British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly

Northern Ireland Office written question – answered at on 1 December 2015.

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Photo of Lord Kilclooney Lord Kilclooney Crossbench

To ask Her Majesty’s Government who are the UK members of the British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly; and to which political group each member belongs.

Photo of Lord Dunlop Lord Dunlop The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland

Responsibility for appointing the United Kingdom delegation to the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly lies with the Lords Speaker and the Speaker of the House of Commons.

The current members of the United Kingdom delegation and the political party to which they belong are set out below:

MEMBERS

Lord (Paul) Bew

Cross-Bench

Baroness (May) Blood MBE

Labour

Mr Andrew Bridgen MP

Conservative

Ms Deirdre Brock MP

SNP

Mr Oliver Colvile MP

Conservative

Miss Rosie Cooper MP

Labour

Rt Hon Baroness (Jean) Corston

Labour

Rt Hon Mr Jeffrey Donaldson MP

DUP

Lord (Alf) Dubs

Labour

Mr Mark Durkan MP

SDLP

Mr Nigel Evans MP

Conservative

Mr Paul Farrelly MP

Labour

Lord (Robin) Glentoran

Conservative

Ms Helen Jones MP

Labour

Mr Danny Kinahan MP

UUP

Mr Jack Lopresti MP

Conservative

Rt Hon Lord (Brian) Mawhinney

Conservative

Mr Conor McGinn MP

Labour

Mr Nigel Mills MP

Conservative

Lord (Roger) Skelmersdale

Conservative

Mr Robin Walker MP

Conservative

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Ms Caroline Ansell MP

Conservative

Ms Victoria Atkins MP

Conservative

Mr Tom Blenkinsop MP

Labour

Viscount (Robin) Bridgeman

Conservative

Mr Glyn Davies MP

Conservative

Lord (Bernard) Donoughue

Labour

Lord (Reg) Empey

UUP

Mrs Margaret Ferrier MP

SNP

Lord (James) Gordon of Strathblane

Labour

Rt Hon David Hanson MP

Labour

Mr Stephen Hepburn MP

Labour

Lord (John) Kilclooney

Cross-Bench

Ms Siobhain McDonagh MP

Labour

Sir Alan Meale MP

Labour

Lord (Christopher) Tugendhat

Conservative

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