of the Parliament's most assiduous members, attending every session and recording votes on over 99% of all possible occasions. In the Parliament he served on the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, was a substitute member of the committees on budgets and regional policy, the EU-ACP parliamentary assembly, on the standing delegation to the Israeli Knesset, the EU-Slovak joint parliamentary committee and President of the members' monthly prayer breakfast. Parliamentary Roles Agriculture and Rural Development Committee Hallam was on this committee for the whole of his mandate and drafted several reports or opinions on its behalf. Proposal amending Regulation establishing a support system for certain arable crops A4-0378/96; The agri-monetary system for the single market A0261/97; Proposal to establish an integrated administration and control system for certain community aid schemes A4-0019/94; Proposal to amend the directive for the conservation of wild birds A4-0337/95; The application of EU directives on homeopathic medicinal products A4-0378/98. Regional Policy Committee Hallam was on this committee for the first half of his mandate and drafted two opinions on its behalf: Europe and the global information society (interim report) A4-0073/94 and (full report) A4-0244/96; Guidelines for trans-European telecommunications networks A4-0336/95. Hallam's constituency benefited from Objective 5B, Objective 2, and Leader II regional funds. EU-Slovak Joint Parliamentary Committee Hallam was a member on this then newly formed committee to assist in the accession of Slovakia to the European Union. In October 1996 he travelled with the committee to Bratislava which had a mandate from the European Parliament to challenge Prime Minister Meciar on his disturbing human rights violations. Hallam's intervention made front-page news in Slovakia. Delegation to Israel Hallam visited Israel several times with this standing delegation. He made it clear that his top priority would be to encourage peace and trade. "Building trade links is a good investment because when the peace process is complete there are ambitious Israeli and Arab plans for the Jordan Basin to become an economic powerhouse for the entire region". ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly This Assembly was established by the EU and 78 states from the African, Caribbean and Pacific regions. It is the only institution in the world which enables dialogue by parliamentarians about the issues facing both North and South. Hallam was a substitute member, standing in for colleague John Hume at the 21st, 24th, 27th and 28th sessions. Members' Prayer Breakfast David Hallam was President of the members'