Glenis Willmott

Glenis Willmott, MEP

Glenis Willmott (born 04 March 1951, Horden Co. Durham) is a British MEP (01.01.2006- ) for East Midlands from the Labour Party.

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Member:

01.01.2006 / 13.07.2009 : Socialist Group in the European Parliament

02.02.2006 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

02.02.2006 / 25.04.2007 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

26.04.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe

14.07.2009 / ... : Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee

Substitute:

01.02.2006 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

01.02.2006 / 31.12.2006 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

15.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with South Africa

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the United States

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.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Glenis Willmott, accessed 05 December 2010.