Commonwealth Day 2012

“Your Parliament – Your Voice”

From the Office of the Speaker

Commonwealth Day 2012 

Commonwealth Day 2012 is fast approaching, 12 March to be precise.

Each year the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association through its Secretariat in London invites member CPA branches to nominate 2 young people (preferably 18-25 yrs) who are living in the UK to attend Commonwealth Day in London.  This year’s theme is “Connecting Cultures”.

The day will include:

-         Participation at CPA Headquarters in discussions on the Commonwealth and specifically on the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

-          Viewing short debates/presentations on current critical issues in the Commonwealth

-          Attendance at the Observance Ceremony at Westminster Abbey, where Her Majesty the Queen, as Head of the Commonwealth will attend along with all Commonwealth High Commissioners in London

-          Attendance at the Commonwealth Secretary-General’s evening reception in the presence of Her Majesty.

Readers will remember that Brent Adams represented us at Commonwealth Day in 2011 and as you will see from our photo he met Her Majesty the Queen!

Please if you know of any of our people living in the UK between the age of 18 and 25 whom you think might be interested in being nominated to represent Norfolk please email me on speaker@assembly.gov.nf or phone 22003 and leave your name with Paula Mathewson, secretary to the Legislative Assembly. The deadline for submitting names to London is 24 January.

The next sitting of the Legislative Assembly is on Wednesday 1 February 2012 at 10 am.

To read the Notice Paper, Programme and Minutes of Proceedings and legislation tabled in the House go to www.info.gov.nf. Issued from the Office of the Speaker on 13 January 2012 and posted on the blog site http://yourparliamentyourvoice.blogspot.com