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The Speaker presides over debates in the House of Commons, as depicted in the above print commemorating the destruction of the Commons Chamber by fire in 1834. At the beginning of each new parliamentary term, the House of Commons elects one of its members as a presiding officer, known as the Speaker.
Goldsmith joined the staff of the House of Commons in 1996 as a clerk. He worked in procedural and committee posts such as Secretary to the House of Commons Commission, Head of the Committee Office, Clerk of Committees and Principal Clerk of the Table Office. [1] [3] In March 2023, his appointment as Clerk of the House of Commons was announced. [4]
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. The leader of the majority party in the House of Commons by convention becomes the prime minister ...
Its inquiries often address key concerns about the functioning of government institutions, public service delivery, and the implementation of constitutional principles. The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee , previously known as the Public Administration Select Committee, is a committee designated by the British ...
The House of Commons Enquiry Service, formerly known as the House of Commons Information Office, is a section within the Department of Information Services of the House of Commons. The chief role of the office is to provide the public with information regarding the work, history and membership of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee (EFRA) is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The remit of the Committee is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and its associated public bodies.
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the lower house and primary chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [3] The current speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, was elected Speaker on 4 November 2019, following the retirement of John Bercow.
The Business and Trade Select Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The remit of the committee is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Business and Trade, and any departmental bodies.