§ Dame Florence Horsbrughasked the Prime Minister whether he has any changes to announce in the composition of the United Kingdom delegation to the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe.
§ The Prime MinisterYes. The noble Lord, Lord, Lansdowne, has resigned his place as a Substitute in the United Kingdom Delegation on his appointment as Joint Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. I have appointed the noble Lord, Lord Lothian, in his place.
My hon. Friend the Member for Armagh (Mr. Armstrong) has also resigned his place as a Substitute Delegate and I have appointed my hon. Friend the Member for Londonderry (Mr. Chichester-Clark) in his place.
These changes will of course apply also to our Delegation to the Western European Union.