The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association mobilizes its Parliaments, Legislatures, their Members and staff to advance the consideration of good democratic governance and the institutional and professional development of its membership. It works in the Commonwealth through meetings and publications to discuss:
• The democratic representation of all sections of society and both genders;
• Parliamentary oversight of the executive; • Parliamentary involvement in formulating legislation and government policy;
• The role of small Parliaments; • Parliamentary outreach to the people, and • The independence of Parliament from the executive government.
Adopted by the CPA General Assembly, Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 2012.