§ Mr. Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will give the dates and composition of the most recent Parliamentary delegations to and from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; and whether he will arrange for another exchange of such Parliamentary delegations.
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§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreThe most recent visit of a British Parliamentary Delegation to the Soviet Union took place from 30th September to 16th October, 1954. It consisted of sixteen Members of the two Houses and was led by Lord Coleraine.
The other Members were:
- The Duke of Wellington, K.G.
- The Right Honourable the Earl of Listowel.
- Lord Strabolgi.
- The Right Honourable Ness Edwards, M.P. (Deputy Leader).
- Miss Elaine Burton, M.P.
- Mr. J. Nixon Browne, C,B.E., M.P.
- Colonel R. S. Clarke, T.D., D.L., M.P.
- Mr. F. J. Erroll, M.P.
- Mr. Stanley N. Evans, M.P.
- Mr. A. F. Holt, M.P.
- Mr. Christopher P. Mayhew, M.P.
- Major C. N. Mott-Radclyffe, M.P.
- Miss Edit)Pitt, M.P.
- Brigadier O. L. Prior-Palmer, D.S.O., M.P.
- Mr. George Wigg, M.P.
A delegation of fifteen members of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics led by Madama Furtseva visited the United Kingdom from 12th July to 27th July, 1956. The other members were:
- Madame L. I. Ananieva.
- Monsieur A. N. Bakulev.
- Monsieur I. I. Berezhkov.
- Madame N. A. Volkova.
- Monsieur V. V. Grishin.
- Monsieur K. A. Gubin.
- Monsieur I. A. Kairov.
- Monsieur D. A. Kunaev.
- Monsieur K. T. Mazurov.
- Monsieur N. I. Muskhelishvili.
- Madame A. M. Pankratova.
- Monsieur A. M. Rumyantsev.
- Monsieur D. V. Skobeltsyn.
- Maclama Z. A. Lebedeva.
Exchanges of visits of Parliamentary delegations between the United Kingdom and member countries of the Inter-Parliamentary Union are arranged by the British Group of the Union.