Northern Ireland Office written question – answered at on 1 December 2015.
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.
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 | |
Baroness (May) Blood MBE | Labour |
Mr Andrew Bridgen MP | Conservative |
Ms Deirdre Brock MP | |
Mr Oliver Colvile MP | Conservative |
Miss Rosie Cooper MP | Labour |
Rt Hon Baroness (Jean) Corston | Labour |
Rt Hon Mr Jeffrey Donaldson MP | |
Lord (Alf) Dubs | Labour |
Mr Mark Durkan MP | |
Mr Nigel Evans MP | Conservative |
Mr Paul Farrelly MP | Labour |
Lord (Robin) Glentoran | Conservative |
Ms Helen Jones MP | Labour |
Mr Danny Kinahan MP | |
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 |
Yes2 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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