What is the future of the Commonwealth? Foreign Affairs Committee to hold session
What is the Commonwealth’s place in the world? And what are the key challenges it faces? The Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a one-off evidence session on Commonwealth of Nations at 10.30 on Tuesday 8 September.
In this session, Members will hear from expert witnesses and officials from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
The session will look ahead to the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in November and ask how the UK Government should approach the summit. Questions are likely to cover the key issues within the Commonwealth, including reparations, the effects of climate change, and the Commonwealth Games.
Meeting details
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Work
Government priorities for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Non-inquiry session)
Honorary Research Fellow at Institute of the Americas, University College London
Senior Fellow at Policy Exchange
Editor at The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and Policy Studies
At 12:00pm: Oral evidence
Work
Government priorities for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Non-inquiry session)
Director of Multilateral and Human Rights at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Deputy Envoy to the Commonwealth and Head of the Commonwealth Unit at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office