Examination of credentials of representatives and substitutes

Report on credentials | Doc. 14442 | 23 November 2017

1. In accordance with Rule 6, paragraphs 1 and 4, of the Rules of Procedure, the President of the Assembly has received the credentials of representatives and substitutes which have been transmitted in due form by the competent authorities of member States for ratification by the Standing Committee.

2. The Standing Committee, acting on behalf of the Assembly, is called upon to take a decision on the ratification of the credentials of the representatives and substitutes whose names are given below.

3. France has appointed six new representatives and six new substitutes following senatorial elections. Mr Jacques Bigot, Ms Josette Durrieu, Mr Jacques Legendre, Ms Marie-Françoise Perol-Dumont and Mr Yves Pozzo di Borgo have left the delegation.

4. The Netherlands has appointed a new substitute following the resignation of Ms Stientje van Veldhoven.

5. Norway has appointed a new delegation following parliamentary elections.

6. Serbia has appointed two new representatives and one new substitute following the resignations of Mr Milovan Jbojić and Mr Marko Blagojević and to fill a vacant seat.

7. Spain: A substitute has become a representative and a representative has become a substitute.

8. The United Kingdom has appointed a new delegation following parliamentary elections.

9. In case of objection or justified contestation, the contested credentials shall be referred without debate to the appropriate committee, which shall report back to the Assembly in accordance with Rules 7 and 8 of the Rules of Procedure.

1 Members

1.1 France

1.1.1 Representatives

Mme Maryvonne BLONDIN (Socialiste et républicain)

M. Bernard CAZEAU (La République en Marche)

Mme Nicole DURANTON (Les Républicains)

M. Bernard FOURNIER (Les Républicains)

Mme Sylvie GOY-CHAVENT (UC)

M. François GROSDIDIER (Les Républicains)

1.1.2 Substitutes

M. René DANESI (Les Républicains)

M. André GATTOLIN (La République en Marche)

M. Guy-Dominique KENNEL (Les Républicains)

M. Claude KERN (Union Centriste)

M. André REICHARDT (Les Républicains)

M. André VALLINI (Socialiste et Républicain)

1.2 Netherlands

1.2.1 Substitute

Ms Salima BELHAJ (Democrats 66 (D66))

1.3 Norway

1.3.1 Representatives

Ms Lise CHRISTOFFERSEN (Labour Party)

Mr Espen Barth EIDE (Labour Party)

Ms Emilie Enger MEHL (Centre Party)

Ms Ingjerd SCHOU (Conservative Party)

Mr Morten WOLD (Progress Party)

1.3.2 Substitutes

Mr Petter EIDE (Socialist Left Party)

Ms Silje HJEMDAL (Progress Party)

Mr Mudassar KAPUR (Conservative Party)

Ms Åsunn LYNGEDAL (Labour Party)

Mr Vetle Wang SOLEIM (Conservative Party)

1.4 Serbia

1.4.1 Representatives

Mr Aleksandar ŠEŠELJ (Serbian Radical Party)

Ms Aleksandra TOMIĆ (Serbian Progressive Party)

1.4.2 Substitute

Mr Žarko MIĆIN (Serbian Progressive Party)

1.5 Spain

1.5.1 Representative

Mr Pablo BUSTINDUY (Podemos)

1.5.2 Substitute

Ms Ángela BALLESTER (Podemos)

1.6 United Kingdom

1.6.1 Representatives

Ms Hannah BARDELL (Scottish National)

Mr Liam BYRNE (Labour)

Sir Jeffrey DONALDSON (Democratic Unionist)

Alexander [The Earl of] DUNDEE (Conservative)

Lady Diana ECCLES (Conservative)

Mr Nigel EVANS (Conservative)

Sir Roger GALE (Conservative )

Ms Cheryl GILLAN (Conservative)

Mr John HOWELL (Conservative)

Ms Susan Elan JONES (Labour)

Sir Edward LEIGH (Conservative)

Mr Ian LIDDELL-GRAINGER (Conservative)

Baroness Doreen MASSEY (Labour)

Ms Kerry McCARTHY (Labour)

Mr John PRESCOTT (Labour)

Mr Virendra SHARMA (Labour)

Ms Angela SMITH (Labour)

Mr Phil WILSON (Labour)

1.6.2 Substitutes

Lord Donald ANDERSON (Labour)

Lord Richard BALFE (Conservative)

Lord David BLENCATHRA (Conservative)

Mr Alex CHALK (Conservative)

Mr Christopher CHOPE (Conservative)

Mr Colin CLARK (Conservative)

Mr Vernon COAKER (Labour)

Ms Stella CREASY (Labour)

Mr David DAVIES (Conservative)

Lord George FOULKES (Labour)

Ms Shabana MAHMOOD (Labour)

Mr Conor McGINN (Labour)

Ms Mary ROBINSON (Conservative)

Lord Simon RUSSELL (Crossbench)

Mr Tommy SHEPPARD (Scottish National)

Ms Maggie THROUP (Conservative)

Lord Donald TOUHIG (Labour)

Mr Martin WHITFIELD (Labour)