| 23/07/2004
Conservative European Team announced
The Conservative Party in the European
Parliament has unveiled the team that will fight for British interests
in Brussels and Strasbourg.
Commenting, Jonathan Evans MEP, Leader of the
Conservatives in the European Parliament, said:"Conservatives
are the largest UK delegation of MEPs in the Parliament, and we
have a strong team in place ready to fight for Britain's interests,
to expose fraud and waste, and a team that will put Britain first
in Europe."
Conservative MEPs have secured a number of major
positions in the parliament this week. Giles Chichester will be
chairman of the Industry, Research and Energy Committee, Geoffrey
Van Orden will be Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee,
Charles Tannock will be Vice Chairman of the Human Rights Committee,
and John Purvis will be Vice Chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee.
Conservative European
Team – July 2004
Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament
– Jonathan Evans MEP
Chief Whip, Regional Development, Transport, Tourism, Local
Gov/t – Phillip Bradbourn MEP
PPS to the Leader – Richard Ashworth MEP
Foreign Affairs, Vice Chairman of the Human Rights Cttee
– Charles Tannock MEP
Defence and Security, Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs
Cttee – Geoffrey Van Orden MEP
Economic and Monetary Affairs – Jonathan
Evans MEP
Vice Chairman of the Economic Affairs Cttee –
John Purvis MEP
Environment – Caroline Jackson MEP
Health and Consumer Affairs – John Bowis
MEP
Fisheries – Struan Stevenson MEP
International Trade – Robert Sturdy MEP
Industry, Chairman of the Industry Committee –
Giles Chichester MEP
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs –
Timothy Kirkhope MEP
Budgets – Den Dover MEP
Budgetary Control – James Elles MEP
Agriculture – Neil Parish MEP
Employment and Social Affairs – Philip Bushill-Matthews
MEP
Constitutional Affairs – Timothy Kirkhope
MEP
Legal Affairs – Christopher Beazley MEP
Internal Market – Malcolm Harbour MEP
Development and ACP – Nirj Deva MEP
Petitions – Sir Robert Atkins MEP
Culture and Education – Christopher Beazley
MEP
Deputy Chief Whips – Neil Parish MEP/Charles
Tannock MEP
EP Vice President – Edward McMillan Scott
MEP
ED Vice Chairman – Timothy Kirkhope MEP
Quaestor – James Nicholson MEP
European Parliament Committee
Membership:
Foreign Affairs – Charles Tannock MEP/Geoffrey
Van Orden MEP/David Sumberg MEP/Edward McMillan Scott MEP
Development – Nirj Deva MEP
International Trade – Robert Sturdy MEP
Budgets – Den Dover MEP/James Elles MEP
Budgetary Control – James Elles MEP
Economic and Monetary Affairs – John Purvis
MEP/Jonathan Evans MEP
Employment and Social Affairs – Philip Bushill-Matthews
MEP/Roger Helmer MEP/Struan Stevenson MEP
Environment, Public Health and Food Safety –
Caroline Jackson MEP/Martin Callanan MEP/John Bowis MEP
Industry, Research and Energy – Richard Ashworth
MEP/Giles Chichester MEP
Internal Market and Consumer Protection –
Malcolm Harbour MEP/Chris Heaton Harris MEP
Transport and Tourism – Phillip Bradbourn
MEP/Sir Robert Atkins MEP
Regional Development – James Nicholson MEP
Agriculture – Neil Parish MEP
Fisheries – Struan Stevenson MEP/Neil Parish
MEP
Culture and Education – Christopher Beazley
MEP
Legal Affairs – Theresa Villiers MEP
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs –
Timothy Kirkhope MEP
Constitutional Affairs – Dan Hannan MEP
Petitions – Sir Robert Atkins MEP/Roger Helmer
MEP
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