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		What's New This section of the website is dedicated to keeping you informed about what's going on in Brussels and Strasbourg, and how it could effect the East Midlands. Click on the headline to see the full article. Let farmers produce food says MEP - Thursday, 24th April 2008 Food security concerns can be addressed by allowing farmers to produce food free from market and government interference according to Roger Helmer MEP for the East Midlands. The European Parliament is currently debating the issue of food security amid growing global concern at the rise in food prices. EU renewables plan to cost £160 per household - Friday, 18th April 2008 EU plans call for the UK to increase its use of renewables in the energy mix from the current 5% to 15% by 2020. An independent British government commissioned report for BERR, the Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, shows that these plans will cost between €5 and 6 billion annually. On a per household basis, this could increase the average energy bill for every household in Britain by £160 a year. MEP Speaks Up for Tibet - Thursday, 27th March 2008 In a speech in the European parliament on Wednesday, East Midlands Conservative MEP Roger Helmer attacked the Chinese treatment of Tibet, and called for serious reconsideration of participation in the Beijing games. During his speech, he displayed the Tibetan flag, which the Chinese government has banned in Tibet. £600: the price of Free Speech in Strasbourg - Thursday, 13th March 2008 Earlier this week in the European Parliament, Roger Helmer MEP, was among a group of MEPs punished by the President, Hans-Gert Pottering, for taking part in a demonstration in the Chamber in December 07, demanding national referenda on the Lisbon Treaty. Mr Helmer has been subjected to a £600 fine. EU Anthem: dead but it won't lie down - Thursday, 13th March 2008 The European Parliament meeting at Strasbourg yesterday celebrated its 50th birthday with a concert, at which the European flag was flown, and the European National Anthem (Beethoven’s 9th Symphony) played. Our Labour government has tried to justify its decision to deny a referendum on the new EU Treaty by arguing that the Treaty has dropped the flag and the anthem, the "Constitutional Elements" of the failed EU Constitution. "New Treaty will undermine EU" says MEP - Wednesday, 12th March 2008 The EU's Lisbon Treaty, regarded by many as essentially the failed EU Constitution by another name, will threaten the democratic legitimacy of the European whole project, according to East Midlands MEP Roger Helmer. Speaking the the parliament in Strasbourg today, he drew attention to the recent postal ballots by the ‘I want a referendum’ campaign in ten Westminster constituencies. Local MEPs back referendum in Gedling - Wednesday, 6th February 2008 Both Conservative MEPs Roger Helmer and Chris Heaton-Harris will be attending and supporting the launch of the referendum on the EU Constitution (Lisbon Treaty) in Gedling tomorrow (Thursday). Gedling has been chosen by the ‘I want a referendum’ campaign to highlight the Government’s decision to break its 2005 General Election manifesto pledge. Work for welfare welcomed by MEPs - Wednesday, 9th January 2008 Conservative MEPs Roger Helmer and Chris Heaton-Harris have welcomed the Conservative Party’s Green Paper ‘Work for Welfare’ which sets out a vision for real welfare reform to help make British poverty history. The principles outlined include respect for those who really cannot work but employment for those who can through assessments and limits to claiming out of work benefits. Previous stories from this section [  July - December 2007  |  January - June 2007  |  July - December 2006  |  January - June 2006  ] [  July - December 2005  |  January - June 2005  |  July - December 2004  |  January - June 2004  ] [  July - December 2003  |  January - June 2003  |  July - December 2002  |  April - June 2002  ]