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
LATIN AMERICAN AMBASSADOR ROUNDTABLE | 28 APRIL 13:00 | IPU ROOM
BGIPU is hosting a roundtable with Ambassadors from Latin America to discuss a range of issues across the region. The meeting will be chaired by Fabian Hamilton MP and the Ambassadors attending are H.E. Ismara Mercedes Vargas Walter (Ambassador of Cuba), H.E. Francisco Alberto Lima Mena (Ambassador of El Salvador), and H.E. Carla María Rodríguez Mancia (Ambassador of Guatemala). Members wishing to attend are asked to contact Chiara De Vita at devitac@parliament.uk.
BGIPU DELEGATION FROM ITALY | 18-20 MAY 2026
BGIPU will be hosting a visit by a parliamentary delegation from Italy from 18 to 20 May 2026. Those wishing to meet with the delegation are asked to contact Chiara De Vita at devitac@parliament.uk
4th MEETING OF THE ALLIANCE OF PARLIAMENTARY GROUPS FOR A DEMOCRATIC BELARUS | ATTLEE SUITE | 4 JUNE
BGIPU is planning to host the 4th meeting of the Alliance of Parliamentary Groups for a Democratic Belarus in the Attlee Suite on Thursday 4 June, with delegations expected from parliaments across Europe as well as the Belarusian democratic movement. Those wishing to express an early interest in participating in the conference are asked to contact Joe Perry at joe.perry@parliament.uk
BGIPU OUTWARD DELEGATION TO LITHUANIA | 24-26 JUNE
BGIPU plans to send a delegation to Vilnius from 24 to 26 June. Members wishing to apply are asked to contact Joe Perry at joe.perry@parliament.uk.
BGIPU 2026/2027 BILATERAL PROGRAMME
On 1 April BGIPU’s 2026/2027 bilateral programme will begin. The BGIPU Executive Committee has approved a list of priority bilateral visits to Cuba, Denmark, Ethiopia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea and Spain; and inward visits from Cote d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Italy, Mongolia, Qatar and Romania. To express an early interest in any of these visits please contact Dominique Rees at reesd@parliament.uk and please also do check future all party notices for confirmation of the visit dates so you can apply to take part.
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.
