HC Deb 26 April 1963 vol 676 cc51-2W
Mr. Eden

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 6th to 10th May. I have appointed eighteen delegates from the Parliament of the United Kingdom. These delegates are appointed for one year and will take part in the committee work of the Consultative Assembly. The delegation this year, as last, will consist of ten Members of the Conservative Party, seven Members of the Labour Party, and one representative of the Liberal Party. / have also appointed a number of substitute delegates.

The appointments of Labour and Liberal representatives and substitutes have been made on the basis of nominations by the Leaders of those parties. The same delegation will be representing the United Kingdom Parliament at the Assembly of Western European Union which will meet from 4th to 7th June.

Representatives from the Government benches will be—

  • Lord Crathorne,
  • the hon. Members for
    • Gravesend (Mr. Kirk),
    • Belfast, West (Mrs. McLaughlin),
    • Halifax (Mr. Maurice Macmillan),
    • Honiton (Mr. Mathew),
    • Leicester, South-East (Mr. Peel),
    • Wembley, South (Mr. Russell),
    • Cirencester and Tewkesbury (Mr. Ridley),
    • Antrim, North (Mr. H. Clark), and Viscount Stonehaven.

Representatives from the Labour Party will be—

  • the right hon. Members for
    • Belper (Mr. G. Brown),
    • Dundee, West (Mr. Strachey),
  • and the hon. Members for
    • Lewisham, South (Mr. C. Johnson),
    • Shoreditch and Finsbury (Mr. Cliffe),
    • Hammersmith, North (Mr. Tomney),
    • Wednesbury (Mr. J. Stonehouse),
  • and Lord Kennet.

The representative from the Liberal Party will be—

  • Lord Grantchester.

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
    • Bradford, West (Mr. Tiley),
    • Weston-super-Mare (Mr. Webster),
    • Twickenham (Mr. Gresham Cooke),
    • Lancaster (Mr. Berkeley),
    • Aldershot (Sir E. Errington),
    • Buckinghamshire, South (Mr. Ronald Bell).

From the Labour Party—

  • the hon. Members for
    • Dartford (Mr. Sydney Irving),
    • Aberavon (Mr. Morris),
    • Glasgow, Maryhill (Mr. Hannan),
    • Westhoughton (Mr. J. T. Price).

From the Liberal Party—

  • the hon. Member for
  • Huddersfield, West (Mr. Wade).