Title page
Contents
Summary 4
1. Background 5
1.1. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 5
The status of the CPA and proposals for change 6
Previous attempts to change the status of the CPA 7
UK Government undertakings to support the CPA 8
1.2. The International Committee of the Red Cross 9
Status agreements, immunities and privileges 10
2. The Bill 12
2.1. Overview 12
2.2. Content of the bill 13
Clauses One and Two: enabling the organisations to be treated as international organisations and granting certain immunities and privileges 13
Clause 3: Evidence of privileges and immunities 14
Clause 4: Orders in Council 14
Clauses 5 and 6: Interpretation, extent and commencement 15
Schedule 15
2.3. Debate on the bill 15
Committee stage 16