Examination of credentials of Representatives and Substitutes

Doc. 10657 rev.

23 August 2005

Examination of credentials of Representatives and Substitutes

Supplementary report

presented by the President of the Assembly

1. Following the examination of credentials of new representatives and substitutes appointed at the 3^rd part of the 2005 session of the Assembly, credentials certified by the competent authorities of four member states have been transmitted to the President of the Assembly for validation by the Standing Committee acting on behalf of the Assembly.

2. Following parliamentary elections, Moldova has appointed two new representatives to replace MM. Cosarciuc, Prijmireanu and Stepaniuc and there is one vacant seat. Four new substitutes have been appointed to replace MM. Ivanov, Palamarciuc, Mrs Patereu and Mr Popa.

3. The Netherlands has appointed one new representative to replace Mr Visser who has resigned.

4. “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” has appointed one new representative to replace Mrs Petrova-Mitevska who has resigned.

5. Following parliamentary elections, the United Kingdom has appointed nine new representatives to replace MM. Atkinson, Bruce, Sir Chapman, Mr Cox, Lord Judd, Mr McNamara, Sir Taylor, MM. Wilkinson and Wray, who are no longer members of the delegation. Fifteen new substitutes have been appointed to replace Lord Burlinson, Mr Hancock, Baroness Hooper, MM. Malins, Meale, Lord Tomlinson, MM. Walter and Wilshire, who have been appointed representative, and Mr Banks, Baroness Billingham, Mrs Cryer, Mr Foulkes, Ms Griffiths, Lord Kilclooney and Mr Rapson, who are no longer members of the delegation.

6. The Standing Committee, acting on behalf of the Assembly, is called upon to express its decision on the validation of the credentials of the members whose names are given below.

7. In the 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.

Moldova

Representatives

Mr Dumitru DIACOV, “Parti démocratique de Moldova »

Mr Sergiu STATI, “Parti des Communistes de la République de Moldova »

Substitutes

Mrs Angela LEAHU, “Parti populaire Chrétien démocratique“

Mr Arcadii PASECINIC, “Parti des Communistes de la République de Moldova“

Mr Oleg TULEA, “Parti démocratique de Moldova“

Mr Vladimir TURCAN, “Parti des Communistes de la République de Moldova“

The Netherlands

Representative

Mrs Annette NIJS, Liberal Party

“the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”

Representative

Mr Igor IVANOVSKI, Social Democratic Union

United Kingdom

Representatives

Lord Thomas BURLINSON, Labour

Mr Christopher CHOPE, Conservative

Mr Michael HANCOCK, Liberal Democrat

Baroness Gloria HOOPER, Conservative

Mr Humfrey MALINS, Conservative

Mr Alan MEALE, Labour

Lord John TOMLINSON, Labour

Mr Robert WALTER, Conservative

Mr David WILSHIRE, Conservative

Substitutes

Mr Nigel DODDS, Democratic Union

Mr Nigel EVANS, Conservative

Mr David EVENNETT, Conservative

Mr Christopher FRASER, Conservative

Mr Ian GIBSON, Labour

Mr John GREENWAY, Conservative

Mr Nick HARVEY, Liberal Democrat

Mr Doug HENDERSON, Labour

Mr Bob LAXTON, Labour

Lord Andrew McINTOSH of HARINGEY, Labour

Mr Denis MacSHANE, Labour

Baroness Ann TAYLOR of BOLTON, Labour

Ms Angela WATKINSON, Conservative

Mrs Betty WILLIAMS, Labour

Ms Jenny WILLOTT, Liberal Democrat