HL Deb 12 April 2000 vol 612 c41WA
Baroness Gould of Potternewton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they will announce the appointment of the United Kingdom Member to the Council of Europe Venice Commission. [HL 1970]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

I am pleased to announce that Professor Jeffrey Jowell QC has been appointed as the UK Member of the European Commission for Democracy Through Law (the Venice Commission).