HL Deb 19 May 1995 vol 564 c46WA
Lord Finsberg

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What consideration they have given to the proposal that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe might be developed as a second chamber of the European Parliament.

Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

As part of our preparation for the 1996 Inter-Governmental Conference, we are examining a wide range of ideas on enhancing the role of national parliaments in the European Union.