What are state visits?
State visits are formal international visits by heads of state. In the UK, the King hosts “inbound” state visits and embarks upon “outbound” state visits.
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The Good Parliament (113 KB , PDF)
This debate pack has been compiled ahead of the 90-minute debate on The Good Parliament report to be held on Wednesday 2 November 2016 in Westminster Hall.
The Member in charge of the debate is Kirsty Blackman.
The Good Parliament report was launched on 20 July 2016. It makes recommendations on how the House of Commons can meet the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s globally influential “Gender Sensitive Parliaments” framework.
Documents to download
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The Good Parliament (113 KB , PDF)
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