Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Debate
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Lord Pearson of Rannoch
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Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab)
The delay, I believe, is not something that is within my control, if I can put it that way. We are keen to get this moving. As soon as we receive the names from the Opposition in the other place then we will be in a position to move this forward. We want to engage with this on a cross-party basis, so being sympathetic and patient is the right approach. However, I am sure that noble Lords on both sides will have noted the eagerness to make progress from the noble Baroness and will take that into account.
Lord Pearson of Rannoch (Non-Afl)
My Lords, how much does our membership of this assembly cost us annually?
Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab)
My Lords, the cost of our membership of the Council of Europe is something in the region of £40 million per year.