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CHAMbER & COMMITTEES

International assemblies
Delegations of Members from both Houses attend four Overseas Office
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international assemblies:
UK branch of the
the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; Commonwealth
Parliamentary
the Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European
Association (CPA)
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Assembly); cpa@
parliament.uk
the NATO Parliamentary Assembly;
www.
the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for cpaukbranch.org
Security and Cooperation in Europe. CPA Headquarters
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The delegations are selected on the basis of consultation www.cpahq.org
between the parties and reflect the party composition in Delegation support
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the Commons. The delegations are supported by staff in the
Department of Chamber and Committee Services.

Interparliamentary bodies
There are also UK branches of international organisations British Group of the
Inter-Parliamentary
that promote contacts between parliamentarians in different
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countries, such as the Commonwealth Parliamentary bgipu@
Association (CPA) UK and the British Group of the parliament.uk
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). www.bgipu.org
The British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly (BIPA) brings British–Irish
Parliamentary
together Members of the UK and Irish Parliaments, the
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devolved legislatures and the Crown Dependencies to
develop understanding between elected representatives and
explore issues of mutual concern.

The two Houses have agreed to bring together these and
other international parliamentary activities under the
umbrella of a new International Relations Directorate.
There are also a number of All-Party Groups which aim to All-Party Groups
intranet.
promote links with specific countries. parliament.uk/
apgroups