Speaker
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on the Speaker of the House of Commons. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 16.07.2010 | PIL: Speakers' statements on ministerial policy announcements made outside the House |
| 09.06.2010 | The election of Deputy Speakers |
| This note outlines the moves made to elect the deputy speakers by ballot. It also gives details of Procedure Committee reports into the issue. | |
| 11.03.2010 | The election of a Speaker |
| This note briefly reviews the election of the Speaker in 2000, the Procedure Committee's review, and the House decision to adopt the Procedure Committee's recommendations. | |
| 01.12.2009 | Speaker's Conferences |
| This note looks briefly at the background to previous conferences and lists them, with their terms of reference. | |
| 09.07.2009 | PIL: Speakers of the House of Commons |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 19.03.2001 | Election of a commons speaker |
| Election of a Commons Speaker (2nd ed). House of Commons Library Research Paper 01/30. (Replaces Research Paper 00/90) |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 08.02.2012 | 2010 elections for positions in the House. |
| Government response. Procedure Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 19.10.2011 | 2010 elections for positions in the House. |
| Procedure Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 27.01.2010 | Election of the Speaker and of the Deputy Speakers. |
| Procedure Select Committee report [Commons] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02.07.2009 | CONDUCT OF LORD JAY AND THE LORDS APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE |
| That this House is dismayed by the report in the Guardian newspaper that the Noble Lord Jay, Chairman of the Lords Appointment Committee, has written to the Prime Minister warning that ... | |
| 17.06.2009 | MR SPEAKER (No. 2) |
| That this House applauds Speaker Martin's long and honourable service to his country and to this House; and believes that the House will be forever in his debt. | |
| 10.06.2009 | REFORM OF THE SPEAKERSHIP AND SELECT COMMITTEES |
| That this House believes that the Government should not control all the time on the floor of the House; considers that Parliament should be reinstated as an independent forum by empowering ... | |
| 20.05.2009 | MR SPEAKER |
| That this House pays tribute to Mr Speaker. | |
| 19.05.2009 | SPEAKER'S OFFICE |
| That this House believes the Speaker is best placed to decide when to retire from office. |
