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Written Question
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Wednesday 25th October 2023

Asked by: Peter Gibson (Conservative - Darlington)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to establish a non-charitable interparliamentary organisation for the Commonwealth Parliamentary association.

Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan

The CPA (Commonwealth Parliamentary Association) is a valued partner of the FCDO and we greatly appreciate the important work being done by the organisation and its regional branches across the Commonwealth.

The Foreign Secretary remains committed to addressing the issue of CPA's status and wants CPA International to remain headquartered in the United Kingdom. FCDO officials have had constructive engagement with CPA leadership in recent months.

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