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Thank you for visiting my website. It's important to me as a Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber to keep in touch throughout the year. On this site you will find my news, articles and speeches and more!

Statement on Expenses

Much attention is now being focused on the issue of MPs' expenses, and MEPs have inevitably been drawn into this. Below you can find a link to a statement about my own position.

Read Diana's statement on expenses, 18th May 2009.

Recent developments

Diana Wallis MEP, Strasbourg 2009

Please do contact me if you have an issue I can help with or if there is an issue you wish to raise. There are a number of ways to get in touch:

Diana welcomes cut to red tape on Britain's small businesses New!

Wed 10th Mar 2010

Local Euro MP Diana Wallis MEP, the Liberal Democrat Spokeswoman on Legal Affairs, has welcomed today's European Parliament vote in favour of exempting struggling small businesses from producing onerous annual accounts.

Read "Diana welcomes cut to red tape on Britain's small businesses " in full (280 words).

Diana raises Endometriosis on International Women's day in a speech to the European Parliament New!

Tue 9th Mar 2010

To coincide with International Women's day (8th March) and the start of Endometriosis Awareness Week across Europe, Diana Wallis MEP raised the issue of Endometriosis in a speech to the European Parliament. In the speech she called for the debilitating illness to be taken more seriously.

Read "Diana raises Endometriosis on International Women's day in a speech to the European Parliament" in full (229 words).

Icelanders' 'no' is not their last word

Sun 7th Mar 2010

Responding to the resounding 'No' vote Icelanders delivered in the referendum on the proposed deal to repay Britain and the Netherlands outstanding debts from the failed Icelandic bank Icesave, European Parliament Vice President Diana Wallis MEP said:

Read "Icelanders' 'no' is not their last word " in full (124 words).

The Violence of Poverty - The cost of human trafficking

Fri 5th Mar 2010

The Impressions Gallery in Bradford in collaboration with Autograph ABP presented a special evening of film screening and talks to support their exhibition 'not Natasha', under the title: 'The Violence of Poverty - The cost of human trafficking'

Diana at the exhibition with Emma Boyd (centre) from ABP who presented the film 'Torture by any other name' and Ruth Beni, Film Director, who presented her film 'Two Little Girls' a powerful cautionary tale about the sex trafficking trade (photography: Stewart Arnold)

Read "The Violence of Poverty - The cost of human trafficking" in full (147 words).

Diana gives keynote speech at ASDA conference

Fri 5th Mar 2010

Diana gave a keynote speech at an ASDA suppliers conference in Morley on Thursday. The conference, held annually, was attended by around 450 suppliers from the UK and from ASDA's production sites around the world including China, India and Europe.

Diana with Chris McCann, ASDA Ethical Standards Manager (photography: Stewart Arnold)

Read "Diana gives keynote speech at ASDA conference" in full (101 words).

Local Lib Dem Euro MP expresses delight at Yorkshire rhubarb decision

Fri 26th Feb 2010

The Liberal Democrat Euro MP for Yorkshire and the Humber, Diana Wallis, has said she is 'absolutely delighted' that traditionally grown Indoor Yorkshire rhubarb has received Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status from the European Commission.

Read "Local Lib Dem Euro MP expresses delight at Yorkshire rhubarb decision" in full (187 words).

Commission and Parliament move closer on achieving a single register for lobbyists

Wed 24th Feb 2010

Diana Wallis, the MEP responsible for transparency, says there is a good possibility of achieving a single register between the EP and the Commission for Brussels-based lobbyists.

Read "Commission and Parliament move closer on achieving a single register for lobbyists" in full (320 words).

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Accident? Fire? Mugging? Europe-wide emergency number - MORE INFO

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Quotes of the Week

"Anyone who wants to pass laws in this country should pay this country's full taxes and not hide behind the special offshore status of non-doms. Non-doms have to tell the taxman that their first allegiance is to another country. No-one should be a British lawmaker whose first allegiance is not to Britain."

Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary

www.libdems.org.uk - 2 March

"I think people are entitled to expect a sensible, stable government at a time when the country is facing very, very acute choices. We take what the markets are worrying about immensely seriously. We will not take any risk with the creditworthiness of the economy."

Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats

Financial Times - 3 March

Diana recently ran the London Marathon to raise funds for endometriosis research. You can still support her by clicking the photo above, or follow her blog below

Raising funds for endometriosis research

I did the London Marathon!
Tue 28th Apr 2009

The (almost) final push …(1 -12 April)
Fri 17th Apr 2009

Week 9 and 10 of training (16 - 29 March)
Mon 30th Mar 2009

Week 7 and 8 of training (2 - 15 March)
Thu 19th Mar 2009

Week 6 of training (23 Feb - 1 March)
Tue 3rd Mar 2009

More Raising funds for endometriosis research...