Jean Lambert

Jean Lambert, MEP

Jean Lambert (born 01 June 1950, Orsett) is a British MEP for London from Green Party.

Affiliations

• Chairwoman, Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia
• Member, Conference of Delegation Chairs
• Member, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
• Substitute, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with India

Former Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
• Member, Delegation for relations with India
• Member, Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia
• Substitute, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
• Substitute, Subcommittee on Human Rights
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with Japan

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Trustee - UK Dalit Solidarity Campaign
• Member - Liberty Council
• Advisory Board - International Council for Human Rights
• Working lives institute and human rights institute, both at London Metropolitan University
• Patron - Ice and Fire Theatre, London
• All unpaid

Former Declaration of Financial Interests

Unpaid:

• Trustee of the UK Dalit Solidarity Campaign
• Member of Liberty Council
• Member of the Advisory Board - Working Lives Institute, The Human Rights Institute (London Metropolitan University)
• Vice - president of UK all party Beer Club, Brussels
• Patron of the Ice and Fire Theatre, London

Received:

• Hotel accommodation - 1 night - Protestant Academy of Berlin (Approx 100 euros)
• Visit to Georgia - flights and hotel (2 nights) approx cost 1300 euros (European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development)

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• Voted in favour of the directive on "establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy" (A5-0027/2000). The directive covers all water management aspects in order to achieve a 'good status' of all waters by 2015.
• Voted against 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 against 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 in favour of 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.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• BA (Modern Languages) (1971); PGCE (1972); ADB(Ed.) (1975).
• Professional Development Certificate (BTEC) (1998).
• Secondary school teacher (1972-1978; 1985-1989; 1993-1999).
• Political liaison, Green Group in the European Parliament (1989-1992).
• In the Green Party: Co-Chair, Party Council (1982-1985); principal speaker (1992-1993; 1998-1999); Chair, Party Executive (1993-1994). Representative, Federation of European Green Parties (1987-1989; 1998-1999).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
• I Vice-Chairwoman, Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance.
• Co-Chairwoman, Intergroup on Ageing (2001-2004).
• Council Member, Charter 88 (since 1991).
• Vice-President, Waltham Forest Race Equality Council (since 1999).
• Trustee, Dalit Solidarity Campaign UK (since 2004).
• Member, Advisory Board, Work-Life Institute, Metropolitan University (since 2003).
• Author of 'No change? - No chance!' (1996).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

08G107

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45507

Fax:

+32 (0)2 28 49507

Email:

jean.lambert AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.jeanlambertmep.org.uk

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Jean Lambert, 28 January 2009, accessed 05 February 2009.
• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Jean Lambert, 23 June 2009, accessed 03 November 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Jean Lambert, accessed 05 February 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.