Key Speeches
A selection of recent speeches made by The Speaker.
Speaker addresses students in Yangon
The Speaker of the House of Commons, Rt Hon John Bercow MP, addresses students in Yangon
Mr Speaker welcomes Mohammed Amal (Kamal) El-Hajji
Mr Speaker welcomes Mr Mohammed Amal (Kamal) El-Hajji appointment as Serjeant at Arms
Mr Speaker welcomes Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi
Mr Speaker gave a short speech welcoming Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, to Parliament
Mr Speaker's speech, President Xi Jinping's address to Parliament
Mr Speaker delivered a welcome speech prior to the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping's, address to Parliament
History and workings of Parliament in 800 years of Magna Carta
Mr Speaker delivered a lecture at the British Ambassador’s residence in Japan on 6 August 2015
Representative democracy in a digital age: Fact or fiction?
Mr Speaker addresses Australian Parliament on 30th September 2014
Michael Ryle Memorial Lecture
The Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt Hon John Bercow MP delivers a Michael Ryle Memorial Lecture on Monday 30 June 2014
Mr Speaker's speech to the Policy Exchange
Mr Speaker made a speech to the Policy Exchange on 10 June 2014 to give an up date on the work of the Speaker's Commission on Digital Democracy
Mr Speaker's speech to the Estonian Parliament April 2014
Mr Speaker addresses the Estonian Parliament during his digital democracy fact finding visit
Mr Speaker’s introduction to Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland
8 April 2014 Mr Speaker welcomed the President of Ireland
Mr Speaker's tribute at 'A Commemoration and Celebration of the Life of Nelson Mandela'
Speech by Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, in Westminster Hall on 12 December 2013
Mr Speaker's speech to Hansard Society: Towards a 21st Century Parliament
Mr Speaker delivers a speech to the Hansard Society on designing a Parliament for the 21st Century
Mr Speaker's speech to the Univeristy of Edinburgh
31 October 2013 - What does modern democracy require of parliaments?
Speaker addresses Waikato University
9 August 2013 - Mr Speaker’s speech in New Zealand: Parliaments of the Future
Welcome Address to the Amir of Kuwait
29 November 2012, Queen's Robing Room, Palace of Westminster
Giving the Speaker a Voice: A Traditional Office in a Modern Political Age
16 August 2012, University of Cape Town
The House of Commons - On the Road to Recovery
2 February 2012, University of Birmingham
Speech to Conference of Speakers of G8 Member Countries
9 September 2011 speech to G8 Conference of Speakers in Paris
Speech to the University of Delhi
19 August 2011
Speech at Sheffield Hallam University
6th April 2011
What does scrutiny mean in 2011?
18 January 2011 Speach to the Institute for Government
Welcome speech to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
17 September 2010
Speech to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
18 September 2010, General Assembly in Nairobi
Connecting the House of Commons with the country
29 September 2010, University of Northumbria
Review of Prime Minister’s Questions
6 July 2010, speech to the Centre for Parliamentary Studies
Speech to Women's Institute conference
2 June 2010, Annual General Meeting
Speech to Henley Business School
26 March 2010
Speech to Oxford Union Society
5 February 2010
Parliamentary Reform
24 September 2009, speech to Hansard Society
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Lectures, events and speeches
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Key Speeches
- Speaker addresses students in Yangon
- Mr Speaker welcomes Mohammed Amal (Kamal) El-Hajji
- Mr Speaker welcomes Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi
- History and workings of Parliament in 800 years of Magna Carta
- Mr Speaker's speech, President Xi Jinping's address to Parliament
- Representative democracy in a digital age: Fact or fiction?
- Michael Ryle Memorial Lecture
- Mr Speaker's speech to the Policy Exchange
- Mr Speaker's speech to the Estonian Parliament
- Mr Speaker’s introduction to Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland
- Mr Speaker's tribute at 'A Commemoration and Celebration of the Life of Nelson Mandela'
- Mr Speaker's speech to Hansard Society: Towards a 21st Century Parliament
- Mr Speaker's speech to the Univeristy of Edinburgh
- Speaker addresses Waikato University
- Speaker delivers lecture at Belfast Pride Festival
- Welcome Address to the Amir of Kuwait
- Giving the Speaker a Voice: A Traditional Office in a Modern Political Age
- The House of Commons - On the Road to Recovery
- Speech to Conference of Speakers of G8 Member Countries
- Speech to the University of Delhi
- Taking Parliament to the People - The Next Steps
- Speech to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
- Welcome speech to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
- Speech to the Centre for Parliamentary Studies
- Connecting the House of Commons with the country
- Speaker addresses Women's Institute conference
- Speaker sets out 10 areas of possible reform
- Parliamentary Reform
- Speaker addresses Oxford Union Society
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Key Speeches