A Bill to provide for corporate status of and for certain privileges and immunities to be accorded to the international inter-parliamentary organisation of national and sub-national legislatures of Commonwealth countries known as the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and to its Secretary-General; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
22 March 2023
This bill would give the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) corporate status and extend certain privileges and immunities to the CPA and its Secretary-General. It is designed to help the CPA operate across Commonwealth national and sub-national legislatures and manage legal and administrative matters more smoothly.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage for detailed scrutiny and then to further readings before possibly moving to the Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill has been withdrawn and will not progress any further.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
