The Speaker of the House of Commons

Order! Order! Understand the role, history and current activities of The Speaker of the House of Commons

Speaker news

Speaker Honours Alan Turing Mr Speaker honours Alan Turing with the Attitude Icon Award for Outstanding Achievement

• Deputy Speaker election: Eleanor Laing elected
  MP for Epping Forest elected as new Deputy Speaker of the Commons
• Deputy Speaker election: candidates announced
  Seven candidates to stand in ballot to be held on 16 October
• Details of Deputy Speaker election announced
  Ballot to be held on Wednesday 16 October

• All speaker news

The role and history

The Speaker of the House of Commons chairs debates in the Commons chamber

• Office & Role of Speaker
• Biography of Speaker John Bercow
• History of the Speakership

Working with the Speaker

Further information on the individuals that work closely with the Speaker

• Biographies of Deputy Speakers
• Office and role of the Deputy Speaker
• Speaker's chaplain

Parliament and the public

A conversation with young people and communities

• Speaker's School Council Award
• Speaker's school visits
• Parliamentary Outreach visits

Lectures, events and speeches

Full transcripts of key speeches and news of events

• Key speeches
• Speaker's Lecture Series
• Events

Related information

Topics: Speaker

Recent parliamentary material on the Speaker of the House of Commons. This includes briefing papers produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.

• Topical issues page on the Speaker

Speaker on YouTube

Interviews with the Commons Speaker and some key moments from the Commons Chamber.

• Speaker on YouTube

Speaker on Flickr

View our image galleries of The Speaker of the House of Commons

• Speaker on Flickr

Other key officers and staff

Find out more about other officers and staff working in parliament.

• Other important roles

Related information

• Speaker publications

The Lord Speaker

Find out more about Speaker in 'the other place', The Lord Speaker

• Lord Speaker

http://www.parliament.uk/business/commons/the-speaker/