A House Rebuilt? Progress, governance and an agenda towards 2020
3 March 2015 (updated on 3 March 2015)
On 2 March 2015, The Speaker of the House of Commons, Rt Hon. John Bercow MP, delivered an end of term lecture entitled ‘A House Rebuilt? Progress, governance and an agenda towards 2020′ to the Hansard Society.
He addressed the question: What should we want from the House of Commons in the early 21st Century?
He outlined his thoughts on the significant challenges facing the next Parliament, in particular the implementation of changes to the leadership and future governance of the House Service, the restoration and renewal of the parliamentary estate, the unfinished work of the Wright Committee, and implementation of the Digital Democracy Commission.
The Speaker commented:
“Democracy needs not only to be done but to be seen to be done to enjoy the weight it deserves. Reconnecting Parliament and the public is thus not some sort of public relations exercise but absolutely central to its status.”
Read the full lecture: