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British Business betrayed by Conservatives in European Parliament carbon vote
Lib Dem MEP Rebecca Taylor has slammed Conservatives who voted against the interests of UK manufacturing in an EU vote today (Wednesday). Conservatives MEPs rejected proposals to backload the continents Emissions Trading Scheme, which sets a price for industrial carbon …
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EU helps developing countries to tackle corruption
Rebecca Taylor, Liberal Democrat MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, has welcomed agreement this week on new EU rules to tackle corruption. Now large oil, gas, diamond and logging companies will have to disclose full information on their payments to …
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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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Lib Dem MEPs Lobby For Fair Distribution Of Funding
As negotiations continue on the EU budget from 2014 onwards, the regions Liberal Democrat MEPs Edward McMillan-Scott and Rebecca Taylor have been battling hard to make sure Yorkshire and the Humber is not disproportionally affected over its southern counter-parts by …
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EU SPENDING PRIORITY MUST BE LOCAL PROJECTS NOT PENCILS IN PARLIAMENT SAY MEPs
Liberal Democrat MEPs, Edward McMillan-Scott and Rebecca Taylor, have called for the European Parliament to cut administration costs and boost investment in jobs and growth in the Yorkshire & Humber region. As negotiations continue on the EU budget Edward …
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Efforts to tackle unpaid invoices to region’s small businesses welcomed by Lib Dem MEPs
Lib Dem MEPs for Yorkshire are backing new measures that will help businesses in the area who do work for public bodies. The impact of unpaid invoices to the region’s small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) can be crippling, in …
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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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“CAP REFORM HAS SUFFERED A SIGNIFICANT SET-BACK” – MCMILLAN-SCOTT & TAYLOR
Following votes today in the European Parliament which had the potential to radically overhaul the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the region’s Liberal Democrat MEPs, Edward McMillan-Scott and Rebecca Taylor have slammed a largely disappointing set of key votes as a …
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Rebecca Taylor MEP welcomes big boost in apprenticeships
Rebecca Taylor MEP has welcomed the big increase in the number of apprenticeships in the region. Latest figures show that thanks to the efforts of Liberal Democrats in government, more than 64,000 people were on an apprenticeships last year …
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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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