Events
The full advance programme of meetings being convened globally by the Inter-Parliamentary Union can be accessed here and BGIPU will call for nominations of interested MPs/Peers to form UK delegations for such events through the All Party Whip Notice and regular all member e-mails. UK participation in IPU activities without formal approval and selection by the BGIPU Executive Committee is not permitted.
In addition, the BGIPU regularly hosts lectures and meetings within the Palace of Westminster when Parliament is sitting on current topical issues in international affairs. Details of upcoming BGIPU events will be listed below and members’ nominations for participating in delegations will be sought through the All Party Notice circulated by the Government Whips Office during sitting times.
As a fully-funded parliamentary body, we can only reply to queries on how to participate in official BGIPU activities from MPs and Peers or parliamentary staff using internal parliamentary e-mail addresses. More general enquiries about our work can be directed to bgipu@parliament.uk
VISIT BY LITHUANIAN DELEGATION | 24-26 NOVEMBER
BGIPU will be hosting a visit by a parliamentary delegation from Lithuania during 24-26 November. Those wishing to meet with the delegation are asked to contact Joe Perry at joe.perry@parliament.uk.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING | WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER | 16:00 – 17:00 | IPU ROOM
The BGIPU AGM will take place between 16:00 and 17:00 on Wednesday 26 November in the IPU Room with Mr Speaker in the Chair. The 2025 Annual Report will be launched at the meeting and a new Executive Committee for 2025/26 will be confirmed. All Members of the BGIPU are encouraged to attend. Members wishing to attend should contact Henry Collison at collisonh@parliament.uk.
VISIT BY JOHN SMITH TRUST EXILED BELARUSIAN FELLOWS | 10 DECEMBER 2025
BGIPU will be hosting a visit by Fellows on the John Smith Trust’s Leaders in Exile: ‘Future of Belarus’ Programme on 10 December. Members wishing to meet with the Fellows are asked to contact Henry Collison at collisonh@parliament.uk
ROUNDTABLE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN PUBLIC LIFE | 21 JANUARY | IPU ROOM
BGIPU will be hosting a roundtable event on “Violence against women in public life” on Wednesday 21st January 1500-1600 in the IPU Room. The Meeting will be Chaired by Pam Cox MP, and speakers include Bénite Dibateza from CPAHQ to discuss Harassment of MPs from the Asia-Pacific Region, with others TBC. Members and parliamentary staff wishing to express early interest are asked to contact Rhiannon Edwards at edwardsrl@parliament.uk
VISIT BY DELEGATION FROM POLAND | 26-29 JANUARY 2026
BGIPU will be hosting a visit by a parliamentary delegation from Poland during the week of 26 January. Those wishing to meet with the delegation are asked to contact Henry Collison at collisonh@parliament.uk.
BGIPU DELEGATION TO MOLDOVA AND ROMANIA | FEBRUARY/MARCH 2026
BGIPU hopes to send a delegation to Moldova and Romania in February or March 2026. Members wishing to express an early interest in this visit are asked to contact Joe Perry at joe.perry@parliament.uk.
BGIPU DELEGATION TO BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | MARCH 2026
BGIPU hopes to send a delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina in March 2026. Members wishing to express an early interest in this visit are asked to contact Henry Collison at collisonh@parliament.uk.
MEMBER LED TOURS OF PARLIAMENT FOR DELEGATIONS
BGIPU is seeking Members that would be interested in leading tours of parliament for our visiting parliamentary delegations. These tours are a key part of our visits, giving the delegations an insight into the rich history of the Palace and an introduction into some of the procedures of parliament. These tours are generally on a Monday or Tuesday morning and last between 45 minutes to an hour. If you are interested in volunteering to lead these tours then please contact Dominique Rees at reesd@parliament.uk.
CALLING ALL MEMBERS AND STAFF WITH FOREIGN LANGUAGES
To help us welcome our visiting delegations it would be incredibly useful to know if Members and staff have any foreign languages – please contact Dominique Rees at reesd@parliament.uk to register any language skill.
