir Christopher Hatton Academy in Wellingborough today for a tour of their sixth form block, Orchard House. Miss McClarkin was invited by the Head of the school governors, Fergus McDonald, to see the block, which opened in 2014, after she helped them to obtain the go-ahead to purchase the …Continue Reading
MEP’s Christmas Cards to help Heart Link
8th December, 2015East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin will once again use her festive Christmas Cards to support the great work of a local charity. It is a Christmas tradition of Miss McClarkin to support a regional charity by using Card Aid, which ensures a portion of the costs is donated to charity. Miss McClarkin has this year …Continue Reading