Speaker attends the 10th G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) in Brazil
8 November 2024
Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, the Speaker of the House of Commons attended the 10th G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) in Brasilia, Brazil from 7- 8 November 2024. The Speaker represented the House of Commons at the parliamentary forum hosted by the Congress of Brazil and supported by the Inter Parliamentary Union.
The P20 was created in 2010 and is led by Speakers and Presidents of the G20 countries' parliaments. The group aims to engage parliaments to strengthen global collaboration. The theme for this year’s Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit was “Parliaments for a Just World and a Sustainable Planet”.
On 7 November, the summit was officially opened with an opening ceremony, followed by two working sessions. The sessions on the agenda featured the following themes: the contribution of parliaments to the fight against hunger, poverty and inequality on the global stage, and the role of parliaments in promoting sustainable development.
On 8 November, the final working session discussed the theme of parliaments in the construction of global governance and adapting to the challenges of the modern world. The formal proceedings closed with the handover of the presidency to next year’s hosts, South Africa.
The Speaker also held bilateral meetings with Speakers from Brazil, Indonesia, Portugal, South Korea and Saudi Arabia with the aim of developing and strengthening inter-parliamentary relationships.
A joint declaration (pdf, 635KB) was agreed and adopted at the end of the P20 meeting.
This is the fourth P20 that Speaker Hoyle has attended as part of his role in leading the UK’s parliamentary diplomacy through representation at international forums for Speakers.