http://www.georgelyon.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from George Lyon - Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland en-GB George Lyon - Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland http://www.georgelyon.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 George Lyon - Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland 2010-07-29T14:35+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.georgelyon.org.uk/news/000157/lyon_begins_summer_tour_of_scotland.html George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has begun a tour of agricultural shows across Scotland to hear the views of farmers and crofters. 2010-07-28T09:47+01:00 http://www.georgelyon.org.uk/news/000156/lyon_commission_must_clear_soya_import_bottleneck.html George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has called on European Health Commissioner Dalli to take immediate action to clear the bottleneck on soya imports caused by the zero tolerance rules on GM contamination of imports. 2010-07-21T09:03+01:00 http://www.georgelyon.org.uk/news/000155/scottish_farmers_can_learn_from_glastir__lyon.html George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, will today meet Welsh Rural Affairs Minster Elin Jones to learn about Glastir, the Welsh Assembly Government's new land management scheme. 2010-07-21T09:02+01:00 http://www.georgelyon.org.uk/news/000154/working_time_directive_extension_will_damage_scottish_agriculture__lyon.html George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has warned against the extension of the European working time directive with fears increasing that the UK Government will be forced to extend the regulation to cover self-employed drivers. 2010-07-20T11:04+01:00 http://www.georgelyon.org.uk/news/000153/lyon_commission_must_answer_questions_on_gm_planting_policy.html George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has asked the European Commission to clarify its plans to give Member States and regional governments the power to permit planting of GM crops, moving away from a common policy across the EU-27. 2010-07-14T13:27+01:00 http://www.georgelyon.org.uk/news/000152/lyon_raises_scottish_concerns_over_beef_deal_with_brazil.html George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has warned about the possible impact of a beef deal with Brazil that would allow huge quantities of cheap beef to flood into the European market. 2010-07-09T10:05+01:00 http://www.georgelyon.org.uk/news/000151/european_parliament_overwhelmingly_backs_lyon_cap_reforms.html George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has received the overwhelming backing of the European Parliament for his report which sets out the future reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). 2010-07-08T11:50+01:00 http://www.georgelyon.org.uk/news/000150/european_parliament_votes_to_end_reward_for_banking_failure.html George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has voted for a new EU law to rein in bankers´ bonuses which is being hailed as a landmark success. 2010-07-07T12:50+01:00 http://www.georgelyon.org.uk/news/000149/lyon_welcomes_eu_illegal_timber_ban.html George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has hailed a European Parliament vote to ban the trade of illegally logged timbers as a victory for developing nations and the environment. 2010-07-07T11:31+01:00 http://www.georgelyon.org.uk/news/000148/lyon_and_mcarthur_demand_action_on_flawed_fisheries_science.html George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, and Scottish Liberal Democrat Fisheries Spokesman Liam McArthur MSP have joined forces to back the Scottish Fishermen's Federations (SFF) call for the UK to demand that the European Commission should act to ensure that recommendations on next year's fishing quotas are based on accurate science and not on the incomplete data currently held by ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea). 2010-07-02T14:32+01:00 http://www.georgelyon.org.uk/news/000147/lyon_to_address_german_farming_union.html George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, will address the German Farmers Union General Assembly in Berlin later today with European Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos and German Farming Minister Ilse Aigner. 2010-07-01T08:16+01:00 http://www.georgelyon.org.uk/news/000146/lyon_to_work_with_uk_government_to_bring_eid_commissioner_to_scotland.html George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has asked UK Agriculture Minister Jim Paice MP to bring European Health Commissioner Dalli to Scotland to see first hand the problems faced by Scottish farmers and crofters in implementing EID regulations. 2010-06-30T10:42+01:00 http://www.georgelyon.org.uk/news/000145/welcome_change_of_pace_from_paice_over_eid_regulations__lyon.html George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has welcomed moves by the new UK Government to seek a review of regulations governing the electronic tagging of sheep (EID) introduced at the beginning of the year. 2010-06-29T11:59+01:00 http://www.georgelyon.org.uk/news/000144/youve_got_to_be_yolking__lyon_slams_eu_egg_law.html George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has hit out at EU plans to ban the sale of produce by number which could see "a dozen" eggs become a thing of the past. 2010-06-29T10:51+01:00 http://www.georgelyon.org.uk/news/000143/decision_on_gm_planting_to_be_fast_tracked__lyon.html George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has welcomed moves that will see Member States and regional governments given the power to permit planting of GM crops without the need to seek permission from the European Commission. 2010-06-21T08:15+01:00