A selection of recent speeches made by The Speaker.
29 November 2012, Queen's Robing Room, Palace of Westminster
16 August 2012, University of Cape Town
2 February 2012, University of Birmingham
9 September 2011 speech to G8 Conference of Speakers in Paris
19 August 2011
6th April 2011
18 January 2011 Speach to the Institute for Government
29 September 2010, University of Northumbria
18 September 2010, General Assembly in Nairobi
17 September 2010
6 July 2010, speech to the Centre for Parliamentary Studies
2 June 2010, Annual General Meeting
26 March 2010
5 February 2010
24 September 2009, speech to Hansard Society
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