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Lord Speaker news from UK Parliament.
COVID-19 Rapid Summary: Behavioural Science
Science and Technology Committee publishes third summary of evidence on COVID-19
17 June 2020
Minute silence in honour of George Floyd
Parliament will hold a minute's silence on Tuesday 9 June at 11am
09 June 2020
Lords debates economic lessons of Covid-19
Members consider measures to repair UK economy
05 June 2020
Parliament celebrates International Nurses Day and Florence Nightingale's 200th Birthday
Parliament celebrates International Nurses Day and Florence Nightingale's 200th Birthday
12 May 2020
Lord Speaker's statement on UK Parliament's response to the spread of COVID-19
A letter from the Lord Speaker, Lord Fowler, to members of the House of Lords regarding the House's return from recess
19 April 2020
Temporary changes to Lords business
Some proceedings held virtually
17 April 2020
Update from UK Parliament on coronavirus
UK Parliament has introduced measures to limit non-essential access to the parliamentary estate
15 April 2020
Changes to House of Lords sittings following Easter recess
A move to virtual meetings in response to Covid-19
09 April 2020
Changes to House of Lords sittings and business
Changes in response to Covid-19
26 March 2020
Lord Speaker statement on Australian wildfires
Made in the House of Lords chamber on Tuesday 7 January 2020.
07 January 2020
State Opening of Parliament December 2019
Formal start of the parliamentary year takes place on 19 December.
16 December 2019
Lords marks watershed moment for Black History Month
50 years since Lord Constantine became first black member
01 October 2019
Lord Speaker announces arrangements for Lords to resume
Lord Speaker announces arrangements for Lords to resume
24 September 2019
Policy of reducing size of Lords remains on course
Lord Fowler has welcomed new peerages announced on Tuesday 10 September as 'in line with Burns proposals'.
10 September 2019
Progress made in reducing size of House of Lords reviewed
The Lord Speaker's committee on the size of the House has published its latest report
08 July 2019