​​The President of Tynwald, the Honourable Laurence Skelly MLC, will represent the Isle of Man at the 26th Conference of Speakers and Presidi​ng Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) hosted by the Australian Parliament in Canberra, Australia.

Supported by the Clerk of Tynwald, Jonathan King, Mr President will join delegates from 43 Commonwealth countries for the conference being held from 3rd to 6th January 2023.

The conference, which aims to foster impartiality and fairness on the part of Speakers and Presiding Officers, promote understanding of parliamentary democracy, and develop parliamentary institutions, will include a range of keynote addresses including ‘How have parliaments adapted to the pandemic, what issues arose from the adaptations and which of these adaptations may become permanent’ by The Honourable Om Birla, Speaker of the Lok Sabah, India.

All related costs will be published on the Tynwald website in due course.

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For further information contact:
Dr Jonathan King
Clerk of Tynwald
Legislative Buildings
Douglas
IM1 3PW
j.king@tynwald.org.im​
Tel: +44(1624)685500

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