About the Scottish Parliament

Organisations

Further information on international organisations

British Irish Parliamentary Assembly (BIPA)

The BIPA mission is to promote co-operation between political representatives in Britain and Ireland. The Scottish Parliament delegation will participate in the meetings and work of the bi-annual Plenary session and the European Affairs; Economy and Environmental and Social Issues sub-committees.

Further information on the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)

The CPA seeks to promote parliamentary democracy and good governance through a range of programmes, project and activities targeted at parliamentarians. Its work is focused on parliamentary practice and procedure and cross-cutting themes on topical and longer-term policy issues.

The CPA Scotland Branch is made up of all MSPs (the Presiding Officer is the Branch President). The three MSPs on the Scotland Branch Executive Committee co-ordinate CPA activity such as that of the British Islands and Mediterranean Region, the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians and the Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities as well as opportunities for MSPs to participate in plenary, regional conferences, seminars, visits and exchanges of delegations, election observing missions, training seminars for newly elected parliamentarians etc. 

Further information on the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 

Further information on the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians

Further information on the Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities

Further information on the Scotland Branch Executive Committee