David Sumberg

David Sumberg

David Sumberg, MEP

David Sumberg (born 2 June 1941, Stoke-on-Trent) is a British MEP from Conservative and Unionist Party.

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on International Trade
• Member, Delegation for relations with the United States
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with South Africa
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Professional Activities:

• Company Director - the parliamentary forum limited

Further Information:

• (1st- April 2008) I have four service provider contracts, two of which provide secretarial assistance services, one provides media and press services and one with an independent firm of chartered accountants, who act as my paying agent. I employ a full time secretary/assistant who is my wife, and who receives a salary the band of £50,001 - £60,000 per annum.
• For clarification - the precise salary payable to my wife as above is the annual sum of £54.000.

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 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 against 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 against 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 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.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Tettenhall College, Staffordshire (1950-1959).
• College of Law, London (1959-1964).
• Admitted as solicitor (1964).
• Solicitor (1964-1999).
• Councillor, Manchester City Council (1982-1984).
• Member of Parliament (1983-1997).
• Parliamentary private secretary to the Attorney-General (1986-1989).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

14E210

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45372

Email:

david.sumberg@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.davidsumberg.com

Resources

• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: David Sumberg, 10 June 2008, accessed 07 February 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: David Sumberg, accessed 07 February 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 07 February 2009.