The Lord Speaker

The Lord Speaker chairs daily business in the House of Lords Chamber and is an ambassador for the work of the House. Baroness D'Souza is the second Lord Speaker elected by Members of the House of Lords

Lord Speaker news

Lord Speaker visits Belfast

Baroness D'Souza attends political studies conference

Role of the Lord Speaker

Supervising business, advising on procedure and representing the House of Lords – more on the Lord Speaker

Biography

Championing engaging the public through outreach initiatives – explore Baroness D'Souza’s background

Lords outreach programme

Connecting the public with the House of Lords through a range of opportunities and events – get involved

Events and speeches

In their own words – read the latest speeches, statements and updates from the Lord Speaker and Members of the Lords

Watch the Lords on Parliament TV

Lords on Parliament TV

Watch all the action from the Lords' chamber and committees live on Parliament TV

Lords enquiry service

Lords Enquiry Service

Contact the House of Lords Enquiry Service with general questions about the Lords. Call 020 7219 3107 or email hlinfo@parliament.uk

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Lords publications

Lords publications

Get free copies of House of Lords publications and briefing paper

Lords Hansard

Lords Hansard

Read the latest Lords Hansard for a detailed word by word report of the work in the chamber

Contact the Lord Speaker

The Rt Hon the Baroness D'Souza CMG 
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW

Phone: 020 7219 6444
Email: lordspeaker@parliament.uk

River Room

The Lord Speaker welcomes the use of the River Room for receptions on behalf of UK-registered charities or cross-party parliamentary events sponsored by Members of the Lords

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Keep up with business and events, and hear first-hand from Members on their specialist areas, life and work in the House of Lords