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Erskine May

Speaker (Commons)

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Speaker (Commons) (this page)
absence of
access to the Queen
addresses to the Queen
addressing the House
adjournments, ballot for and choice of
adjourns House for grave disorder
administrative duties
admonishes or reprimands offenders
amendments, selection of
arrest of member, notified
bills, disorderly
bills, private, and
Boundary Commissions, and
calls members to speak
casting vote
certificates of devolved legislative competence
certificates relating to Scottish bills
certificates under Parliament Acts
chaplain
closure, powers
Commission, House of Commons, Chair of
committees, no opinion given in the House
Commons, as representative of
copyright
counsel
Court of Referees, appoints members
criticism of
death
death of members announced by
debate
deputy
devolved legislative competence, certificates of
dilatory motion
discretionary powers (putting of questions)
disorder, powers to punish
dissolution, duration of office after
duties
Ecclesiastical Committee, nominates
election of
Electoral Commission
electoral law, conferences on
emergency debates, and
estimates, laid by
Examiners, appoints
financial procedure, role in
formal communications by
freedom of information and
general committees, appoints Chairs
general election, at
galleries, and
government, in relation to
House of Commons Commission, and
impartiality
imprisonment of member, notified
Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, and
insolent letter to
instructions
jury service
laying of papers
leave of absence
leaves Chair
Lords, in relation to
meeting of House, notice of earlier, by
names a member
oaths of
Official Report, and
Opposition, Leader of, determines
order, powers to enforce
origins of office of
Palace of Westminster
Panel of Chairs, appoints
Parliament Acts, certificate under
parliamentary agents, register of
pension
personal statements by members
petitions, public, does not present
points of order
powers
private rulings
privilege
prorogation
Queen, in relation to
Queen's recommendation, declines to put question on bill requiring
Queen's speech, reports
question, refuses to propose
questions to
questions to Ministers, control of
rank of
recall of members, and
recall of the House
reflections upon
representing Commons
reprimands or admonishes offenders
resignation
royal approbation of
royal assent
rulings
salary
Scottish bills, certificate
seat, sometimes uncontested
secretary
select committees, allocation of Chair posts to parties
selection of amendments
selection of motions for instructions
Serjeant at Arms, issues warrants to
silence, heard in
speeches, sets time limits
staff in Speaker's Office, appoint
statements to House
statutory duties
statutory instrument coming into force before laid, notified of
Statutory Instruments Reference Committee, nominated by
suspension, power of
trainbearer
urgent questions, and
vacation of office
Votes and Proceedings, and
warrant for committal
warrant, issue of during recess
Westminster Hall
words entered in Journal
writs, and
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