COUNCILLORS TO ATTEND 65TH WESTMINSTER SEMINAR

Councillors Pamela Ward Pearce and Cruyff Buckley will depart the Island on Thursday, 3 November 2016, to attend the annual CPA 65^th Westminster Seminar, on Parliamentary Practice & Procedure, which will run from Monday 21 November to Friday 25 November 2016, at the Houses of Parliament in London.

The aim of the 65^th Westminster Seminar is to strengthen the knowledge, skills and confidence of first term members of Parliament and newly-appointed Clerks from the Commonwealth in the core aspects of their work of parliamentary practice and procedure, within a Westminster framework.

Both Councillors will attend various sessions, including:

• Role of a Committee Member
• The Accountable Parliament: Parliament Ethics & Standards
• A Parliament for All: Ensuring Equality and Good Working Environment
• Working Parliament – Observing the UK Parliament in Action
• The Role of the Media

Councillor Ward Pearce will return to St Helena on Tuesday, 6 December 2016.

Councillor Buckley will remain in the UK to attend the 62^nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, 35^th Small Branches Conference from 12-17 December 2016. The overall theme of this conference is ‘A collaborative Commonwealth: Unity, Diversity & Common Challenges’.

Further details will follow nearer the time.

SHG                                                                                                                                            

1 November 2016