Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK We represent the UK Parliament in the Commonwealth. We bring together parliamentarians to share good practice. We strengthen parliamentary democracy.

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK Branch (CPA UK) provides opportunities for UK parliamentarians to liaise with fellow parliamentarians across the Commonwealth. Through seminars, conferences and parliamentary delegations, CPA UK fosters cooperation and understanding between parliaments, promotes good parliamentary practice and advances parliamentary democracy.

This week we've hosted a delegation from Parliament of Kenya. Discussions ranged from procedures and petitions to matern...
29/04/2026

This week we've hosted a delegation from Parliament of Kenya. Discussions ranged from procedures and petitions to maternity and paternity provisions for parliamentarians. These discussions will help them to review parliamentary standing orders.

It was an honour to have Secretary General Shirley Botchwey speaking at Westminster Seminar last week where she address...
16/03/2026

It was an honour to have Secretary General Shirley Botchwey speaking at Westminster Seminar last week where she addressed delegates from across the Commonwealth.

09/03/2026

Member of Parliament Hon. Premila Kumar reflects on the recent inward delegation programme she participated in with us in UK Parliament.

09/03/2026

A warm welcome to everyone who's at our 74th Westminster Seminar which started this morning! It's also so before we got going Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker of the House of Commons led a celebration of the modern Commonwealth and spoke about the importance of working together to 'unlock opportunities for a prosperous Commonwealth.'

A CPA UK delegation has just returned from The Gambia. The all-women group were there to learn more about how the proble...
22/01/2026

A CPA UK delegation has just returned from The Gambia. The all-women group were there to learn more about how the problem of gender-based violence is being addressed. UK parliamentarians met the The Gambia National Assembly, civil society organisations, survivor advocates and experts to understand approaches to the elimination of violence against women and girls.

CPA UK was pleased to host the Speaker of Balochistan on 20 Jan. Discussions with Deputy Speaker Nus Ghani and other UK ...
21/01/2026

CPA UK was pleased to host the Speaker of Balochistan on 20 Jan. Discussions with Deputy Speaker Nus Ghani and other UK parliamentarians focused on legislative scrutiny, strengthening UK–Balochistan ties, and understanding ongoing conflicts in the province.

19/12/2025

It's been a year full of variety at CPA UK.

From delegation visits to Electoral Observation Missions, our team in Westminster has been busy connecting the UK with parliaments across the Commonwealth and Overseas Territories.

Take a look at just some of our achievements this year. We'll continue to support work with parliaments across the Commonwealth in the year ahead. That's what we do!

11/12/2025

Today is election day in the Falkland Islands 🇫🇰

Our Election Observation Mission is busy observing polling stations as votes are cast for the General Election.

08/12/2025

Polling Day in the Falkland Islands is this Thursday, and our Election Observation Mission is on the ground. Last week, we outlined the Mission’s purpose and how we work at a press conference, and we’ve been to local hustings as well.

We'll be sure to post more over the week.

08/12/2025

Pakistan Women’s Parliamentary Caucus visit Westminster

A delegation from the Pakistan Women’s Caucus at the Parliament of Pakistan visited the UK Parliament during November 2025 for a programme of learning organised by the CPA UK Branch.

The delegation met with UK MPs and experts during their visit to Westminster to discuss gender-based violence, addressing online abuse and violence against women in politics.

The Pakistan Women’s Caucus also met with Avni Kondhia and Benite Dibateza from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Headquarters to discuss the work of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) network and gender sensitising Parliaments.

Dr Syeda Shahida Rehmani, Secretary of the Pakistan Women’s Caucus also signed a joint communique with the UK Special Envoy for Women and Girls, Rt Hon. Baroness Harriet Harman.

The visit came during the 16 days of activism to campaign against violence against women and girls.

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