Mary Honeyball

Mary Honeyball    (politician)
A member of the European Parliament

Mary Honeyball (born 12 November 1952, Weymouth) is a British MEP for London from Labour Party.

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Culture and Education
• Member, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
• Substitute, Committee on Regional Development
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with Canada

Former Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
• Member, Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee
• Substitute, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
• Substitute, Committee on Culture and Education
• Substitute, Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee
• Substitute, Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Public transport pass for Strasbourg - granted to all MEPs by Strasbourg City.
• Free rail travel with SNCB in Belgium - granted to all MEPs by SNCB.
• Free parking at London City Airport - available to all UK MEPs. Granted by City Airport.
• I let out a house in London to tenants.
• I provided work experience to two LSE students.

Former Declaration of Financial Interests

• Public transport pass for Strasbourg - Granted to all MEPs by Strasbourg City
• Free rail travel with SNCB in Belgium - Granted to all MEPs by SNCB
• Free parking at London City Airport - available to all UK MEPs - granted by City Airport
• 2 tickets to Twickenham - granted by the RFU
• 2 air tickets to Cyprus and accomodation for 3 nights to attend the Morphou Rally. Issued by Morphou municipality.
• I let out a house in London to tenants.

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• Voted in favour of the directive on "national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants" (A5-0063/2000). The amendment allows setting less ambitious national emission ceilings for sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3) and volatile organic compounds (VOC), which would result in more damage to human health and the environment.
• Voted in favour of the Commission White Paper on "Strategy for a future Chemicals Policy" (A5-0356/2001). The amendment helps avoid the necessary precautionary approach towards some chemical substances that are not proven to be completely safe.
• Voted in favour of the directive on "waste electrical and electronic equipment" (A5-0100/2002). The amendment sets higher reuse and recycling rates for IT and telecommunication equipment. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
• Voted in favour of the report on "Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network" (A5-0135/2002). The Trans-European Network of Transport (TEN-T) is a network of so-called 'transport corridors' through Europe. This amendment calls for a full Strategic Environmental Assessment of these transport corridors and calls on the Commission to improve methods for analysing the environmental and economic impact of the TEN-T.
• Voted in favour of the regulation concerning "traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms" (A5-0229/2002). The amendment allows customers the right to choose GM free food.
• Voted in favour of the report towards a "thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides" (A5-0061/2003). The amendment proposes to ban or severely restrict use of pesticides in areas around sources of drinking water and nature protected zones.
• Voted in favour of the directive on "environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage" (A5-0145/2003). According to the amendment, polluters have to pay for environmental clean-up, and it supports an EU-wide regime which makes polluters liable for the damage they cause to wildlife, water and land.
• Voted against the directive on restructuring the "Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity" (A5-0302/2003). The amendment aims at giving tax benefits to environmentally friendly sources of energy, which would make them cheaper and more competitive to conventional (more polluting) sources of energy. It also gives tax benefits to environmentally friendly uses of energy for transport, for instance trains. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
• Voted in favour of the amendment on Bulgaria’s progress towards accession (A5-0105/2004). The report objects to extending the life of the nuclear power stations in Bulgaria.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• BA, Modern History (1975).
• General Secretary, Council for Voluntary Service, London Borough of Newnham (1986-1990).
• Service manager, SCOPE (disability charity) (1990-1992).
• Chief executive, Gingerbread (lone parents' support group) (1992-1994).
• General Secretary, Association of Chief Officers of Probation (1994-1998).
• Chair, London Labour Party's Women's Committee (1982-1986).
• Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee Women's Committee (2000-2003).
• Member, Labour Party National Policy Forum (2000-2004).
• Councillor, London Borough of Barnet (1978-1986).
• Member, National Alliance of Women's Organisations (1992-1994).
• Governor of various schools in London Boroughs of Barnet and Lewisham (1978-1994).
• Member, London Co-operative Retail Services' Political Committee (1985-1998).
• Treasurer, EMILY's List, UK, campaigning for more Labour women in parliament (1998-2000).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 2000).

Resources

• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Mary Honeyball, 19 December 2007, accessed 05 February 2009.
• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Mary Honeyball, 12 October 2009, accessed 05 February 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Mary Honeyball, accessed 05 February 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.

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