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Falklands’ MLA at Westminster political seminar

Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 - 07:11 UTC
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Dick Sawle, most voted member of the Falklands Legislative Assembly  Dick Sawle, most voted member of the Falklands Legislative Assembly

The Falkland Islands most voted member of the Legislative Assembly is currently in the United Kingdom where he will be participating of the Westminster Seminar, which is described as a perfect learning ground for recently elected politicians.

The Falkland Islands asked for one of the coveted places and on successfully being chosen, Members of the Legislative Assembly agreed that Dick Sawle MLA should attend.

The Objectives of the Westminster Seminar on Parliamentary Practices and Procedures to take place in London from 7-19 March 2010 are:

To learn about accountability and legislation Mechanisms; To study the structure, administration and funding of a Parliament and the work of its key office holders; To examine methods to represent and engage better with communities (to include a constituency visit); To explore the contributions parliamentarians can make to the issue of climate change; To explore the contributions parliamentarians can make to the outcome of the global financial crisis; To interact and exchange views with Members and officials at Westminster and to mark and celebrate Commonwealth Day and International Women’s Day.

The seminar is sponsored by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the Foreign Office.

 

Categories: Politics, Falkland Islands.

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