Diana Wallis MEP hosts Global Online Surgery on Digital Divide Diana Wallis MEP today hosted an online discussion on the Digital Divide involving participants from Finland, Spain, the USA and Senegal. 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. 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.

�Reform EU Agriculture Policy� says Yorkshire�s Lib Dem Euro MP on French TV    04/04/2001 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. Speaking in French, Diana Wallis said that the EU�s main agriculture programme, CAP (Common Agriculture Policy), was long overdue for reform. She said: �The programme was designed for the 1950s when food was still rationed in post-war Europe and then for a European Community of just six member states. The problem then was quantity, but as we are now acutely aware from the BSE and Foot & Mouth crises the problem now is quality. We need to ensure that consumers have confidence in agricultural products. �It is ironic that this issue which now most touches on the wider electorate is the one where the European Parliament has the least influence. �Most decisions on European agriculture are taken by the Council of Ministers*, behind closed doors. Where the safety and confidence of consumer is concerned, we need to have transparency and to have Parliament fully involved in the decision-making process as an equal partner through the system known as co-decision.� - To view the programme click here *The Council of Ministers is the meeting of government ministers from each Member State. It�s meetings are closed to the public, unlike those of the European Parliament, and minutes are not published.