Hon THeo-Ben Gurirab's attendance at the Commonwealth Speakers Conference 2008

The House of Commons invited Speakers and Presiding Officers from all Commonwealth and National Parliaments to attend the Commonwealth Speakers Conference, which was held at Westminster between 2 and 6 January 2008.

The British High Commission, Windhoek provided funding for the flight and hotel accommodation of the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Hon Theo-Ben Gurirab, to attend the Conference.

Issues that were discussed were privilege and the right of reply, keeping order and fostering decorum, standards and ethics for parliamentarians and parliament's relations with the public.

The British High Commission will continue to encourage and fund whenever possible, greater links and cooperation between Namibia and the Commonwealth.