Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords

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The Senior Deputy Speaker is an officer of the House of Lords whose main role is to preside over the House when it is in committee (i.e., considering a bill at committee stage), either in the Lords Chamber or in Grand Committee, which is when committee stage is taken away from the floor to free up debating time in the main Chamber. The Senior Deputy Speaker deputises for the Lord Speaker, and like the Lord Speaker withdraws from political party membership. Additionally, the Senior Deputy Speaker chairs various select committees of the House, and has a role in the administration of the House. The current incumbent, Lord McFall of Alcluith, took the office on 1 September 2016. Up until September 2016 the position was known as Chairman of Committees.[1]

The Senior Deputy Speaker is assisted by the Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees and a panel of Deputy Chairmen of Committees. The Principal Deputy Chairman is Lord Boswell of Aynho. In addition to taking the chair in Committee of the Whole House and Grand Committee, Deputy Chairmen are appointed from time-to-time to serve with the Chairman of Committees on unopposed bill committees, which scrutinise private bills against which no petitions have been lodged.[2] Deputy Chairmen are, by practice, Deputy Speakers.[3]

As of 29 June 2017, the panel of Deputy Chairmen are[4][5]

Member Party
Baroness Andrews style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Lord Bassam of Brighton style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Lord Brougham and Vaux style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
Lord Dear style="background:Template:Crossbencher/meta/color" | Crossbench
Lord Faulkner of Worcester style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Baroness Fookes style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
Baroness Garden of Frognal style="background:Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | Liberal Democrats
Lord Geddes style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
Baroness Harris of Richmond style="background:Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | Liberal Democrats
Lord Haskel style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Baroness Henig style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Baroness Hooper style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
Countess of Mar style="background:Template:Crossbencher/meta/color" | Crossbench
Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Baroness Morris of Bolton style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
Baroness Pitkeathley style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Viscount Simon style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Baroness Stedman-Scott style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
Lord Taylor of Holbeach style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
Viscount Ullswater style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative

Past Chairmen

See also

References

  1. ^ "Senior Deputy Speaker". Hansard. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ^ Private Standing Order 121.
  3. ^ "Deputy Speakers".
  4. ^ http://lordsbusiness.parliament.uk/ItemOfBusiness?itemOfBusinessId=36331&sectionId=40&businessPaperDate=2017-06-27 House of Lords Hansard 27 June 2017
  5. ^ http://lordsbusiness.parliament.uk/ItemOfBusiness?itemOfBusinessId=36632&sectionId=40&businessPaperDate=2017-06-29 House of Lords Hansard 29 June 2017
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