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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Gordon Prentice (Labour), on Wednesday, 17 December 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 13 members in total.


ELECTION OF THE SPEAKER

That this House hopes a convention will be established which sees the election of the Speaker taking place towards the end of a Parliament when hon. Members are well placed to assess the merits of the candidates and not as the first item of business of a newly-elected Parliament.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
336 
Session
2008-09
Other sponsors
Peter Bottomley
Paul Flynn
Kelvin Hopkins
Lynne Jones
Mike Hancock
Subjects
Parliamentary procedure Speaker
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk