The senior deputy speaker is an officer of the House of Lords whose main role is to preside over the house when it is in committee, either in the Lords Chamber or in Grand Committee, which is when com
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The Lord Speaker is the presiding officer, chairman and highest authority of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The office is analogous to the Speaker of the House of Commons:
McFall in full state robes (but without wig) in 2023
The Lord Speaker's procession prior to the State Opening of Parliament (2024).
Official portrait of Baroness Hayman crop 2, 2023