“I have a duty of care to staff of this House, staff of MPs and MPs themselves … I wanted to hold the rules – people wanted to take the 2-metre rule down – I think it’s been the right thing to do.”Hoyle said he had been disturbed over recent months about decisions by Downing Street to announce major new policies at press briefings rather than in the Commons.“If there’s something new to come out and you want to tell the world, tell parliament and let the world watch it from parliament’s eyes,” he said.“We’re elected to scrutinise. The House of Commons Speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has said parliament may never return to the packed and noisy chamber debates while coronavirus remains a threat – … And if you’re briefing the press first, that’s not the way forward. Introduction. But that won’t happen until we know it’s safe.”Hoyle said he was keen to return to a system where MPs must make all contributions in person, rather than virtually, but said he “can’t see that happening tomorrow … I think we’re a little bit further away from normality as we knew it.”Hoyle, the MP for Chorley, said as a Lancastrian it would be “hard to stomach being the Speaker in York” but said he was also serious in his concern about moving parliament out of London – something which has been proposed by Boris Johnson.MPs are set to decant from Westminster for lengthy restoration works on the crumbling palace. She also talked about her role as House speaker. The Speaker can also permit MPs to ask urgent questions whereby government ministers are summoned to the House of Commons over a time-sensitive or important matter. The Speaker of the House of Commons (French: président de la Chambre des communes) is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of Canada and is elected at the beginning of each new parliament by fellow members of Parliament (MPs). *This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.Matthew Parris, columnist for the London Times and former member of the British House of Commons, discussed the…Bernard Weatherill, Speaker of the British House of Commons, discussed the history of the British House of Commons…Betty Murphy talked about the Constitution and property rights.https://images.c-span.org/defaults/Capitol_default-image.jpgSpeaker Boothroyd provided a tour of the House of Commons speaker’s residence.
It's the sort of election you don't see very often, but the vote to choose a new House of Commons Speaker is an important and historic one. Although it is technically the lower house, the House of Commons is predominant over the House of Lords, and the name “Parliament” is often used to refer to the House of Commons alone. T he Speakership of the Canadian House of Commons traces its origins back many centuries in British parliamentary history, but has evolved . Lindsay Hoyle warned he would oppose move to take parliament to York proposed by Boris JohnsonThe House of Commons Speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, has said parliament may never return to the packed and noisy chamber debates while coronavirus remains a threat – but said he would be keen to cease virtual contributions as soon as it is safe for MPs to return to Westminster.Hoyle, who took the Speaker’s chair late last year after John Bercow, warned he would oppose “It would be nice to be able to turn the clock back and know that you could have a full chamber without risk,” he told the BBC’s Westminster Hour. So something will have to happen. The Speaker can also permit MPs to ask urgent questions whereby government ministers are summoned to the House of Commons over a time-sensitive or important matter. And I think that’s the way forward for all of us.” Speaker Lindsay Hoyle says he is keen to cease MPs’ virtual contribution but that he ‘can’t see that happening tomorrow’. We need to make this place safe, we’ve got to make it fit for purpose.
The origins of the House It will take place today - … “But while there’s risk, I cannot see it. as a distinctly Canadian institution.. As the presiding officer of our House of Commons, the Speaker is the key to ensuring that this institution, central to Canada’s federal system of government, operates smoothly. The house serves as a location for official dinners and other functions, while the speaker actually lives in an upstairs apartment. That’s what brings this House alive, that’s what makes this House. https://www.c-span.org/video/?66943-1/house-commons-speakers-residence A new Speaker will be elected on Thursday, the first day of the new parliamentary session. A worker dusts the Speaker's chair in the House of Commons.