HC Deb 08 April 1971 vol 815 cc299-301W
Sir J. Rodgers

asked the Prime Minister if he will announce the composition of the United Kingdom delegation to the Con- sultative Assembly of the Council of Europe.

The Prime Minister

The Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe will be meeting in Strasbourg on 10th May. I have appointed 18 delegates from the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The delegation this year will consist of nine members of the Conservative Party, eight Members of the Labour Party, and one 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 represent the United Kingdom Parliament at the Assembly of the Western European Union.

Representatives from the Government benches will be:

  • The right hon. Member for Streatham (Mr. Sandys), who will act as leader.
  • The hon. Member for:
  • Dorset, West (Mr. Wingfield Digby).
  • Leicester, South-East (Mr. Peel).
  • Plymouth, Devonport (Dame Joan Vickers).
  • Solihull (Mr. Grieve).
  • Portsmouth, Langstone (Mr. Ian Lloyd).
  • Sevenoaks (Sir J. Rodgers).
  • Chelmsford (Mr. St. John-Stevas).
  • and the Lord St. Helens.

Representatives from the Labour Party will be:

  • The right hon. Member for:
  • Fulham (Mr. Michael Stewart).
  • Sheffield, Hillsborough (Mr. Darling).

The hon. Members for:

  • Portsmouth, West (Mr. Judd).
  • Caithness and Sutherland (Mr. Maclennan).
  • Ashfield (Mr. Marquand).
  • Neath (Mr. Coleman).
  • Holborn and St. Pancras, South (Mrs. Lena Jeger).
  • and the Lord Walston.

  • The representative from the Liberal Party will be:
  • The Lord Gladwyn.

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

From the Government Benches:

The hon. Members for:

  • Derbyshire, West (Mr. Scott-Hopkins).
  • Cheltenham (Mr. Dodds-Parker).
  • Norfolk, South (Mr. John E. B. Hill).
  • Honiton (Mr. Emery).
  • Northants, South (Mr. Arthur Jones).
  • Kensington, South (Sir B. Rhys Williams).
  • Westbury (Mr. Walters).
  • The Lord O'Neill of the Maine and the Duke of Devonshire.

From the Labour Party:

The right Hon. Members for:

  • Jarrow (Mr. Fernyhough).
  • Leyton (Mr. Gordon Walker).

The hon. Members for:

  • Bishop Auckland (Mr. Boyden).
  • Greenock (Dr. Dickson Mabon).
  • Glasgow, Kelvingrove (Dr. Miller).
  • Ealing, North (Mr. Molloy).
  • Nottingham, North (Mr. Whitlock).
  • Flint, East (Mr. Barry Jones).

From the Liberal Party:

The hon. Member for Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles (Mr. David Steel).