House of Commons debate on Commonwealth Day. [photo: Parliament UK website]
The House of Commons debated the Commonwealth on 9 March 2020 – Commonwealth Day. The debate had been introduced by James Duddridge, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
MPs discussed a range of issues from UK ties with the wider Commonwealth, #GlobalBritain, Commonwealth visas, Commonwealth trade, climate change, LGBT rights, CHOGM 2020, Rwanda and gender equality.
Here is the link to the debate from UK Parliament TV:
Parliamentlive.tv
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Urgent Question: Coronavirus Legislation: Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [Lords]: Second Reading General debate: The Commonwealth in 2020 Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Q1.
You can also follow the audio-only version of the debate.
Related links:
House of Commons background paper on the Commonwealth: Commonwealth report House of Commons
Commonwealth Day message from Her Majesty The Queen
Commonwealth Day message from the Commonwealth Secretary-General
Commonwealth Day Service on TV
Commonwealth Day Service on BBC World Service
From the Archives: Commonwealth Day across the decades
