Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government who are the Members of the United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; and what is the political affiliation of each Member.

A list of full and alternate UK members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), as well as their party affiliations and European political groupings, is attached here. The current delegation consists of those members who were appointed by the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), on 15 January 2013 and includes Members from both Houses. The party distribution should reflect the composition of the House of Commons. However, the delegation remains unchanged from before May’s general election (apart from, sadly, Charles Kennedy). Therefore, some existing UK PACE members no longer have seats in Parliament. This delegation can continue for up to a maximum of six months from the date of May’s general election. The new delegation will be appointed by the Prime Minister by November 2015. The party distribution will reflect the composition of the House of Commons.