Woolsack
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The Woolsack is the seat of the Lord Speaker in the House of Lords, the Upper House of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Before 2006, it was the seat of the Lord Chancellor, who presided as the pr
The Lords Chamber on 12 April 2021: Lord Fowler sits on the speaker's woolsack, with two other peers on the judges' woolsack in front.
The woolsack in the former Irish House of Lords.
Lord Speaker
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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:
Woolsack
…The Woolsack is the seat of the Lord Speaker in the House of Lords, the Upper House of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Before 2006, it was the seat of the Lord Chancellor, who presided as…
Official portrait of Lord Forsyth of Drumlean crop 2
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