Labour takes key positions in the European Parliament - 2009-07-22

Labour MEPs have taken key roles across the European Parliament. Brian Simpson MEP is the first ever British chair of the Transport and Tourism Committee. Arlene McCarthy MEP is now vice-chair of the Economic Committee, moving from her previous role heading up the Internal Market & Consumer Protection Committee.

The EPLP (European Parliamentary Labour Party) representation in the newly elected European Parliament is as follows:

Glenis Willmott MEP

Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party

Environment, Public Health & Food Safety Committee (full member)

Civil Liberties, Justice & Home Affairs Committee (substitute member)

Claude Moraes MEP

Deputy Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party

Vice Chair of the Arab Peninsula Delegation

Civil Liberties, Justice & Home Affairs Committee (full member)

Employment & Social Affairs Committee (substitute member)

Richard Howitt MEP

Chair of the European Parliamentary Labour Party

Foreign Affairs Committee (full member)

Human Rights Sub-Committee (full member)

Security & Defence Sub-Committee (full member)

Legal Affairs Committee (substitute member)

Brian Simpson MEP

Whip of the European Parliamentary Labour Party

Chair of Transport & Tourism Committee

Agriculture & Rural Development Committee (substitute member)

Michael Cashman MEP

Chair of the South Africa Delegation

Development Committee (full member)

Petitions Committee (full member)

Civil Liberties, Justice & Home Affairs Committee (substitute member)

Mary Honeyball MEP

Women's Rights & Gender Equality Committee (full member)

Culture & Education Committee (full member)

Regional Development Committee (substitute member)

Stephen Hughes MEP

Vice President of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialist and Democrats in the European Parliament

(Economic and Social Policy, Internal Market, Equality and Culture)

Employment & Social Affairs Committee (full member)

Culture & Education Committee (substitute member)

David Martin MEP

International Trade Committee (full member)

Human Rights Sub-Committee (full member)

Constitutional Affairs Committee (substitute member)

Linda McAvan MEP

Vice Chair, EU-CAP Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Environment, Public Health & Food Safety Committee (full member)

Development Committee (substitute member)

Arlene McCarthy MEP

Vice-Chair of Economic & Monetary Affairs Committee

Internal Market & Consumer Protection Committee (substitute member)

Peter Skinner MEP

Economic & Monetary Affairs Committee (full member)

Industry, Research & Energy Committee (substitute member)

Catherine Stihler MEP

Internal Market & Consumer Protection Committee (full member)

Economic & Monetary Affairs Committee (substitute member)

Derek Vaughan MEP

Industry, Research & Energy Committee (full member)

Budgets Committee (substitute member)

Budgetary Control Committee (substitute member)

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