Lok Sabha Secretariat
LOK SABHA SPEAKER TO CHAIR THE MEETING OF STANDING COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE OF SPEAKERS AND PRESIDING OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH (CSPOC) IN GUERNSEY
LOK SABHA SPEAKER ON OFFICAL VISIT TO UK, SCOTLAND AND GUERNSEY FROM 07-11 JANUARY 2025
INDIA TO HOST 28TH CSPOC IN 2026
Posted On: 07 JAN 2025 6:08PM by PIB Delhi
New Delhi; 7 January, 2024: Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla is on an official visit to United Kingdom (UK), Scotland and Guernsey from 07 to 11 January 2025.
Shri Birla is visiting the UK from 07 to 09 January 2025 at the invitation of Rt. Hon. Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker, House of Commons of Parliament of the UK. He will meet Rt. Hon. Sir Lindsay Hoyle and Rt. Hon. Lord McFall of Alcluith, Lord Speaker of the House of Lords in London. Among his other engagements in London, Shri Om Birla will visit Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Museum, pay floral tributes at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi and interact with members of Indian diaspora in the UK.
Shri Birla will also visit Scotland and meet Rt. Hon. Alison Johnstone MSP, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, and Rt. Hon. John Swinney MSP, First Minister of Scotland. He will also interact with cross-party Members of the Scottish Parliament.
Hon. Speaker will chair the meeting of the Standing Committee of Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) on 10 January 2025 in Guernsey. He will chair this meeting in his capacity as the host of the 28th CSPOC which will be held in India in 2026. He will also meet his counterparts from other Parliaments on the sidelines of this meeting.
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