COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION SEMINAR ON AFRICA

Early day motion 1262, tabled 13 December 2005 by David Marshall (Labour). Signed by 43 members.

That this House congratulates the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK Branch and the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union for initiating the very successful Parliamentary Seminar on Africa, Partnership Beyond 2005: The Role of Parliamentarians in Implementing NEPAD Commitments, held at the British Museum on 19th to 22nd October; notes that the 119 parliamentarians from 41 African parliaments and 20 European and G8 parliaments declared their common intent to ensure implementation of commitments made by their governments to Africa's development; and thanks the British Council, the Department for International Development, the European Parliamentarians for Africa and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy for their important support for the seminar.

Signatures by party: Labour 27, Conservative 11, DUP 3, Liberal Democrat 1, Plaid Cymru 1.