Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Appointments Debate

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Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Appointments

Uma Kumaran Excerpts
Monday 2nd November 2026

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Uma Kumaran Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Uma Kumaran)
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My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe, International Security & Growth (Lord Wood of Anfield) has today made the following statement:

The hon. Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Mrs Sharon Hodgson MP) has been appointed as a full member of the United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in place of the hon. Member for Sherwood Forest (Michelle Welsh MP).

The hon. Member for Wrexham (Andrew Ranger MP) has been appointed as a substitute member of the United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in place of the hon. Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (Elaine Stewart MP).

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