To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission if he will make a statement on the matter of legal advice recently given to the Speaker and its cost.

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission if he will make a statement on the matter of legal advice recently given to the Speaker and its cost.

Statement on a letter from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, Sir Philip Mawer, announcing his retirement from the post on 31 December 2007.

Statement on a letter from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, Sir Philip Mawer, announcing his retirement from the post on 31 December 2007.

Lords announcement of the death of Lord Weatherill on 6 May 2007 and tributes.

Lords announcement of the death of Lord Weatherill on 6 May 2007 and tributes.

My Lords, my first encounter with Jack Weatherill was when he was chairman of Ways and Means in the other place. I had just been made a chairman of a Standing Committee there. I was very wet behind the ears. My first big committee meeting was a housing committee. At...

My Lords, my first encounter with Jack Weatherill was when he was chairman of Ways and Means in the other place. I had just been made a chairman of a Standing Committee there. I was very wet behind the ears. My first big committee meeting was a housing committee. At...

My Lords, on behalf of these Benches, I add our condolences to those of other noble Lords who have spoken. We have the title ““Lords Spiritual””, but Jack Weatherill was one of the Lords Spiritual in reality. We have heard about the integrity of his life and the thimble of...

My Lords, on behalf of these Benches, I add our condolences to those of other noble Lords who have spoken. We have the title ““Lords Spiritual””, but Jack Weatherill was one of the Lords Spiritual in reality. We have heard about the integrity of his life and the thimble of...

My Lords, the death of Bernard Weatherill—always Jack Weatherill to his friends here—is a sad occasion for the whole House. I express my sympathy, as others have, to Lyn and his children. Today is a particularly sad day for the Cross-Benchers, because Jack Weatherill was a most distinguished and respected...

My Lords, the death of Bernard Weatherill—always Jack Weatherill to his friends here—is a sad occasion for the whole House. I express my sympathy, as others have, to Lyn and his children. Today is a particularly sad day for the Cross-Benchers, because Jack Weatherill was a most distinguished and respected...

My Lords, since the Lord President and the Leader of the Opposition have not mentioned it, I start my tribute with the story that Lord Weatherill told so often against himself. He used to say that when he was elected in 1964 as a young Conservative Back-Bencher, he found himself...

My Lords, since the Lord President and the Leader of the Opposition have not mentioned it, I start my tribute with the story that Lord Weatherill told so often against himself. He used to say that when he was elected in 1964 as a young Conservative Back-Bencher, he found himself...

My Lords, I agree wholeheartedly with the Leader of the House in everything that she said about the late Lord Weatherill, whose death has saddened the whole House. We on this side, who were proud that he was a Conservative, deeply share her expressions of sympathy for Lady Weatherill and...

My Lords, I agree wholeheartedly with the Leader of the House in everything that she said about the late Lord Weatherill, whose death has saddened the whole House. We on this side, who were proud that he was a Conservative, deeply share her expressions of sympathy for Lady Weatherill and...

My Lords, I rise to pay tribute to Lord Weatherill. Bruce Bernard Weatherill, known to all as Jack, made his mark on public life as Speaker of the House of Commons. He reached a far wider audience than his predecessors because his tenure as Speaker from 1983 to 1992 coincided...

My Lords, I rise to pay tribute to Lord Weatherill. Bruce Bernard Weatherill, known to all as Jack, made his mark on public life as Speaker of the House of Commons. He reached a far wider audience than his predecessors because his tenure as Speaker from 1983 to 1992 coincided...

My Lords, it is with great regret that I have to inform the House of the death of Lord Weatherill on 6 May. On behalf of the whole House I extend our condolences to his family and friends.

My Lords, it is with great regret that I have to inform the House of the death of Lord Weatherill on 6 May. On behalf of the whole House I extend our condolences to his family and friends.

Statement on the duties and responsibilities of members.

Statement on the duties and responsibilities of members.