§ Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Prime Minister if he will announce the composition of the United kingdom delegation for the 1995 ordinary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
§ The Prime MinisterThe 1995 ordinary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will be opened in Strasbourg on 30 January 1995. The delegation from the United Kingdom for the session will consist of 19 members of the Conservative party, 15 members of the Labour party and two members from the minority parties.
The appointments of representatives and substitutes have been made on the basis of nominations by the parties concerned, in accordance with the resolution of this House on 22 May 1992, Official Report, column 682, and of the House of Lords on 18 June 1992, Official Report columns 290–92.
The same delegation will be representing the United Kingdom Parliament at the Assembly of the Western European Union, which next meets in Paris in June 1995.
825WRepresentatives from the Government Benches will be:
My Noble Friend, the Lord Finsberg—who will continue to act as leader of both delegations.My hon. Friends the Members for:
- Warwick and Leamington (Sir D. Smith)
- Calder Valley (Sir D. Thompson)
- Ashford (Sir K. Speed)
- Medway (Dame P. Fenner) Lewes (Mr. T. Rathbone)
- Bournemouth, East (Mr. Atkinson)
- Ravensbourne (Sir J. Hunt)
- Reading, West (Sir A. Durant)
- My noble Friend Lord Newall
Representatives from the Labour Party will be:
The hon. Members for:
- Wentworth (Mr. Hardy)
- Tooting (Mr. Cox)
- Wansbeck (Mr. Thompson)
- Newham, North-West (Mr. Banks)
- Don Valley (Mr. Redmond)
- Manchester, Central (Mr. Litherland)
- The Noble Lord Kirkhill
The representative from the minority parties will be:
The hon. Member for Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber (Sir R. Johnston)The following substitutes have been appointed to act as necessary on behalf of the delegates.
From the Government benches:
My hon. Friends, the hon. Members for:
- Sheffield, Hallam (Sir I. Patnick)
- Norfolk, North (Sir R. Howell)
- Brighton, Kemptown (Sir A. Bowden)
- Wellingborough (Sir P. Fry)
- Southampton, Test (Mr. Hill)
- Bridlington (Mr. Townsend)
- Newark (Mr. Alexander)
- and my noble Friends the Baroness Hooper and the Earl of Dundee
From the Labour Party
The hon. Members for:
- Glasgow, Pollok (Mr. Dunnachie)
- Glasgow, Provan (Mr. Wray)
- Newport, East (Mr. Hughes)
- Easington (Mr. Cummings)
- Leigh (Mr. Cunliffe)
- Leicester, South (Mr. Marshall)
- Birmingham, Hodge Hill (Mr. T. Davis)
- The noble Baroness Gould of Potternewton
From the minority parties:
- The Noble Lord Mackie of Benshie.