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Cross Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet
The Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group for Tibet, was established in January 2004 and has members from all the political parties. The aim of this group it to facilitate the building of relations between the Scottish Parliament, Tibet and its people and those interested in Tibet. It has members from all the political parties and strives to inform MSPs about the key issues facing Tibet.
Mr. Chris Ballance, MSP, is the current and first Convenor of the Scottish Parliamentary Group for Tibet. Under his convenorship members of the group had separate meeting with His Holiness during the Tibetan leaders' June visit to Edinburgh where he also was invited to address the Time for Reflection at the Scottish Parliament on the request of the Scottish Parliament's Presiding Officer George Reid, MSP.
After an eight-year gap, the 4th WPCT was co-hosted by the Scottish Cross Party Parliamentary Group on Tibet and the UK All Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet, in Edinburgh on 18 and 19 November. Attended by 96 parliamentarians and other delegates (total 133) from about 30 countries, the convention urged the Chinese government "to indicate commitment to the negotiation process by making visible improvements in its policies in Tibet, in particular." The convention also decided to hold the next WPCT prior to the 2008 Olympic Games and review the progress.
Read report of the 4th WPCT [PDF 927K ]
Contact Address
CHRIS BALLANCE, MSP
Convenor, Cross Party Parliamentary
Group for Tibet, Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh EH99 1SP
(U. K.) Scotland
LINDA FABIANI, MSP
Cross Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet,
Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
EH99 1SP (U. K.), Scotland
MARK BALLARD, MSP
Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
EH99 1SP(U. K.) Scotland
MIKE PRINGLE, MSP
Cross Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet
Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
EH99 1SP (U. K.) Scotland
SHIONA BAIRD, MSP
Cross Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet
Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
EH99 1SP (U. K.)
Scotland
MICHAEL COLLIE
PA to Chris Ballance
Cross Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet
Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
EH99 1SP (U. K.)
Scotland
