Category Archives: Letters to the Papers

Letter to the paper: Rebecca criticises Metro ban on e-cigs

I, along with others, am rather concerned at the decision by West Yorkshire Metro to impose a blanket ban on the use of electronic cigarettes, known as vaping, on their buses, trains and in their stations. While the indoor smoking …

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Letter to the papers: Fill in our business survey!

Dear Sir or Madam, As MEPs for the Yorkshire and the Humber region we are keen to hear from businesses about what daily life in their field of work is like.  Of course, we regularly go and meet with business …

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Letter to the Yorkshire Post: Back the tour de France

The following letter has been sent for publication to the Yorkshire Post.   Dear Sir, I note the recent speculation about the Tour de France (Sports minister in Leeds brushes off Tour De France worries, 24th Sept). Firstly, I would …

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Letter to the papers on e-cigs

Dear Sir or Madam, The European Parliament will soon vote on new rules for tobacco products. One part of the proposal, which has strong support from Labour MEPs, is to regulate electronic cigarettes as medicinal products. We, like many others including fellow …

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Letter to the papers: European Arrest Warrant

My colleague, Edward McMillan-Scott, and I have written the following letter to the papers in the region on the issue of the European Arrest Warrant. Dear Sir or Madam, Readers may well be aware of the recent conviction of Jeremy …

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Rebecca Taylor and Chris Davies respond to the MHRA’s decision on e-cigarette regulation

We welcome the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) recognition last week of the role electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) can play in helping people cut down and eventually stop smoking tobacco (1). However, while we acknowledge that it is necessary to tighten …

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Letter to the Yorkshire Post: EU investment in University research

Rebecca Taylor and Edward McMillan-Scott sent the following letter to the Yorkshire Post.     As EU budgets make the headlines again, last week we, and our fellow Liberal Democrat Euros MPs, demanded more investment from the EU in research …

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letter to the paper – ban on cosmetic items tested on animals

The following letter has been sent on behalf of both Rebecca Taylor MEP and Edward McMillan-Scott MEP to newspapers in the region.   Dear Sir, As of 11th March 2013 the sale of cosmetic products tested on animals has been …

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Letter to the Yorkshire Post

Rebecca recently sent the following letter to the Yorkshire Post with her colleague, Edward McMillan-Scott MEP.   Dear Sir, It comes as little surprise to us that more than 75 per cent of senior business managers and owners want to …

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