§ Mr. David Stoddartasked the Prime Minister if he will announce the composition of the United Kingdom delegation to the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe.
§ The Prime MinisterThe Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe will be meeting in Strasbourg from 6th to 10th May. I have appointed 18 delegates from the Parliament of the United294W Kingdom. The delegation this year will consist of nine Members of the Labour Party, eight Members of the Conservative Party and one Member of the Liberal Party. I have also appointed a number of substitute delegates.
The appointments of Conservative 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 the Western European Union.
Representatives from the Government benches will be:
The hon. Member for llkeston (Mr. Fletcher), who will act as Leader;
The hon. Members for:
- Stalybridge and Hyde (Mr. Pendry)
- Hammersmith, North (Mr. Tomney)
- Houghton-le-Spring (Mr. Urwin)
- Glasgow, Garscadden (Mr. Small)
- Penistone (Mr. Mendelson)
- Kingston upon Hull, East (Mr. Prescott)
- Farnworth (Mr. Roper)
- Leeds, South-Fast (Mr. Cohen).
Representatives from the Conservative Party will be:
The hon. Members for:
- Sevenoaks (Sir J. Rodgers)
- Harrow, West (Mr. Page)
- Solihull (Mr. Grieve)
- Sheffield, Hallam (Mr. Osborn)
- Torbay (Sir F. Bennett)
- Aldershot (Mr. Critchley)
- Shipley (Mr. Fox)
- and the Rt. Hon. Duncan Sandys.
The representative from the Liberal Party will be:
The hon Member for Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles (Mr. Steel).
The following substitutes have been appointed to act as necessary on behalf of the delegates.
From the Government benches:
The hon. Members for:
- Warley, East (Mr. Faulds)
- Hackney, South and Shoreditch (Mr. Brown)
- Carmarthen (Mr. Jones)
- Durham (Mr. Hughes)
- Greenock and Port Glasgow (Dr. Mabon)
- Newham, North-West (Mr. Lewis)
- and the Baroness Phillips
- and the Lord Peddie.
From the Conservative Party:
The hon. Members for:
- Haltemprice (Mr. Wall)
- Ravensbourne (Mr. Hunt)
- Cardiff, North-West (Mr. Roberts)
- Eye (Sir H. Harrison)
- Harborough (Mr. Farr)
295 - Bromsgrove and Redditch (Mr. Miller)
- Bournemouth, East (Mr. Cordle)
- Hastings (Mr. Warren)
- and the Lord Selsdon.
From the Liberal Party:
The Lord Lloyd.