European Court of Human Rights

HC Deb 26 January 2004 vol 417 c60W

Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the membership of the panel responsible for drawing up the shortlist of United Kingdom candidates for the European Court of Human Rights, indicating(a) whom they represent and (b) who appoints them. [147791]

Mr. Mullin

The panel comprises:

• Sir Hayden Phillips (chair), Permanent Secretary to the Department for Constitutional Affairs;
• Lord Justice Laws, Judge of the Court of Appeal;
• Lord Cullen of Whitekirk, Lord President of the Court of Session;
• Sir Michael Wood, Legal Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office;
• Ms Joanne Foster CBE, former Chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission (lay member).

The composition of the panel was approved by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs.