Welcome to the website of Edward McMillan-Scott MEP, elected to represent the people of Yorkshire & The Humber in Europe... 'Profound relief' at McCanns all-clear Edward McMillan-Scott, European Parliament Vice-President, and child rights campaigner who sponsored the McCann's visits to the European Parliament, greeted the all-clear decision on Kate and Gerry's involvement in little Madeleine's disappearance with 'profound relief': “I just feel profound relief for Gerry and Kate. They have been through hell, with not only the agony of missing Madeleine, but also through suspicion and international trial by media. SUCCESS!! At the end of the July session of the European Parliament 418 MEPs had signed a Written Declaration calling for a US-style Europe-wide Missing Child Alert promoted by the McCanns. This is a majority of the 785 MEPs and so becomes a formal Resolution of the European Parliament. EU justice ministers have agreed to move the idea forward and so the Resolution will give political impetus and moral weight to the much-needed scheme. A pilgrimage of parents whose children have been taken by their partners arrived at the European Parliament in Strasbourg to present a petition to Vice-President Edward McMillan-Scott MEP (centre) - a leading campaigner for children's rights across Europe. The four-week walk covering nearly 290 miles (462 km) from the European Parliament in Brussels to its offshoot in Strasbourg was led by Sabine van der Elst (right). Ms van der Elst has had no personal contact with her daughter Maeliss, now 13, since the child was taken from Belgium to his German homeland by the father five years ago. The petition, supported by more than 12,000 people, was described by the campaigners as a 'last chance' to get the authorities to respect their children's right to contact with both parents. More.... Edward has warmly welcomed Prince Charles' pledge to avoid the August 2008 Olympics on human rights grounds. The MEP began his 'Boycott Beijing' campaign in 2006 after all he had contact with during a visit to Beijing were arrested, imprisoned and some tortured. More.... Edward slams patients’ passport hold-up Edward attacks energy price hikes The MEP had suggested that UK energy providers had colluded to increase energy bills by an average of 15 per cent this year. More... McMillan-Scott keeps close links with all parts of Yorkshire & Humber, with visit programmes scheduled more than once a fortnight. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward on China "Keep politics out of sport, keep Sarkozy out of Beijing" 48-year-old mother Zhang Lianying in a prison hospital in Beijing after torture Edward McMillan-Scott MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament, has condemned the decision of the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, and praised the decision of the President of the European Parliament, Dr Hans-Gert Pottering to stay away. More... Anti-torture day
Since 2003, 400 American children have been found - 80 % within the crucial first 72 hours - through the Justice Department's Amber Alert. Only France has a similar state-funded 'severe weather warning'-style missing child alert, which uses TV and radio flashes, messages on motorway gantries and town centre information boards.
290 mile hike for tug-of-love kids
Charles backs Edward on Beijing
Edward has criticised other European countries for failing to bring in the EU health passport, which would have given NHS patients the chance to receive free treatment elsewhere in Europe. Edward has criticised other European countries for failing to bring in the EU health passport, which would have given NHS patients the chance to receive free treatment elsewhere in Europe. 
Edward with Malcolm Kaye using a pre-pay meter
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About Edward
Edward McMillan-Scott was first elected as a Yorkshire MEP in 1984. He was elected Vice President of the European Parliament in 2004 and again in 2007.
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