Honourable Members, I wish to update this Honourable House, and through it the people of the Virgin Islands, on my participation in the Commons and Overseas Territories Speakers' Conference, an initiative established by the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt Hon. Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, to strengthen collaboration, facilitate the exchange of ideas, and support the continued development of the Parliaments of the United Kingdom and the Overseas Territories.

REMARKS BY HONOURABLE CORINE N. GEORGE-MASSICOTE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS THIRD SITTING OF THE THIRD SESSION OF THE FIFTH HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ON THE VISIT OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR LINDSAY HOYLE, MP, 158TH SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM TUESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY, 2026 Today marks a historic occasion for the House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands as we welcome Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the 158th Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, to address this Honourable House. This visit is unprecedented. Speaker Hoyle is the first