Agenda item

Commonwealth Serjeant at Arms 600th Anniversary Conference

It is proposed thatthe City of London Corporation hosts a dinner at Guildhall on 28 July 2015 at the conclusion of the first day of the Association of Commonwealth Serjeants at Arms conference.

 

The conference, which will take place at the House of Commons, is held in London every five years. Delegates from over 40 Commonwealth countries will attend. The City previously hosted a dinner to coincide with the 2009 conference.

 

The purpose of the conference is to bring together Serjeants at Arms and Gentlemen Ushers of the Black Rod from across the Commonwealth to discuss aspects of their role. The 2015 conference will coincide with the 600th anniversary of the first appointment of a Serjeant at Arms to provide security at the House of Commons. The City hosted dinner will help to strengthen the City’s relationship with Parliament and the House Authorities and with Commonwealth Parliaments.

 

It is anticipated that the guest list will be drawn predominantly from representatives attending the conference and bodies connected to Parliament. MPs and Peers representing the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in the UK and representatives of similar associations from the Commonwealth Jurisdictions will also attend.

 

We recommend that hospitalitybe granted and that arrangements be left in the hands of the Hospitality Working Party; the cost to be met from City’s Cash, within the approved cost parameters.

 

(This will be a Committee event.)

 

Minutes:

(C) Commonwealth Serjeant at Arms 600th Anniversary Conference

It is proposed thatthe City of London Corporation hosts a dinner at Guildhall on 28 July 2015 at the conclusion of the first day of the Association of Commonwealth Serjeants at Arms conference.

 

The conference, which will take place at the House of Commons, is held in London every five years. Delegates from over 40 Commonwealth countries will attend. The City previously hosted a dinner to coincide with the 2009 conference.

 

The purpose of the conference is to bring together Serjeants at Arms and Gentlemen Ushers of the Black Rod from across the Commonwealth to discuss aspects of their role. The 2015 conference will coincide with the 600th anniversary of the first appointment of a Serjeant at Arms to provide security at the House of Commons. The City hosted dinner will help to strengthen the City’s relationship with Parliament and the House Authorities and with Commonwealth Parliaments.

 

It is anticipated that the guest list will be drawn predominantly from representatives attending the conference and bodies connected to Parliament. MPs and Peers representing the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in the UK and representatives of similar associations from the Commonwealth Jurisdictions will also attend.

 

We recommend that hospitalitybe granted and that arrangements be left in the hands of the Hospitality Working Party; the cost to be met from City’s Cash, within the approved cost parameters.

 

(This will be a Committee event.)

 

Read and agreed to.