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Joint statement from the House of Lords and House of Commons Commissions
Joint statement by the Lords and Commons Commissions
18 March 2022
Commons Speaker pledges to give a voice to Ukrainian parliamentarians
Four Ukrainian women MPs told the Speaker of the House of Commons they are targets of Russian aggression as they continue to make the case for a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
18 March 2022
Speaker Hoyle hails Ukraine for continuing parliamentary business in a warzone
16 March 2022
Declaration by the Speakers and Presidents of Parliament of the G7 on the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine
16 March 2022
Speaker meets with Sweden’s Ambassador and offers security sharing with the Swedish Riksdag
Speaker meets with Sweden’s Ambassador and offers security sharing with the Swedish Riksdag
11 March 2022
Speaker Hoyle invites “courageous” Ukrainian President to give Commons address
The President of Ukraine marked an historic first when he addressed the House of Commons via video link to explain how his citizens had suffered from a conflict, they “did not want.”
09 March 2022
Speakers unite in support of Ukraine
The Speaker of the House of Commons was thanked by his opposite number in Lithuania for the UK’s support for Ukraine.
07 March 2022
Speaker Hoyle and Speaker Pelosi vow to stand together against 'antidemocratic forces'
The Speaker of the House of Commons said "mob rule" on Capitol Hill in Washington DC a year ago had been a warning to Parliaments across the globe of the dangers of antidemocratic forces.
21 February 2022
Speaker and ambassador hail UK-Netherlands bilateral relations
The Speaker of the House of Commons expressed his sympathy that the Kingdom of the Netherlands had been hit hard by the latest wave of Covid-19, during a meeting with the country’s ambassador to the UK.
28 January 2022
Commons Speaker hosts Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony
The Speaker urged people to "learn the lessons of the past" as he hosted a special commemoration for Holocaust Memorial Day in the House of Commons.
27 January 2022
Speaker and High Commissioner of Canada discuss strong bilateral ties
The Speaker of the House of Commons and Canada’s High Commissioner to the UK agreed that the Parliaments of both nations should work together to keep MPs safe.
20 January 2022
Speaker welcomes Vietnam’s new ambassador to the UK
Vietnam’s ambassador to the UK told the Speaker of the House of Commons that he hoped to double bilateral trade during his time in London.
19 January 2022
Commons and Lords Speakers celebrate conclusion of major Parliament restoration project
A major conservation project in Parliament has concluded after almost ten years
18 January 2022
Jack Dromey MP has sadly died
On 7 January it was announced that Jack Dromey MP had sadly passed.
07 January 2022
Parliaments look at harmonising friendship
Top singers in the UK Parliament are hoping to be exchanging vocal tips with their counterparts in the Parliament of Slovenia next year.
09 December 2021