Political
Timothy Kirkhope lives in Scotton near Knaresborough with Caroline and their sons. He is proud to represent Yorkshire and the Humber in the European Parliament and the 5 million people who live and work in the region. Timothy regularly visits schools, hospitals and community groups from Skipton to Scarborough and from Richmond to Rotherham.
As well as representing his constituents, Timothy was also the Conservative representative on the 'Future of Europe' Convention and the Spokesman on Justice and Home Affairs. In this latter position, he has played a major role in the war against terrorism, overseeing legislation to prevent money laundering by terrorist groups and introducing reports to speed up the extradition of terrorists through cooperation between member states. Since his re-selection as the No.1 for the Conservative list for the Yorkshire and the Humber in June, Timothy has been elected as the first European Democrat Vice-President of the EPP-ED political group in the subsequent internal election.
As a former UK Home Office minister, Timothy continues to monitor asylum and immigration policy for which he was responsible between 1995 and 1997. He has also introduced a report to combat Internet child pornography by allowing law enforcement authorities to monitor web activity for offending material and take action against these evil people.
Timothy also represented the Conservative party on the Convention of MEPs, MPs and national representatives which drew up the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, but he felt that the Charter should have concentrated more on limiting the powers of EU institutions.
As a Director of the Movement for European Reform Timothy currently leads discussion groups on the Conservative Party Reform agenda, in various parts of Yorkshire and the Humber region.
In 2007, Timothy became Conservative Spokesman on Transport and Tourism, as well as Vice-Chairman of the Constitutional Affairs Committee. As Transport and Tourism Spokesman, he works to protect rural bus and coach services (DalesBus in particular) and rural post offices, lobbies for improved rights for all air travelers, and is currently drafting a European Parliament report (Computerised Reservations Systems Code of Conduct) that will have major benefits for rail and air passengers.
As Vice-Chairman of the Constitutional Affairs Committee, Timothy works hard to ensure the views of the citizens of the UK are represented. He continues to push for Europe's Future to be put to a Referendum in the UK. He champions an EU that places action over words, focusing on Global Poverty, Globalisation, and Global Warming.
