David Sumberg

David Sumberg

David Sumberg (born 2 June 1941, Stoke-on-Trent) is a former British MEP (1999-2009) from Conservative and Unionist Party.

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Vice-Chair:

22.07.1999 / 06.10.1999 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China

Member:

20.07.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

21.07.1999 / 13.09.1999 : Committee on Budgetary Control

06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with the United States

02.02.2000 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy

07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with the United States

20.07.2004 / 08.03.2005 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

16.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the United States

09.03.2005 / 05.02.2006 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

06.02.2006 / 18.11.2008 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

31.01.2007 / 11.02.2007 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

12.02.2007 / 16.01.2008 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the United States

17.01.2008 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on International Trade

19.11.2008 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

Substitute:

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy

30.09.1999 / 14.02.2001 : Committee on Development and Cooperation

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence

22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with South Africa

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence

31.01.2007 / 08.02.2007 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

09.02.2007 / 16.01.2008 : Committee on Legal Affairs

14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with South Africa

15.02.2008 / 13.07.2009 : 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).

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Website:

http://www.davidsumberg.com

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

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.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: David Sumberg, accessed 05 December 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 07 February 2009.