HC Deb 26 March 1959 vol 602 cc182-4W
Sir C. Mott-Radclyffe

asked the Prime Minister if he will state the names of the delegates from the United Kingdom Parliament to the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe.

The Prime Minister

The Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe will be meeting in Strasbourg from 20th to 28th of April and I have appointed 18 delegates from the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The distribution of the appointments between the parties is the same as in the previous delegation, that is, nine members of the Conservative Party, eight members of the Labour Party and a representative of the Liberal Party. I have also appointed a number of substitute delegates.

The appointments of the Labour and Liberal representatives and substitutes have been made on the basis of nominations by the Leaders of those parties.

The same delegation will represent the United Kingdom Parliament at the Assembly of Western European Union in June.

Representatives from the Government benches will be—

The right hon. Members for

  • Moss Side (Dame Florence Horsbrugh);
  • Richmond, Yorks (Sir Thomas Dugdale).

The hon. Members for

  • Londonderry (Mr. R. Chichester-Clark);
  • Croydon, North-East (Vice-Admiral J. Hughes Hallett);
  • Scotstoun (Sir James Hutchison);
  • Gravesend (Mr. P. M. Kirk);
  • Bebington (Mr. H. D. Oakshott);
  • Wembley, South (Mr. R. S. Russell); and the Marquess of Lothian.

Representatives from the Labour Party will be—

The right hon. Members for

  • Brighouse and Spenborough (Mr. J. Edwards);
  • Llanelly (Mr. J. Griffiths);
  • Rowley Regis and Tipton (Mr. A. Henderson);
  • and the hon. Members for
  • Gorbals (Mrs. A. Cullen);
  • Sheffield, Park (Mr. F. W. Mulley);
  • Gateshead, West (Mr. H. E. Randall);
  • Sedgefield (Mr. J. Slater);
  • Dunbartonshire, West (Mr. T. Steele).

The representative from the Liberal Party will be—

The hon. Member for

  • Torrington (Mr. M. Bonham Carter).

The following substitutes have been appointed to act for the delegates when they are absent from Strasbourg:

From the Government benches—

The hon. Members for

  • Belfast, South (Sir David Campbell);
  • Stroud (Mr. A. Kershaw);
  • Horncastle (Commander J. F. W. Maitland);
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  • Honiton (Mr. R. Mathew);
  • Eastleigh (Mr. D. Price);
and Lord Aberdare.

From the Labour Party—

  • Crewe (Mr. S. Scholefield Allen);
  • Leigh (Mr. H. Boardman);
  • Thurrock (Mr. H. J. Delargy);
  • West Lothian (Mr. J. Taylor).

From the Liberal Party—

Lord Grantchester.

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