The Lord Speaker, Baroness Hayman, has announced that she will not be seeking re-election in July. The Lord Speaker is elected for a term of five years and is eligible to serve for a maximum of two terms. Baroness Hayman was the first person to be elected to the post, in 2006, after the Lord Chancellor ceased…
Lord Tyler refers to the brief debate on Thursday on the report from the Procedure Committee. The report includes new rules for the election of the Lord Speaker, a defect having been found in the existing rules. The new rules provide that a Lord Speaker should be elected no later than 15 July every five…
