Committee

Speaker's Conference (2024)

Select committee Commons

What it does

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.

Members

Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP Speaker Chair
Ben Obese-Jecty MP Conservative Member
Dr Rupa Huq MP Labour Member
Jessica Morden MP Labour Member
John Slinger MP Labour Member
Kirsty Blackman MP Scottish National Party Member
Lee Anderson MP Reform UK Member
Leigh Ingham MP Labour Member
Mr Clive Betts MP Labour Member
Rebecca Paul MP Conservative Member
Rt Hon Sammy Wilson MP Democratic Unionist Party Member
Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Wright KC MP Conservative Member
Rt Hon Sir Mark Tami MP Labour Member
Samantha Dixon MP Labour Member
Zöe Franklin MP Liberal Democrat Member

Recent outputs

Special Report Large Print - 1st Special Report: Speaker’s Conference on the security of MPs, candidates and elections: Government Response 5 Mar 2026
Special Report Large Print - 1st Special Report: Speaker’s Conference on the security of MPs, candidates and elections: Government Response 5 Mar 2026
Formal Minutes Formal Minutes of the Speaker's Conference on the security of candidates, MPs and elections in Session 2024−26 5 Mar 2026
Correspondence Letter, dated 4 February 2026, from Mr Speaker to the Right Honourable Lady Justice Juliet May, Chair, The Sentencing Council for England and Wales relating to the Sentencing Council's response to the Committee's Second Report on the security of MPs, candidates and elections 5 Mar 2026
Correspondence Letter, dated 10 November 2025, from Unite the Union, relating to the Committee's Second Report on the security of MPs, candidates and elections 5 Mar 2026
Correspondence Letter, dated 1 December 2025, from the Welsh Government relating to the Committee's Second Report on the security of MPs, candidates and elections 5 Mar 2026
Special Report 1st Special Report: Speaker’s Conference on the security of MPs, candidates and elections: Government Response 5 Mar 2026
Special Report 1st Special Report: Speaker’s Conference on the security of MPs, candidates and elections: Government Response 5 Mar 2026
Correspondence Letter, dated 4 November 2025, from the Electoral Commission to the Speaker in response to the Conference's Second Report 6 Nov 2025
Report Large Print - 2nd Report - The Speaker’s Conference on the security of MPs, candidates and elections 27 Oct 2025
Report 2nd Report - The Speaker’s Conference on the security of MPs, candidates and elections 27 Oct 2025
Correspondence letter, dated 23 September 2025, from the Security Minister to the Speaker relating to terrorism legislation 15 Oct 2025
Correspondence Letter, dated 15 September 2025, from Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to Mr Speaker 17 Sep 2025
Correspondence Letter, dated 8 August 2025, from Lucy Rigby KC MP, Solicitor General 8 Sep 2025
Correspondence Letter, dated 1 August 2025, from Charlotte Dewar, Chief Executive Officer, IPSO, with original letter from Mr Speaker, dated 21 July 2025 8 Sep 2025
Correspondence Letter, dated 1 August 2025, from Melanie Dawes, Chief Executive, Ofcom, with original letter from Mr Speaker, dated 21 July 2025 8 Sep 2025
Correspondence Letter, dated 30 July 2025, from Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana, Chief Executive, Impress, with original letter from Mr Speaker, dated 21 July 2025 8 Sep 2025
Correspondence Letter, dated 18 July 2025, from Rt Hon Rushanara Ali, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Homelessness and Democracy relating to disqualification orders 8 Sep 2025
Correspondence Letter, dated 15 July 2025, from Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP, Secretary of State for Education, with original letter from Mr Speaker, dated 24 June 2025 8 Sep 2025
Correspondence Letter, dated 14 July 2025, from the Local Government Association (LGA) 8 Sep 2025
Correspondence Letter, dated 16 July 2025 from Mr Speaker to X, requesting further information following the evidence session on 9 July 2025 18 Jul 2025
Correspondence Letter, dated 16 July 2025 from Mr Speaker to Meta, requesting further information following the evidence session on 9 July 2025 18 Jul 2025
Correspondence Letter, dated 9 July 2025, from Jonathan Hall KC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation to Mr Speaker 17 Jul 2025
Correspondence Letter, dated 25 March 2025, from Peter Stanyon, Chief Executive, Association of Electoral Administrators 5 Jun 2025
Report Large Print – 1st Report – Speaker’s Conference on the security of MPs, candidates and elections 2 Jun 2025
Report 1st Report – Speaker’s Conference on the security of MPs, candidates and elections 2 Jun 2025
Correspondence Letter, dated 9 May 2025, from Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions 22 May 2025
Correspondence Letter, dated 9 May 2025, from John Edwards, UK Information Commissioner 22 May 2025
Correspondence Letter, dated 7 May 2025, from Joanna Killian, Chief Executive, Local Government Association 22 May 2025
Correspondence Letter, dated 6 May 2025, from Dan Jarvis MBE MP, Security Minister 22 May 2025

Source: the official committee page.