Glenis Willmott

Glenis Willmott, MEP

Glenis Willmott (born 04 March 1951, Horden Co. Durham) is a British MEP for East Midlands from Labour Party.

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• Member, Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee
• Substitute, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with the United States

Former Affiliations

• Member, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• Member, Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe
• Substitute, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with South Africa

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Financial Support Received in Connection with Political Activities:

Financial:

• £5000 - granted by GMB Yorkshire & North Derbyshire Region, Grove Hall, 60 College Road, Wakefield WF1 3RN

In terms of staff:

• £7,000 to cover payments to Brussels stagiaire (Aug 2009 onwards) - granted by GMB Midlands & East Coast Region 542 Woodborough Rd Nottingham NG3 5FJ

Further Information:

• Staff Details

I employ the following staff from my secretarial allowance:

POLITICAL MANAGER (full time)

PARLIAMENTARY RESEARCHER (full time)

PARLIAMENTARY ASSISTANT (full time)

CONSTITUENCY ASSISTANT (part time)

SECRETARY (part time)

I employ my husband Edward Willmott as full time Parliamentary Assistant, who is paid within the £10,000 - £20,000 band.

I employ an accountant, who acts as my paying agent for PAYE, NIC, pension contributions and other deductions for my office staff

• Together with all EPLP MEPs, I contribute to the salary of an additional staff member who is line managed by the EPLP Secretary General, who also acts as our service provider for this purpose.
• Car park pass from Birmingham International Airport to the value of £258

Former Declaration of Financial Interests

Financial Support Received in Connection with Political Activities:

Financial:

• £5,000 to be used for research and campaigns - granted by GMB Yorkshire & North Derbyshire Region

In terms of staff:

• £7,000 to cover payments to Brussels stagiaire (Aug 2008-April 2009) - granted by GMB Midlands & East Coast Region

Further Information:

• Car park pass from Birmingham International Airport to the value of £258
• Two tickets from the Football Association for the 2008 FA cup final.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• HNC in medical science, specialising in clinical chemistry (circa 1974).
• HNC specialising in haematology (circa 1984). Medical scientist (1969-1987).
• Parliamentary Assistant to Alan Meale MP for Mansfield (1987-1990).
• Trade union officer (1990-2006).
• Regional board member, East Midlands Labour Party (1990-present).
• Two terms as Chair of Regional Labour Party, most recently 2002-2004.
• In the GMB Trade Union: political officer (1990-2006); organiser (1992-1995); senior organiser (1995-2006).
• Secretary, East Midlands Trade Union and Labour Party Liaison Committee (1990-2006).
• Member of the TUC regional council from 1990-2004.
• County councillor, Nottinghamshire County Council (1989-1993).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

13G218

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45459

Fax:

+32 (0)2 28 49459

Email:

glenis.willmott AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.gleniswillmott.org.uk

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Glenis Willmott, 09 September 2008, accessed 04 February 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Glenis Willmott, accessed 04 February 2009.