https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/b5815911260670baada7d50800e9b486.pdf ced6e0d2d0d01be4a216f1ee59162990 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monarch and the Westminster Parliament Subject The topic of the resource Parliament Description An account of the resource Material relating to the Monarch's dealings with Parliament. Cabinet Paper A paper submitted to the Cabinet. Transcript A transcript of the document. Page 1 CONFIDENTIAL THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. C. (62) 176 2nd November, 1962 COPY NO. 45 CABINET APPOINTMENT OF THE SERJEANT AT ARMS Note by the Acting Secretary of the Cabinet On 1st November the Cabinet discussed the two Questions addressed to the Prime Minister standing in the name of Mr. Charles Pannell, M.P., about the appointment of the Serjeant at Arms (C.C. (62) 65th Conclusions, Minute 1). Later the same day the Prime Minister, together with the First Secretary of State and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, discussed this matter with The Queen’s Private Secretary. I annex for the information of the Cabinet a note of this discussion. (Sgd.) A. L. M. CARY Cabinet Office, S.W.1. 2nd November, 1962. ——— APPOINTMENT OF THE SERJEANT AT ARMS The Prime Minister, together with the First Secretary of State and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, discussed this question with Sir Michael Adeane, The Queen’s Private Secretary, after the meeting of the Cabinet on Thursday, 1st November. It was confirmed that as a matter of long-standing tradition The Queen had appointed the Serjeant at Arms under the prerogative and without formal advice. The Palace of Westminster was a royal palace and the Serjeant at Arms was appointed by The Queen, as for other royal palaces, to maintain good order; in the particular case of the Palace of Westminster his services were in this capacity lent to Mr. Speaker, but this in no way affected his position as a member of the Household. <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 2 While this was the formal position, in practice The Queen’s Private Secretary consulted Mr. Speaker on an informal basis before any new appointment was made; in the present case Sir Michael Adeane had written to Mr. Speaker earlier in the year about the general requirements for a successor to the late General Hughes—who had already made known his wish to retire—and had subsequently exchanged letters with Mr. Speaker about the suitability of the present incumbent. There was also a recent precedent, and another in the time of Disraeli, for conveying to The Queen the feelings of the House about the claims of a particular individual. In these two cases The Queen had exercised the prerogative in accordance with the wishes expressed. After a short discussion, it was agreed that the Prime Minister’s reply to Mr. Charles Pannell should rehearse the traditional and historical background to the appointment, and should refer openly to the fact that there had on this occasion been informal consultation with Mr. Speaker; but should add that it was the general wish of the House that the Prime Minister would be ready to convey to Her Majesty the sense of the House where it was obviously placed on considering the question whether on future occasions the views of the House should be conveyed to Her in some more formal way before she exercised the prerogative. The Prime Minister said that he would circulate the draft of a statement on these lines to those concerned and would also discuss it with Mr. Speaker during the course of the evening. The stage would then be set, if the House so agreed, for further discussion of the precise method of consultation which it might be appropriate to adopt; there would be advantage in associating the Leader of the Opposition with these discussions. November, 1962 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cabinet Paper - Appointment of the Commons Serjeant-at-Arms [1962-11-02] Subject The topic of the resource Royal Household House of Commons Description An account of the resource Note by the Michael Cary summarizing a discussion between the Prime Minister, the First Secretary of State, and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Queen Elizabeth II's Private Secretary regarding the appointment process for the Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michael Cary (Acting Secretary to the Cabinet) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CAB 129/111/26 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1962-11-02 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Cabinet House of Commons Monarch Procedure Royal Household