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European Parliament votes in favour of strong tobacco control measures
Rebecca Taylor, Lib Dem MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, has welcomed today’s vote in the European Parliament on the Tobacco Products Directive. The Parliament adopted numerous measures aimed at making tobacco products less attractive to young people, such as …
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Rebecca Taylor sees EU investment in science and research in action
Yorkshire Lib Dem MEP, Rebecca Taylor, has welcomed the European Parliament agreement on the EU funding programme for science and research. This comes as Rebecca visited a project in Leeds that has benefited from EU research funds. The Lifelong joints …
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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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Rebecca Taylor continues the fight to protect e-cigs
Rebecca Taylor, Lib Dem MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, joined protesters in Brussels opposed to plans to restrict access to electronic cigarettes (e-cigs). A top Labour MEP is leading the charge to regulate electronic cigarettes as medicinal products, a move …
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Lib Dem MEPs welcome moves to protect British holiday makers
Lib Dem MEPs for Yorkshire and the Humber, Edward McMillan-Scott and Rebecca Taylor, have welcomed proposals from the European Commission to modernise EU rules on package holidays. It is expected that they will bring the rules into the modern era. …
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MEP sees life as an apprentice with Cristal
Lib Dem MEP, Rebecca Taylor, spent a day seeing for herself what being a manufacturing apprentice is really like. Rebecca is one of a number of Lib Dem parliamentarians who have made it their business to better understand how apprenticeships …
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Big boost for primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
Yorkshire’s two Lib Dems MEPs, Edward McMillan-Scott and Rebecca Taylor, have welcomed news of additional investment for the region’s schools. Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg has announced the biggest ever rise in the Pupil Premium for primary …
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Lib Dems block Tory attempt to go soft on crime
LOCAL LIB DEM MEPs, Edward McMillan-Scott and Rebecca Taylor have welcomed the news that Liberal Democrats in government have stopped Conservative plans to abandon key EU crime-fighting measures. Under the Lisbon Treaty, the UK has the option of leaving a series of cross-border …
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EU steps up fight against cross-border health threats
MEPs in Strasbourg today adopted new EU rules to strengthen cross-border cooperation to tackle serious cross border health threats such as influenza, coronavirus and E-coli. As part of the strengthened cooperation framework, EU-wide health emergencies can be declared and a new voluntary …
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