• Consumers should act now on new mobile phone rights
  Local Euro MP Glenis Willmott is calling on people in the East Midlands to take control of their mobile phone bill after new EU rules came into force last week. Glenis explained. “Consumers now have additional rights to control how much they spend on accessing the internet with their mobile when travelling in other EU countries. This will help them avoid the shock of a massive bill when they return from trips abroad.” “The rules will benefit both holiday makers and business people who use mobile devices to access their email or websites.” The cost of downloading data over mobile...
  
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• Bring alcohol under new labelling rules
  Alcohol must be included in new European rules on food & drink labelling, says Glenis. She is prepared to take on both the multi-national drinks companies and the European Commission to ensure that consumers can see what they are buying. Glenis, Labour’s Public Health spokesperson in the European Parliament, has put down a number of amendments to the new proposals on labelling, and argues that alcoholic products must show both the number of calories and the ingredients on the bottle or can. She said. “The original proposals from the European Commission exclude alcohol from any additional labelling at present, and...
  
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• Budget answers demanded
  Labour’s Euro MP for the East Midlands has said she will continue to push the European Parliament’s authorities to answer crucial questions about its budget. Glenis Willmott, Labour's Leader in the European Parliament, has today written to the President of the Parliament to express her concerns after a vote which approved additional staffing for the institution. Labour MEPs say that the parliamentary authorities have failed to explain where the additional funding needed for the posts will come from. Speaking immediately after the vote Glenis Willmott said: "It's outrageous that the parliament has agreed to these changes without first securing the...
  
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• New Hope for AIDS Patients in Developing World
  “The best possible Christmas present” That’s how local Euro MP Glenis Willmott has described a decisive step taken this week to improve access to AIDS medicines in the developing world....
  
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• Protecting people at work
  It is shocking that frontline staff such as doctors, nurses and security personnel often suffer from violence at the hands of members of the public (so-called third party...
  
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• Four seconds to decide
  Healthy eating is very much in the forefront of the fight against rising levels of obesity. To help us make the right choices about what we buy, we need clear,...
  
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• Changing Places campaign
  Glenis is supporting the Changing Places campaign. Thousands of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities cannot use standard accessible toilets. There are almost no public Changing Places toilets in...
  
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• One Seat Campaign
  Glenis has long been campaigning for the seat of the European Parliament to be in Brussels. Strasbourg costs £200 million a year and leaves a massive carbon footprint. The arrangement...
  
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  Just as you elect local councillors to look after your local community and your Westminster MP to represent you nationally, you elect MEPs to represent you in Europe. The...
  
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• How can your MEP help you?
  MEPs can help with problems you may have had when on holiday or working in Europe – for example with qualifications, customs, buying goods and services. If your business...
  
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• Glenis's work in the European Parliament
  Glenis was elected as Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party in January 2009 and re-elected following the European elections in June 2009. Glenis is a full member of the...
  
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• Written Declarations
  A Written Declaration in the European Parliament is similar to an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons. It is a policy statement sponsored by a number of MEPs,...
  
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• Visiting the European Parliament
  Information for groups wishing to visit the European Parliament. The European Parliament welcomes visitors, but there is heavy demand for places now there are 27 members states. For information...
  
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