ISSUES

  
 
 

On the occasion of the debate in the European Parliament on the new Treaty. We held a mock referendum outside the Chamber to protest Gordon Brown not giving the British people a referendum.
 
 
 

With Anthony Mee, opera singer resident in Cornwall, celebrating my successful intervention with the Austrian tax authorities to save him as a self-employed person from being double taxed.

 
 
 

With my South West Conservative MEP colleagues, Caroline Jackson and Neil Parish, signing the UK Conservative MEPs delegation’s Referendum Petition
 
 
 

With ‘Bob the Builder’ who was visiting the European Parliament to promote energy efficiency in buildings
 
 
 

At Berkeley Town Hall with Neil Carmichael, Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman for Stroud, and John Stanton, Stroud District Councillor.
 
 
 

Holding a surgery at the Keepers Cottage Inn, Kentisbeare in support of the Campaign of Real Ale’s Community Pubs Week February 2007.
 
 
 

With Sarwar Khan of the Royal National Institute for the Blind raising awareness of eye health issues at the RNIB’s interactive shopping centre stand in Bristol
 
 
 

Neil Parish MEP and Giles, saving the Red Duster from the threat of defacement.

 
 
 
 

Meeting Chuck and Mrs Svoboda from Valencia in Spain while visiting European Parliament in Brussels for a Petitions Committee hearing to protest about the "urbanising" property law affecting a number of south west constituents with family, friends or property directly at risk of partial expropriation.
 
 
 

Richard Hill from Devon County Council being introduced by me to George Jarzembowski, the Chairman of the Temporary Committee of Enquiry into Safety at Sea, in Brussels. Richard brought a submission from Cornwall, Devon and Dorset to the Committee, on protecting our coastline.
 
 
 

Giles and wife Ginnie on the Liberty & Livelihood March in Pall Mall London, holding up the Conservatives' MEPs 'banner (Neil Parish MEP is close by)

 
 
 

Taking part in the Countryside March in Exeter

 
 
 

Vicky and Laura Cowell came to Strasbourg from Exeter to lobby as Patients for Patents

 
 
 

Celebrating a favourable decision from the European Court of Justice against the french ban on
British Beef Imports.
 
 
 

South West Tory MEP Team campaigning for continued support for school milk from the European Budget. Outside the European Parliament, Brussels, Autumn 1999

 
 
 

With Motorcyclists' Action Group (MAG) and Federation of European Motorcyclists (FEM) representatives in Brussels office