The 61st plenary of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly was held in the Grand Committee Room of the House of Commons, Westminster, on 28 February 2022.
The plenary was postponed from October 2021 following the death of Sir David Amess MP, an Associate Member of the Assembly.
Speakers at the 61st plenary included:
- Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, Minister for Europe and North America, UK Government
- Rt Hon Conor Burns MP, Minister of State for Northern Ireland, UK Government
- Thomas Byrne TD, Minister of State for European Affairs, Government of Ireland
- Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP, Leader of Her Majesty’s Official Opposition
- Rt Hon Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson MP, Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party
- John Finucane MP, representing Sinn Féin
Read the Assembly’s Programme of Business for the 61st plenary here.
Read the speeches and contributions made at the 61st plenary here.
The Assembly adopted an report from Committee B (European Matters) on Vaccine roll-outs. Read the report here.
The Assembly adopted a resolution as follows:
UKRAINE
That this Assembly condemns in the strongest terms the Russian Federation’s attack on Ukraine; stands in solidarity with the Verkhovna Rada and all democratically elected representatives of the Ukrainian people; unreservedly supports the freedom of the people of Ukraine; and underlines its support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, freedom and territorial integrity, and the right of the people of Ukraine to determine their own destiny.