Speaker of the House of Commons: A look back

On Monday, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, chaired the first Chamber business of the new year, including Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Speaker chaired the first Prime Minister's Questions of 2024.

During the week, the other business in the Chamber included:

• Urgent Question: To the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
• Urgent Question: To the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
• Third Reading: Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters)
• Ministerial Statements: Next stage in the long-term plan for housing
• Oral Questions: Defence
• Oral Questions: Justice
• Oral Questions: Science, Innovation and Technology
• Oral Questions: Culture, Media and Sport
• Oral Questions: Church Commissioner, House of Commons Commission and the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Committee
• Opposition Day (2nd Allotted Day): NHS Dentistry and Cost of the Government's Rwanda plan and administration of the asylum system
• Backbench Business: Motion: SEND Provisions and Funding. Motion: Potential merits of a British Jewish History Month

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