Title: Speaker made a reference on the occasion of Commonwealth Day celebrated across the Commonwealth annually on second Monday in March.
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MR. SPEAKER: Hon. Members, today is the Commonwealth Day, which is celebrated across the Commonwealth annually on the second Monday in March. It is marked by a multi-faith service in Westminster Abbey, normally attended by Her Excellency Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth, along with the Commonwealth Secretary-General and Commonwealth High Commissioners in London.
Let us on this occasion, rededicate ourselves to the cause of the Commonwealth, that is, fostering international peace and security; democracy, liberty of the individual and equal rights for all; and eradication of poverty, ignorance and disease.