AN MEP has spoken to sixth form pupils in Worcester about his role in the European Parliament.

Conservative MEP Philip Bradbourn met pupils from Worcester Sixth Form College and King’s School, Worcester.

Mr Bradbourn said the pupils had all been very engaged, asking questions on topics ranging from the Common Agricultural Policy and its effect on Worcestershire farmers to the Lisbon Treaty and how it will affect British people.

He also spoke to King’s’ pupils and headmaster Tim Keyes about their upcoming participation in the Comenius Project, an inter- European educational programme focusing on co-operation, diversity and cultural exchange.

Mr Bradbourn said: “I hope students were able to take something out of my visit and have an understanding of how the work my colleagues and I do in Brussels and Strasbourg affects their interests in Worcester.

“I will be supporting the efforts of King’s School in the Comenius Project in the coming months especially with their planned visit to the Parliament in Strasbourg next year. I am keen to maintain my links with these two excellent schools and look forward to visiting the students again.”