Madam Speaker to attend 14th Conference of Commonwealth Speakers in Trinidad

The Hon Myriam Spiteri Debono, Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives, will be attending the 14th Conference of Commonwealth Speakersto be held in Trinidad between the 6th and 11th January 1998.

Topics on the Conference agenda include:-

Problems at voting time;

Election of the Speaker by Secret Ballot;

Speaker's Relationship with the Ruling Party;

Relationship between Presiding Officers in Bicameral Systems;

Security of the Parliament Buildings;

The Use of Technology to Support the More Effective Functioning ofParliament;

The Sub Judice Convention; and

The Role of Parliament in Promoting Regional & InternationalCooperation.