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The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association could leave the UK because of a planned change in its status, an MP has said.MP for Livingston, has written to the First Minister calling on him to explore whether the Scottish Parliament can legislate for the organisation to be hosted in Scotland.
In its constitution, the CPA sets out it objectives as the “pursuit of the positive ideals of parliamentary democracy, and to the core values and principles of the Commonwealth on democracy, development, equality, gender, human rights and protection of the environment as declared by the Commonwealth Charter”.
She said: “The Foreign Secretary wrote to the secretary-general of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association International on the issue of the organisation’s status on 21 March 2023. “Scottish Government officials are following up directly with their counterparts in the UK Government so that the necessary steps can be taken as soon as possible to ensure that the CPA can continue to operate effectively in the future.”We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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