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.
'Israeli decision on the Ibrahimi Mosque shows an apparent disregard for the peace process' - Diana Wallis MEP
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Tue 16th Mar 2010
Last Saturday, 13 March 2010, Diana Wallis MEP, Vice President of the European Parliament, visited Hebron on the Palestinian West Bank, at the invitation of the Mayor, Khalid Osailly. During the visit she saw the new recently opened sports stadium, the building work at the new sports centre and met with women's organisations.
Diana welcomes fellow Yorkshire Euro MP to the Liberal Democrats
Sat 13th Mar 2010
Diana Wallis, the Liberal Democrat MEP for Yorkshire & the Humber since 1999, has welcomed the news that her parliamentary colleague and ex-Tory MEP, Edward McMillan-Scott, has joined the Liberal Democrats.
Speaking in the plenary debate on EU policy in the Arctic in the European Parliament on Wednesday Diana Wallis, the Vice President responsible for Arctic matters, said that 'an inner core of states in the Arctic could seriously undermine a very precious cooperation in the region'. She also stated the importance of the Northern Dimension as a basis for multilateral cooperation in the Arctic.
Diana welcomes cut to red tape on Britain's small businesses
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.
Diana raises Endometriosis on International Women's day in a speech to the European Parliament
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.
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:
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'
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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
"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
