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

DateDescription
16.07.2010PIL: Speakers' statements on ministerial policy announcements made outside the House
09.06.2010The 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.
11.03.2010The 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.
01.12.2009Speaker's Conferences
This note looks briefly at the background to previous conferences and lists them, with their terms of reference.
09.07.2009PIL: Speakers of the House of Commons

Research Papers

DateDescription
19.03.2001Election 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

DateDescription
08.02.20122010 elections for positions in the House.
Government response. Procedure Select Committee report [Commons]
19.10.20112010 elections for positions in the House.
Procedure Select Committee report [Commons]
27.01.2010Election of the Speaker and of the Deputy Speakers.
Procedure Select Committee report [Commons]

Early Day Motions

DateDescription
02.07.2009CONDUCT 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 ...
17.06.2009MR 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.
10.06.2009REFORM 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 ...
20.05.2009MR SPEAKER
That this House pays tribute to Mr Speaker.
19.05.2009SPEAKER'S OFFICE
That this House believes the Speaker is best placed to decide when to retire from office.

Glossary

  • Research Papers (RP) - briefings produced by the House of Commons Library on Bills, topical issues and regular statistics
  • Standard Notes (SN) - shorter, topical briefings from the Commons Library
  • Early Day Motions (EDMs) - formal motions submitted by MPs in the House of Commons
  • POST Notes - short briefing notes produced by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
  • Lords Library Notes (LLN) - an occasional series of papers compiled by the House of Lords Library