Standing Orders (Public Business)

Tuesday 3rd May 2011 Lords Chamber

Motion on Standing Orders

15:06

Moved By

[Lord Strathclyde]

That the standing orders relating to public business be amended as follows:

Standing Order 19 (Election of Lord Speaker)

In the title of the Standing Order, after “Election” insert “and term of office”.

Leave out paragraph (1) and insert:

“(1) An election of a Lord Speaker shall be held on 13th July 2011. Subsequently, elections shall, subject to paragraphs (1A) and (1B), be held in the fifth calendar year following that in which the previous election was held, on a day no later than 15th July in that year. If the result of the election is approved under paragraph (5), a Lord Speaker elected under this paragraph shall take office on 1st September in the year of election.

(1A) Where a Lord Speaker (including a person elected as Lord Speaker who has not yet taken office) dies, resigns or is deemed to have resigned pursuant to paragraph (8), an election of a Lord Speaker shall, subject to paragraph (1B), be held within three months of the death, the giving notice of resignation or the deemed resignation. For the purposes of paragraph (1), this election is then “the previous election”.

(1B) Where a Dissolution of Parliament is announced after a date has been set for an election, the election shall take place either on the date originally set, or on a day no later than one month after the opening of the next Parliament, whichever is later.”

In paragraph (8), after “resigned” insert “with effect from the date on which the motion is passed”.

Standing Order 43 (Notices not to be placed on the Order Paper more than one month ahead)

In the title of the Standing Order, leave out “one month” and insert “four weeks”.

In paragraph (1), leave out “one month” and insert “four weeks”.

In paragraph (2), leave out “one month” and insert “four weeks”.

Motion agreed.