Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Status) Bill [HL]
1st reading
Thursday 13th January 2022
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Thursday 13th January 2022
(2 years, 10 months ago)
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First Reading
11:47
Baroness D’Souza (CB)
My Lords, I declare my interest as an executive committee member of CPA UK.
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.
The Bill was introduced by Baroness D’Souza, read a first time and ordered to be printed.