Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many vacancies there are on the UK delegation to the Committee of the Regions; and when he plans to fill those vacancies.

The UK delegation to the Committee of the Regions currently has vacancies for 10 members and for 7 alternate members.

Nominations are being reviewed as a matter of urgency and we expect the process to be completed soon, enabling the new members to start contributing to the work of the Committee.