Verbatim report of proceedings

Wednesday, 22 October 2014 - Strasbourg

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 - all sections (A8-0014/2014 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Monika Hohlmeier)

  Siôn Simon (S&D), in writing. - Labour MEPs voted today for the EU to do more of what it is good at, working collectively to deliver real benefits and developments in technology, such as funding for the Low Carbon Vehicle Technology Project at the University of Warwick and European Bioenergy Research Institute at Aston University – delivering cutting edge research to local industry. Labour MEPs voted for investment for growth and voted for regional funding that goes directly to communities in the West Midlands and the rest of the UK, as it is local communities that are best able to determine how to deliver for people locally. These are areas where we are more than the sum of our parts, where the EU makes a real difference, and I am proud that Labour MEPs have stood up for the constituents of the West Midlands and the UK in these areas today.