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
5 September 2023
The Bill would give the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) a formal legal status as a corporate entity in UK law and provide certain privileges and immunities for the CPA and its Secretary-General to support their international work. The aim is to make it easier for the CPA to operate across Commonwealth parliaments and carry out its activities.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons, where MPs discuss its general principles.
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The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 24 November 2023.
The House is currently not expected to sit on this day and the Bill is therefore not expected to be taken.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
