Diana Wallis

Diana Wallis (born 28 June 1954, Hitchin) is a former British MEP (20.07.1999-31.01.2012) for Yorkshire and the Humber from Liberal Democrats.European Parliament, MEP Directory: Diana Wallis, accessed 27.11.2012.
==Affiliations==
===Parliamentary Affiliations===
:Chair:
:	21.09.2004 / 04.09.2007 : Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee
:Vice-President:
:	16.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Parliament's Bureau
:	16.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : European Parliament
:	14.07.2009 / 16.01.2012 : European Parliament
:Vice-Chair:
:	22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway
:	07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway
:Member:
:	20.07.1999 / 05.03.2003 : Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
:	21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market
:	13.12.2000 / 29.11.2001 : Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine
:	17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market
:	08.05.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA)
:	06.03.2003 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
:	20.07.2004 / 26.02.2007 : Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
:	21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Petitions
:	21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Legal Affairs
:	15.09.2004 / 20.09.2004 : Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	22.09.2004 / 04.09.2007 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen
:	19.01.2006 / 19.06.2007 : Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Petitions
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Legal Affairs
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Legal Affairs
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Petitions
:	27.02.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
:	05.09.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	14.07.2009 / 16.01.2012 : Parliament's Bureau
:	14.07.2009 / 19.07.2009 : Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
:	16.07.2009 / 18.01.2012 : Committee on Legal Affairs
:	16.07.2009 / 18.01.2012 : Committee on Petitions
:	20.07.2009 / 31.01.2012 : Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
:	16.09.2009 / 31.01.2012 : Delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	19.01.2012 / 31.01.2012 : Committee on Petitions
:	19.01.2012 / 31.01.2012 : Committee on Legal Affairs
:Substitute:
:	21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism
:	29.09.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	20.09.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism
:	22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
:	16.09.2009 / 31.01.2012 : Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council
:	16.09.2009 / 31.01.2012 : Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo
==Record and Controversies==
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
Support Received in Connection with Political Activities:
*financial: Travel and over night accomodation to speak at Conferences in Europe in connection with either my work in Parliamentary Committees or as a Vice-President of the Parliament - granted by Council Presidency Government, ERA.
Further Information:
*Member of the Governing Board of the European Law Academy, Trier (ERA)
*Member of the Executive Board for the Institute for European Traffic Law
*Member of the Board of the European Initiatives and Referendums Institute (IRI)
*Member of the European Emegergency Number Association (EENA) Advisory Board
*Observer Member of the UK Law Society's EU Committee
*President of the UK Institute of Translaters and Interpreters
*Honorary President of Haltemprice and Howden Liberal democrat Party
*Honorary President of the Yorkshire and the Humber Branch of the European Movement.
*I employ my husband, Stewart ARNOLD, as a fulltime Parliamentary Assistant and he is listed on the Parliament's register of Accredited Assistants. He is currently employed on a salary band of GBP £20,000.00-£25,000.00 per annum.
*I also wish to declare that I do not, nor ever have, participated in the Parliament's Voluntary Pension Scheme for Members.European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Diana Wallis, 21 July 2009, accessed 05 November 2009.
====Former Declaration of Financial Interests====
*Member of the Governing Board of the European Law Academy, Trier (ERA)
*Member of the Executive Board for the Institute for European Traffic Law
*Member of the Board of the European Initiatives and Referenums Institute (IRI)
*Member of the European Emergency Number Association (EENA) Advisory Board
*Observer Member of the UK Law Society's EU Committee
*President of the UK Institute of Translaters and Interpreters
*Honorary President of Haltemprice and Howden Liberal Democrat Party
*Honorary President of the Yorkshire and the Humber Branch of the European Movement.
*I employ my husband, Stewart ARNOLD, as a Parliamentary Assistant, and his name appears on the Parliament's website as an Accredited Assistant.
*I also wish to declare that I do not, nor ever have, participated in the European Parliament's Voluntary Pension Scheme for Members.European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Diana Wallis, 12 March 2007, accessed 10 February 2009.
===Record of Parliamentary Votes===
*Voted against 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.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted against the Commission White Paper on "Strategy for a future Chemicals Policy" (A5-0356/2001). The amendment helps avoid the necessary precautionary approach towards some chemical substances that are not proven to be completely safe.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted in favour of the directive on "waste electrical and electronic equipment" (A5-0100/2002). The amendment sets higher reuse and recycling rates for IT and telecommunication equipment.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
*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.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted in favour of 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.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted in favour of 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.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted in favour of the directive on "environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage" (A5-0145/2003). According to the amendment, polluters have to pay for environmental clean-up, and it supports an EU-wide regime which makes polluters liable for the damage they cause to wildlife, water and land.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Voted in favour of 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.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
*Voted in favour of the amendment on Bulgaria’s progress towards accession (A5-0105/2004). The report objects to extending the life of the nuclear power stations in Bulgaria.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009. Adopted.
==Personal Information==
===Curriculum Vitae===
*BA (Hons.) History, London University (1975). 
*MA (Local Government), Kent University (1976). 
*Admitted as solicitor (1984). 
*Solicitor in private practice (1984-1999.
*Deputy Leader, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Council (1995-1999).
*Member of the European Parliament (since 1999). 
*First Vice-Chairwoman, Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway (1999-2004).
*ELDR coordinator on the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (1999-2004).
*Leader of the Liberal Democrat delegation (2000-2004).
*ALDE/ADLE coordinator on the Committee on Legal Affairs (since 2004).
*President of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (2001- ).
===Contact===	
:Address:
:Phone:
:Fax:
:Email:
:Website: 
:http://www.dianawallismep.org.uk
:http://dianawallis.wordpress.com
==Resources==
*European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Diana Wallis, 12 March 2007, accessed 10 February 2009.
*European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Diana Wallis, 21 July 2009, accessed 05 November 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Diana Wallis, accessed 10 February 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Diana Wallis, accessed 05 December 2010.
*Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 10 February 2009.
==Notes==
Wallis, Diana