A really good night was had last night at a meeting with Mark Pritchard MP, Anthea McIntyre MEP, and Alex Avern prospective MEP candidate.
Anthea told us that UKIP do not attend committees and when they do vote in Parliament they always vote 'against' no matter what the debate is about, so they actually voted against ending the wasteful policy of discarding fish. They also do not employ any staff in Europe but take the expenses and use them for political campaigning in Britain.
Our Conservative MEPs have worked very hard for the West Midlands and take their work very seriously. Our MEPs have;-
LOCALLY-
- Supporting the development of Birmingham airport to drive economic growth.
- Promoting local universities to boost their share of EU research grants
- Backing local enterprise Partnerships ti promote innovation.
- Published report on Access to Finance for local small businesses.
- Secured exemptions for 360,000 local small businesses from additional EU regulations.
- Blocked EU attempts to impose additional costs of £5,000 per vehicle on road hauliers.
- Promoted the regions innovative horticultural industry by bringing the Parliament's Agriculture Committee to see it in action.
FOR BRITAIN -
- Delivered a 3% cu t in the EU budget - the first in 30 years
- Blocked attempts to extend the working time directive to include self employed.
- Delivered big cuts for roaming charges for mobile calls & texts. Data costs down by 90% since 2009.
- Reformed scandal of fish discards.
- Secured better compensation for delayed or cancelled flights & more assistance for disabled travellers.
- Banned hidden charges for purchases made online or for returning goods bought online.
- LET BRITAIN DECIDE - Committed to an In/Out referendum on UKs Membership of the EU.
See more on the West Midlands website and do the survey ;- www.westmidlandsconservatives.com/survey