Diana Wallis Condemns Closure of Local Police Stations Local Lib Dem Euro-MP Diana Wallis has expressed severe concern over the closure of local police stations in the region. William Hague to blame for Tory MPs racist speech � Diana Wallis Diana Wallis MEP has said that William Hague needs to take much of the blame for John Townend's widely condemned racist speech. Diana Wallis MEP gives support to �Pet Manifesto� As a result of research undertaken by MORI amongst Directline�s 100,000 pet insurance policy holders, the insurance company has launched the �pet manifesto� to highlight the primary issues which concern policy holders as pet owners. Euro-MP Welcomes Public Inquiry into Finningley Airport Diana Wallis, Lib Dem Euro-MP for Yorkshire, has welcomed today�s announcement that the Government will hold a Public Inquiry into proposals to turn Finningley Airport into and international terminal. Lib Dem MEP appalled at US rejection of Kyoto proposal Lib Dem MEP, Diana Wallis, has condemned the decision of the US government, under new President George W Bush, to drop the Kyoto Treaty on global warming. �Reform EU Agriculture Policy� says Yorkshire�s Lib Dem Euro MP on French TV Diana Wallis MEP represented Yorkshire�s farmers on French TV this week, taking part in the political affairs programme 2 pour 2 contre (translated as �2 for, 2 against�) to discuss agricultural reform. Yorkshire MEP at top table EU meeting Lib Dem Euro-MP Diana Wallis represented the European Parliament at a Foreign Ministers Council meeting this week and called on them to include Europe�s citizens in moves to increase cooperation in the Northern region of the continent.

Diana Wallis MEP hosts Global Online Surgery on Digital Divide    20/03/2001 Diana Wallis MEP today hosted an online discussion on the Digital Divide involving participants from Finland, Spain, the USA and Senegal. The online �chat� was hosted by Diana Wallis in her capacity as Chair of E-Ping! (European Parliamentarians Internet Group). Panelists in the forum included representatives from the United States Department of Commerce, the European Commission and the Council of Europe. �Discussing the topic of the Digital Divide showed the potential of the Internet in exploring possible solutions to problems that are faced all over the world,� said Diana Wallis MEP afterwards. Summing up at the end of the online �chat�, Diana said: "I hope that we will have underscored the EUs interest in the bridging the digital divide and the democratic deficit, and demonstrated our openness to global citizens. "Many thanks to all our participants and especially our panellists. It has certainly been both an entertaining discussion and an interesting experiment. I believe we have had some helpful exchanges and facilitated some contacts which will hopefully bear results in the future." For more information, go to www.eping.org