Assembly Commission Interparliamentary and International Strategy 2026 - 2030
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The Assembly has many opportunities to engage with other parliaments, regions and countries through interparliamentary networks, through outward visits, and through parliamentarians, diplomats, trade delegations and others who visit Parliament Buildings.
The Assembly Commission is committed to strengthening and deepening these relationships. External engagement enables the Assembly to continue developing as a leading parliamentary institution and become more effective in responding to the challenges facing our community.
The Assembly Commission also acknowledges the interest from other countries, especially in post-conflict societies, to learn about the Assembly and recognises our responsibility to support other parliaments by sharing our knowledge and experience.
The Interparliamentary and International Strategy explains how the Assembly Commission will coordinate and support the Assembly’s work with other parliaments and internationally. It supports the delivery of our Corporate Strategy 2023-2028 and is closely linked to Our Priority:
‘The Assembly will be empowered to achieve its full potential’
Our Aim
We want to seize opportunities offered by interparliamentary and international engagement to enhance the profile and increase the impact and influence of the Assembly.
How will we know if what we are doing is working?
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The Assembly’s pro le, impact and influence are enhanced on an international and interparliamentary stage. |
The Assembly performs its scrutiny, legislative and representational roles more effectively by learning from, and applying good practice from, other |
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Other parliaments, international bodies and partners hear, understand and have regard to the Assembly’s position, where their actions may affect the work of the Assembly and our communities. |
Other parliaments bene t by learning from the experience of the Assembly, its Members and officials, supporting parliamentary democracy elsewhere. |
How will we achieve this?
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Strengthening relationships with other parliaments and internationally |
Empowering Members to represent the Assembly in interparliamentary and international forums |
Identifying, understanding and sharing good practice |
We will…
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Support the Speaker to ful l protocol commitments and represent the Assembly to parliamentary and diplomatic visitors and diplomatic consulates |
Ensure Members representing the Assembly have the necessary support to fully participate in relevant discussions and communicate the Assembly’s views | Empower Assembly committees to engage with counterparts in other parliaments and to learn from policy initiatives and delivery internationally |
| Build and maintain relationships with other parliaments and bodies, to support knowledge exchange and Members’ professional development | Facilitate opportunities for Members to meet representatives from other parliaments and participate in professional development opportunities | Facilitate sharing of information and learning gained from parliamentary engagement with other Members and Assembly committees |
| Enable the Assembly’s participation in interparliamentary and international bodies which can influence or make decisions affecting its work or the people it represents | Support scrutiny of intergovernmental relations, by enabling future activity or structures that may be agreed by the Assembly | Participate at an official level in relevant networks with officials from other parliaments, to share best practice |
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Generate goodwill by hosting visitors to the Assembly and highlighting the best of |
Provide Assembly committees and Members with accurate, up-to-date information on EU affairs and policy or legislative developments elsewhere which affect the work of the Assembly | Promote interparliamentary and international activity through our communications channels, to explain its value and impact to the public |
| Work with the Executive Office and local government to identify opportunities for collaboration, to maximise positive impacts of international engagement |
