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Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)Members of the European Parliament play an active role in drafting legislation which has an impact on the daily lives of citizens in EU countries: For example, on environmental protection, consumer rights, equal opportunities, transport, and the free movement of workers, capital, services and goods. The European Parliament also has joint power with the Council of Europe over the annual budget of the European Union. The European Parliament currently has 785 members. The Scottish region of the Parliament has seven members. This will drop to six at the next elections. Scotlands MEPs all represent the whole country and you can contact any or all of them with issues of interest or concern. Members are elected for five years and elections are next due in June 2009. | |||
Elspeth Attwooll MEPMEP for Scotland (Scottish Liberal Democrats)Mrs Attwooll serves on the Committee on Regional Development, Committee on Fisheries (Vice-Chair) and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs For further information you can visit Elspeth Attwooll MEP(this link will open in a new window) as well as the parliamentary site for UK MEPs listed below. European Parliament (This link will open in a new browser window. If you close the window you will stay in our site.) ContactOlympic House Phone 0141 243 2421 Ian Hudghton MEPMEP for Scotland (SNP)Mr Hudghton serves on the Committee on Fisheries, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Transport and Tourism For further information you can visit Ian Hudghton MEP(this link will open in a new window) as well as the parliamentary site for UK MEPs listed below. European Parliament (This link will open in a new browser window. If you close the window you will stay in our site.) Contact8 Old Glamis Road Phone 01382 903 206 David Martin MEPMEP for Scotland (Party of the European Socialists (PES)Mr Martin serves on the - Committee on International Trade, Committee on Petitions, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Temporary Committee on Climate Change For further information you can visit David Martin MEP(this link will open in a new window) as well as the parliamentary site for UK MEPs listed below. European Parliament (This link will open in a new browser window. If you close the window you will stay in our site.) ContactConstituency Office Phone 0131 654 1606 John Purvis CBE, MEPMEP for Scotland (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party)Mr Purvis serves on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Vice-Chair), Committee of Inquiry into the collapse of the Equitable Life Assurance Society and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy You can find further information on the parliamentary site for UK MEPs listed below. European Parliament (This link will open in a new browser window. If you close the window you will stay in our site.) ContactConstituency Office Phone 01334 475 830 Alyn Smith MEPMEP for Scotland(SNP)Mr Smith serves on the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. You can visit Alyn Smith MEP (this link will open in a new window) website as well as the parliamentary site for UK MEPs lilsted below. European Parliament (This link will open in a new browser window. If you close the window you will stay in our site.) ContactConstituency Office Phone 0131 525 8926 Struan Stevenson MEPMEP for Scotland (Scottish Conservative and Unionist party)Mr Stevenson serves on the Committee on Fisheries and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. You will find further information on the parliamentary site for UK MEPs listed below. European Parliament (This link will open in a new browser window. If you close the window you will stay in our site.) ContactSCCO Phone 0131 247 6890 Catherine Stihler MEP(Labour - Party of the European Socialists (PES)Mrs Stihler serves on the Committee on Regional Development, The Committee on Fisheries and The Committee on Transport and Tourism. You can find further information on the parliamentary site for UK MEPs listed below. European Parliament (This link will open in a new browser window. If you close the window you will stay in our site.) ContactConstituency Office Phone 01383 731 890 | |||
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