The European Parliament had planned to grant pregnant women twenty weeks of maternity leave on full pay without an investigation into the impact this would have on businesses or on the individual’s right to choose their maternity leave. Local MEPs Emma McClarkin and Roger Helmer have successfully campaigned with their Conservative colleagues to shelve these …Continue Reading

The European Parliament today voted in favour of a reduction of administrative burdens for small companies. Local MEP Emma McClarkin has campaigned for the removal of the requirement for small businesses to produce costly and unpopular annual accounts and is delighted that MEPs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of this proposal. Currently, small businesses that …Continue Reading

New EU environmental legislation could stop food and feedstuffs being chemically treated to prevent Salmonella and other infections for humans. This would have extremely dangerous health implications warns East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin who is backing local company Anitox in fighting this potential food safety loophole. Currently, the chemical treatment which prevents Salmonella is sold …Continue Reading