Philip Bradbourn MEP

Philip Bradbourn MEP

West Midlands

  • Spokesman on Regional Development
  • Parliamentary Committees:
    • Conference of Delegation Chairs
    • Committee on Regional Development
  • Parliamentary Delegations:
    • Delegation for relations with Canada
  • Parliamentary activities - click here

Contact Details

Email: philip.bradbourn@europarl.europa.eu

Website: http://www.torymeps.com

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Press

RIGHT BALANCE STRUCK IN NEW EU PASSENGER COMPENSATION RULES FOR BUS AND COACH SERVICES

Posted,2/15/2011 12:00:00 AM

Strasbourg 15 February 2011. Local and Regional bus services will   not be subject to the same passenger compensation rules as major airlines following a vote in the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

LOCAL BUS SERVICES SHOULD NOT FALL UNDER SAME EU PASSENGER RIGHTS RULES AS AIRLINES SAYS CONSERVATIVE MEP

Posted,7/6/2010 12:00:00 AM

Strasbourg 6 July 2010. Local and Regional bus services should not be subject to the same passenger compensation rules as major airlines a Conservative MEP said today.

The EU should not set fines or determine prosecutions for lorry drivers

Posted,5/18/2010 12:00:00 AM

Strasbourg 18 May 2010 -- The European Conservatives and Reformists group today voted against a call from the European Parliament for the EU to harmonise penalties for lorry drivers who break rules on working time, rest periods and statutory working conditions.

E-borders plans should be dropped

Posted,6/30/2009 10:00:00 AM

Plans are impractical and intrusive

E-borders plans should be dropped

Posted,6/30/2009 12:00:00 AM

Plans to collect the records of everyone who enters and leaves the UK - under the so-called 'E-borders' scheme - are impractical, intrusive and could lead to chaos at our ports and international rail stations, Philip Bradbourn MEP, Conservative Vice-chairman of the European Parliament's justice and home affairs committee, warned today.

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This MEP in the News

NEW LAW MAY GIVE ASYLUM TO 22,500 REFUGEES - Daily Express

Thousands more asylum seekers will be given the right to live, work and claim benefits in Britain.

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Europe eyes airport X-ray vision

As if queuing for ages, emptying pockets and taking off shoes at the airport was not enough - now there are fears images of European airline passengers will be flashing up on a computer screen in all their glory - minus their clothes.

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EU extradition law faces legal challenge

Civil rights groups are considering a legal challenge to new EU laws that would allow British citizens to be extradited automatically if they are convicted in their absence by foreign courts.

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MEPs adopt new rules on aviation security

MEPs adopted common rules and standards in the field of aviation safety on Tuesday (11 March), including the idea of having security officers – or sky marshals – on flights across the 27-nation bloc.

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EU assembly adopts new rules on aviation security

The rules harmonize in-flight security and cover areas such as the use of sky marshals and carriage of weapons on aircraft for the first time on a pan-EU level.

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