21 Oct: The EU must take more robust action to tackle international wildlife crime, the Deputy Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament, Jacqueline Foster, has said. The North West MEP has chaired a major seminar to discuss the EU's accession to CITES - the international convention on trade in endangered species.

Deputy leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament, Jacqueline Foster, has used a major speech in Brussels this week to warn of the dangers of over-regulation by the EU in the aeronautics sector. She spoke at a conference which brought together, at the highest level, major leaders of industry and agencies, to discuss the future of the European aeronautics sector in the framework of EU policies, in particular transport and the EU's ambitious strategy for investment and growth. 

A report by UK Conservative transport spokesman Jacqueline Foster on the safe use of remotely piloted aircraft systems - or drones - for non-military use has been overwhelmingly backed by the European Parliament's Transport Committee.

Jacqueline Foster and the Conservative MEPs have won the backing of fellow parliamentarians for deleting a needless reference to Gibraltar in a report on EU transport policy. A section of the report on the implementation of the Commission's 2011 White Paper on transport called for the EU's Council of Ministers to "resolve the UK-Spain dispute over Gibraltar, which is currently impeding numerous legislative files". However in Strasbourg today, MEPs voted to delete this statement. 

Conservative Transport Spokesman Jacqueline Foster has today presented her draft report on the safe use of remotely piloted aircraft systems – or drones – for non-military use.

Conservatives have won the United Kingdom's 2015 General Election - as Labour and UKIP failed to make the predicted gains while the Liberal Democrats were all but wiped out.  In the North West, Conservatives gained Bolton West, Cheadle and Hazel Grove but lost Chester, Lancaster & Fleetwood and Wirral West.

Deputy Leader of the Conservative MEPs, Jacqueline Foster, has been praised by the conservationalist and actress Virginia McKenna OBE for backing a new report calling for EU action over the illegal trade in wild animals.

There will be no 'mega-trucks' on Britain's roads thanks to decisive action by the Conservative Transport Spokesman in the European Parliament, Jacqueline Foster MEP.

The European Commission had wanted to harmonise the rules over the size of trucks across the EU, which had the potential to see 80-foot long trucks appearing on UK roads, weighing up to 60 tonnes.

Conservative MEPs will this week back measure to help British authorities pursue foreign drivers who flout UK traffic laws and then escape justice.

Jacqueline's latest newsletter for the North West is landing on doormats across the region this week.  The lead story is the growth of Conservative Future after successful freshers' fairs at universities in Chester, Liverpool, Lancaster and Manchester.