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100th year of publishing TheParliamentarian Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth 2019 | Volume 100 | Issue Four | Price £14 CONFERENCE ISSUE: 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Uganda PLUS ‘Adaption, engagement, 64th CPC: Behind the scenes: How Commonwealth and evolution of Conference media management Scholarships: building Parliaments in a rapidly Workshops & boosted 64th CPC in a better future for changing Commonwealth’ Reports Uganda generations to come PAGES 274-283 PAGES 288-311 PAGE 344 PAGE 354 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) exists to connect, develop, promote and support Parliamentarians and their staff to identify benchmarks of good governance, and implement the enduring values of the Commonwealth. Calendar of Forthcoming Events Confirmed as of 11 November 2019 2020 6 to 11 January 25th Conference of the Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC), Canada. 15 to 19 January 7th CPA India Regional Conference, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India 21 to 23 January Commonwealth Association of Public Accounts Committees (CAPAC) Regional Workshop Series: Caribbean, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 29 to 31 January CPA Small Branches Sustainable Economic Development Workshop, Valetta, Malta 16 to 22 February Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians British Islands and Mediterranean Region Conference, Falkland Islands Sunday 8 March International Women's Day Monday 9 March Commonwealth Day 17 to 19 March Commonwealth Association of Public Accounts Committees (CAPAC) Conference, London, UK 24 to 28 April Mid-Year meeting of the CPA Executive Committee, Assam, India 22 to 27 June Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), Kigali, Rwanda 2021 12 to 18 January 2021 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada The CPA calendar fosters the exchange of events and activities between CPA Regions and Branches. For further information on any events, please contact the CPA Branch concerned or the CPA Headquarters Secretariat. CPA Branch Secretaries are asked to send notices of CPA events to [email protected] in advance of the publication deadline to ensure the calendar is accurate. Further information can also be found at www.cpahq.org or by emailing [email protected]. CPA Parliamentary Fundamentals Programme Enrolment is now open for the CPA Parliamentary Fundamentals Programme - on the general course for Commonwealth Parliamentarians or the course specifically developed for Members from CPA Small Branches. Programmes are accredited with McGill University, Canada (Small Branches programme) and the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa (General programme). Programme includes: Online modules | Residential components | Teaching by world-class academics and parliamentary experts. PLACES AVAILABLE NOW FOR 2020 ENROLMENT To find out more visit www.cpahq.org/cpahq/cpafundamentals or email [email protected] Updated August 2019 CONTENTS: THE PARLIAMENTARIAN 2019: ISSUE FOUR PAGE 274 PAGES 288-311 The Parliamentarian: TH TH Journal of the Parliaments COMMENT & 64 CPC NEWS 64 CPC of the Commonwealth SPEECHES WORKSHOPS Volume 100 2019: Issue Four Editor’s Note 64th CPC Photo Gallery The Climate Change The Parliamentarian Page 272 Page 273 Debate: A Challenge for ISSN 0031-2282 the Commonwealth? th Opening address by 64 CPC News Conference Workshop A Issued and published by the the President of the News reports include: Page 288 International Secretariat of the Republic of Uganda • National Assembly of Commonwealth Parliamentary Opening of the 64th The Gambia re-joins CPA Innovation in Association (CPA), CPA th Commonwealth Parliamentary membership at 64 CPC Parliament: the Headquarters Secretariat, Conference • CPA Executive Committee impact of Science and Richmond House, Houses of Page 276 address key governance Technology on how Parliament, London issues ahead of 64th CPC Parliament works today SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom. Opening address by • New CPA Treasurer and Conference Workshop B the CPA President Vice-Chairperson confirmed Page 291 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7799 1460 th Rt Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, MP, at 64 CPC Email: [email protected] CPA President 2018-2019 and • CPA launches new online The Role of Parliament www.cpahq.org Speaker of the Parliament of professional development in Facilitating Persons Twitter @CPA_Secretariat the Republic of Uganda. programmes for parliamentary with Disabilities as Facebook.com/CPAHQ Page 278 staff with leading Electors, Candidates Commonwealth universities Mr Jarvis Matiya and Legislators Opening address by • CPA launches new handbook Conference Workshop C Acting Secretary-General the CPA Chairperson with British Red Cross on Page 294 Hon. Emilia Monjowa Lifaka, International