Submission - Commission for Royal Approbation of Bernard Weatherill [1983-06-15]
Dublin Core
Title
Submission - Commission for Royal Approbation of Bernard Weatherill [1983-06-15]
Subject
Speaker of the House of Commons
House of Lords
Description
Lord Hailsham of St. Marylebone's formal advice submitting a Commission for empowering Lords Commissioners to signify Queen Elizabeth II's approbation of Bernard Weatherill as the Speaker of the House of Commons.
Creator
Lord Hailsham of St. Marylebone (Lord Chancellor)
Source
LCO 6/4383
Date
1983-06-15
Contributor
Jason Loch
Ministerial Submission Item Type Metadata
Transcript
(Sgd.) Appd ER
The Lord Chancellor, with his humble duty to Your Majesty, submits for Your Majesty's signature, if you shall so please, a Commission for giving the Royal Approbation and Confirmation of the choice of the Right Honourable Bernard Weatherill to be Speaker of the House of Commons, in the room of the Right Honourable George Thomas.
(Sgd.) Hailsham of St. Marylebone,
C.
House of Lords
15th June, 1983
Signatures
Lord Hailsham of St. Marylebone (Lord Chancellor)
Ornamentation
Embossed emblem consisting of the Lesser Royal Arms and "Lord Chancellor) at the top.
Document is typewritten. Day in the date has been entered by hand.
Document is typewritten. Day in the date has been entered by hand.
Special Features
According to Item 463, the submission was drafted with the day left blank. It was subsequently dated after the General Election (which took place on June 9).
Files
Citation
Lord Hailsham of St. Marylebone (Lord Chancellor), “Submission - Commission for Royal Approbation of Bernard Weatherill [1983-06-15],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/458.