Committees

Speaker's Conference (2024)

Commons Select Committee

The Speaker’s Conference was established on 14 October 2024 and will consider the factors influencing the threat level against candidates and MPs and the effectiveness of the response to such threats. It will make recommendations about arrangements necessary to secure free and fair elections and the appropriate protection of candidates at future UK-wide parliamentary elections and of elected representatives thereafter. It has 15 members, including Mr Speaker in the Chair.

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Past events

Wednesday 4 June 2025
3:40pm Public
5:20pm Private
Speaker’s Conference on the security of candidates, MPs and elections - Oral evidence 4 June 2025
3:40pm
  • David Hughes (Chair at Parliamentary lobby correspondents)
  • Anushka Asthana (Chair at Parliamentary Press Gallery)
4:30pm
  • Liz Moorse (Chief Executive at Association for Citizenship Teaching)
  • Professor Helen Fenwick (Professor of Human Rights Law at Durham Law School)
  • Karthik Ramanna (Professor of Business and Public Policy at Blavatnik School of Government)
  • Elisabeth Costa (Chief of Innovation and Partnerships at Behavioural Insights Team)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 21 May 2025
3:30pm
Private meeting 21 May 2025
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 7 May 2025
3:30pm
Private meeting 7 May 2025
Room 7, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 2 April 2025
5:05pm Public
Speaker’s Conference on the security of candidates, MPs and elections - Oral evidence 2 April 2025
5:05pm
  • Dan Jarvis MP (Minister for Security at Home Office)
  • Shaun Hipgrave (Director Protect and Prepare at Home Office)
  • Rushanara Ali MP (Minister for Homelessness and Democracy at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • Becca Crosier (Deputy Director for Elections Strategy at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

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