Speaker of the House of Commons: A look back

On Monday, the Speaker of the House, Sir Lindsay Hoyle unveiled a shield in the House of Commons Chamber to Sir David Amess.

On Tuesday morning, the Speaker welcomed the EU Ambassador, Pedro Serrano, to Speaker’s House. During the afternoon the Speaker welcomed the six interns on the Speaker’s Parliamentary Gateway Programme to a lunch.

In the evening, the Speaker unveiled the UK Parliament Coronavirus Quilt in Portcullis House, the quilt is a reminder of the challenges of the pandemic but also a testament to the power of communities coming together through love and loss and each squares represents a different story from constituencies across the UK.

On Wednesday morning, the Speaker welcomed to the House of Commons, Rajmohan Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, and his wife Usha Gandhi. The Speaker also welcomed John Whitley, the grandson of Speaker Whitley, to Speaker’s House.

In the afternoon, the Speaker chaired Chamber business including Prime Minister's Questions.

On Thursday, Parliament was prorogued. Following the announcement in the House of Lords, the Speaker read out the prorogation announcement in the Commons Chamber to MPs.

During the week, the following business took place in the Chamber:

• Swearing in: Two new MPs
• Statement: Israel/Gaza - Update
• Statement: Flood response to Storm Babet
• Statement: Illegal Migration Update
• General Debate: Menopause

The Speaker also presided over further business in the Chamber.

Find out more about Chamber business which took place during the week. Find out more about the Speaker's role in the Chamber.