HC Deb 08 April 1964 vol 692 cc221-2W
Sir H. Legge-Bourke

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 24th of April. I have appointed 18 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 10 Members of the Conservative Party, 7 Members of the Labour Party, and 1 Member of the Liberal Party. I 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.

Representatives from the Government benches will be—

  • Lord Crathorne,
  • the hon. Members for
  • Antrim, North (Mr. H. Clark),
  • Aldershot (Sir E. Errington),
  • Twickenham (Mr. Gresham Cooke),
  • Belfast, West (Mrs. McLaughlin),
  • Leicester, South-East (Mr. Peel),
  • Cirencester & Tewkesbury (Mr. Ridley),
  • Wembley, S. (Sir R. Russell),
and Lord Alport and Viscount Stonehaven.

Representatives from the Labour Party will be—

  • the right hon. Member for
  • Belper (Mr. G. Brown),
  • and the hon. Members for
  • Shoreditch & Finsbury (Mr. Cliffe),
  • Dartford (Mr. Sydney Irving),
  • Lewisham, South (Mr. C. Johnson),
  • Woolwich, East (Mr. Mayhew),
  • Wednesbury (Mr. Stonehouse),
  • Hammersmith, North (Mr. Tomney).

The representative from the Liberal Party will be— Lord Grantchester.

The following substitutes have been appointed to act as necessary on behalf of the delegates.

From the Government benches—

  • the hon. Members for
  • Buckinghamshire, South (Mr. Ronald Bell),
  • Lancaster (Mr. Berkeley),
  • Reading (Mr. Peter Emery),
  • Liverpool, Kirkdale (Mr. N. Pannell),
  • Weston-super-Mare (Mr. Webster),
  • Keighley (Mr. Worsley).

From the Labour Party— the hon. Members for

  • Glasgow, Maryhill (Mr. Hannan),
  • Aberavon (Mr. J. Morris),
  • and Lord Kennet.

From the Liberal Party—

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

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