Madam Speaker, I move the motion printed in the name of the Chief Whip of the Majority Party on the Order Paper, as follows:
That the House -
(1) notes that Dr Theo-Ben Gurirab, Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia, was elected as President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union on 15 October 2008 during the 119th Assembly of the Union held in Geneva;
(2) further notes that the Inter-Parliamentary Union is one of the leading organisations in the promotion and strengthening of the institutions of parliamentary democracy and that Dr Gurirab represents the African continent as its chosen candidate for the Presidency; and
(3) therefore resolves to-
(a) express its congratulations to Dr Gurirab on his election and to pledge its support for him during his term of office; and
(b) acknowledge the sterling work of the Parliaments of the Southern African region, including the Parliament of South Africa, in ensuring that Africa took up its rightful place at the helm of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Agreed to.