Humanitarian Mr Jeffrey Hyland MP, Deputy Speaker of Law for Commonwealth Youth Roundtable: Editor, The Parliamentarian the National Assembly of Parliamentarians Strategies to Deal with [email protected] Cameroon. • CPA Regional Secretaries Youth Unemployment Page 280 from nine Regions meet Conference Workshop D Main images: CPA th ahead of 64 CPC in Uganda Page 297 Headquarters Secretariat. Pages 274-275, 281, 283-287 Opening address by Additional images: CPA Combating rapid Branches and Members. the CPA Headquarters Speech by Mr Jarvis Matiya, CPA Commonwealth urbanisation and rural Acting CPA Secretary-General. Lecture decline: A challenge for Page 282 Role of Commonwealth the Commonwealth Parliamentarians in maintaining Conference Workshop E security and stability in East Africa Page 300 Page 312 270 | The Parliamentarian | 2019: Issue Four | 100th year of publishing 100th year of publishing CONTENTS The Parliamentarian PAGES 314-325 PAGES 326-340 Innovations in 37th CPA Small Branches Sixth triennial PARLIAMENTARY Parliament: The Conference Commonwealth Women REPORTS possible effects of • CPA Small Branches news and Parliamentarians (CWP) United Kingdom ‘Brexit’ election of new Chairperson Conference Parliamentary Report on CPA Small Branches • CPA Small Branches Session 1: • CWP at 64th CPC news Legislative reports from Conference Workshop F (Small Basing parliamentary • CWP at 30: Reflections by the Canada, the United Kingdom, Branches Topic) procedures and practices on the CWP founder New Zealand, Australia and Page 302 Westminster model • CWP Conference session 1: India. Pages 356-373 • CPA Small Branches Session 2: Importance of Mentoring for Innovation in Parliament: The New Parliamentarians Book Review Fostering a culture of Page 374 respect, fairness and possible effects of ‘Brexit’ on • CWP Conference session 2: dignity in Legislatures CPA Small Branches Promoting Women to CPA Organisational Conference Workshop G • CPA Small Branches Session 3: Leadership Positions and Structure Page 376 (Gender Topic) What Professional Development Senior Portfolios Page 304 and Training is required to • CWP Conference session 3: develop focused and talented Empowering Women as Annual subscription Parliamentarians? Effective Legislators in the 21st (four issues) The Role of Parliament UK: £44 inc. postage. in the doctrine of • CPA Small Branches Session 4: century Climate Change and the possible • CWP Conference session 4: Worldwide: £46 surface post Separation of Powers £52 airmail Conference Workshop H effects on CPA Small Branch Combating bullying Page 306 Economies and Development and harassment within Pages 314-325 Parliaments Price per issue Pages 326-340 UK: £14 Post-Legislative Worldwide: £15 surface post Scrutiny (PLS): a Commonwealth £16 airmail dimension of the Parliamentary Clerks CPA News oversight function of share best practice Pages 346-350 Disclaimer: Opinions and Parliament and innovations in comments expressed in articles Conference Workshop I Commonwealth Women and reviews published in The Parliaments Parliamentarian are those of Page 309 th Parliamentarians (CWP) 55 General Meeting of the the individual contributors and Society-of-Clerks-at-the-Table News should not be attributed to the How the updated (SoCATT) Pages 351-353 Secretariat of the Association. CPA Benchmarks for Pages 341-343 Democratic Legislatures Commonwealth Contributors: Thank you to all contributors for this issue. have been used to Behind the scenes: How Scholarships: building strengthen the capacity media management a better future for Printed in: United Kingdom by of CPA Legislatures boosted the 64th CPC in generations to come Warners Midlands, PLC; Conference Workshop J Uganda Page 354 New Delhi, India by Jainco Art Page 311 India; and Singapore by Times Page 344 Printers Private Limited. The Parliamentarian | 2019: Issue Four | 100th year of publishing | 271 EDITOR’S NOTE COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARIANS URGED TO UPHOLD DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AT THE 64TH COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE IN UGANDA The Editor’s Note This special conference issue of The Parliamentarian features one of the their 37th annual conference prior to the 64th CPC in Uganda and, led largest annual gatherings of Commonwealth Parliamentarians, the 64th by Hon. Angelo Farrugia, MP, Chairperson of the CPA Small Branches Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) in Kampala, Uganda and Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of from 22 to 29 September 2019, which addressed key global issues Malta, focused on the unique challenges affecting small Parliaments and solutions. Against a backdrop of greater scrutiny and Legislatures across the Commonwealth. The of Parliamentarians and the overall public trust CPA Small Branches Conference held thematic deficit in Parliaments,
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