Lindsay Hoyle

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The Right Honourable Sir

Lindsay Hoyle

MP
Official portrait of Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP crop 2.jpg
Hoyle in 2020
Speaker of the House of Commons
of the United Kingdom
Assumed office
4 November 2019
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
DeputyEleanor Laing
Preceded byJohn Bercow
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
Chairman of Ways and Means
In office
8 June 2010 – 4 November 2019
SpeakerJohn Bercow
Preceded byAlan Haselhurst
Succeeded byEleanor Laing
Member of Parliament
for Chorley
Assumed office
1 May 1997
Preceded byDen Dover
Majority17,392 (43.6%)
Chorley Borough Councillor
for Adlington
In office
1 May 1980 – 7 May 1998
Preceded byA. Moss
Succeeded byCatherine Hoyle
Personal details
Born
Lindsay Harvey Hoyle

(1957-06-10) 10 June 1957 (age 64)
Adlington, Lancashire, England
Political partyNone (2019–present)
Other political
affiliations		Labour (before 2019)
Spouse(s)
Lynda Anne Fowler
​
​
(m. 1974; div. 1982)​
Catherine Swindley
​
​
(m. 1993)​
Children2
ParentsDoug Hoyle (father)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Businessman

Sir Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (born 10 June 1957)[1] is a British politician who has served as Speaker of the House of Commons since 2019 and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chorley since 1997. Before his election as Speaker, he was a member of the Labour Party.

As a Labour MP, Hoyle served as Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker to John Bercow from 2010 to 2019, before being elected as Speaker on 4 November 2019.[2] Hoyle was unanimously re-elected as Speaker five days after the 2019 general election on 17 December.[3]

Early life[]

The son of former Labour MP Doug Hoyle (born 1930) and Pauline Spencer (died 1991), Hoyle was born and raised in Adlington, Lancashire.[4] He went to Anderton County Primary School in Adlington and Lord's College in Bolton.[1][5] Prior to being elected as an MP, he ran his own textile and screen printing business.[4][6]

Political career[]

Councillor[]

In the 1980 United Kingdom local elections, Hoyle was elected as the Labour Chorley Borough Councillor for the Adlington ward, defeating the sitting Conservative.[4] He was re-elected four times, and served as Deputy Leader from 1994 to 1997.[7] After being elected as an MP in 1997, he ended his time on the council as the annual Mayor before stepping down at the local election in 1998.[8]

Backbench MP[]

Hoyle in 2017

In February 1996, Hoyle was chosen to stand as the Labour candidate for the Chorley constituency at the 1997 general election. He won the election with a majority of 9,870, becoming the first Labour MP for Chorley in eighteen years.[9][10]

In the days after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in August 1997, Hoyle asked for a new national children's hospital to be built as a memorial to her.[11] A few days later, Hoyle wrote to airport operator BAA, operators of London Heathrow Airport, urging them to change the airport's name to Diana, Princess of Wales Airport.[12] Neither proposal was carried out.[13]

Hoyle served as a member of the Trade and Industry Committee (later the Business Committee) from 1998 to 2010 and as a member of the European Scrutiny Committee from 2005 to 2010.[1][14] He is currently the President of the All-Party British Gibraltar Group in Parliament (of which his father is the Treasurer) and a Vice Chair of the All-Party British Virgin Islands Group.[1][15]

Hoyle clashed with then Prime Minister Tony Blair over issues such as Gibraltar and tuition fees. Regarding those clashes, Hoyle would say "I'm not anti-Tony; he made us electable and won three times. But there are principles and promises you don't break".[4]

Hoyle is one of the few MPs who have not revealed whether they voted Leave or Remain in the 2016 referendum.[16]

Chairman of Ways and Means[]

Hoyle was elected Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons and Chairman of Ways and Means on 8 June 2010,[1] the first time this appointment had been made by ballot of MPs, rather than by nomination of the Leader of the House.[2] He was appointed to the Privy Council in January 2013.[17]

On 20 March 2013, Hoyle won wide public acclaim for his handling of the Budget proceedings, which were frequently interrupted by jeering MPs.[18]

In February 2017, Hoyle told off SNP MPs for singing the European Anthem during the vote for the Brexit Bill in the House of Commons, stating that he does not want parliament to turn into a sing-off.[19] The same night, he had a clash with former Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, in a heated exchange over whether he had cut off an SNP MP while speaking.[20]

In March 2017, Hoyle called on social media companies to take swifter action to crack down on offensive posts, arguing it deters Jewish and Muslim women from becoming MPs.[21]

Hoyle was in the Speaker's Chair during the terrorist attack in Westminster on 22 March 2017, and the subsequent suspension and lockdown of the Commons.[22] Hoyle was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for parliamentary and political services.[23]

Speaker of the House of Commons[]

Main article: 2019 Speaker of the British House of Commons election

On 4 November 2019, Hoyle entered the election for Speaker to replace John Bercow. In the days leading up to the election, Hoyle was consistently seen by the media as the front runner. Hoyle maintained a substantial lead in the first, second, and third ballots of the election, but without reaching the 50% required to win.[24]

Hoyle was elected Speaker on the fourth ballot, defeating Chris Bryant and winning 325 votes out of a total of 540 cast. Hoyle then duly received royal approbation in the House of Lords. In accordance with convention, following the election Hoyle rescinded his Labour party membership.

In his acceptance speech, Hoyle stated that "this House will change, but it will change for the better", and stated that he would be a "transparent" Speaker, also pledging to take the welfare of House of Commons staff seriously.[25] He was unanimously confirmed as Speaker after the 2019 election.

Personal life[]

Hoyle lives in Adlington, Lancashire.[26] As Speaker of the House of Commons he has an official residence at Speaker's House, at the northeast corner of the Palace of Westminster, which is used for official functions and meetings[27] and which has private accommodation in a four-bedroom apartment upstairs.[28]

Hoyle has been married twice and has had two daughters.[4] He was married from 1974 to Lynda Anne Fowler; they divorced in 1982.[citation needed] In June 1993, Hoyle married Catherine Swindley, who succeeded him as the Labour Councillor for Adlington in May 1998.[7] He has also employed his wife as his part-time constituency secretary.[29] Hoyle's elder daughter, Emma, used to work at his constituency office, in which capacity she represented him at Chorley Borough Council.[29][30][31][32][33]

Hoyle and Conservative Maldon District Councillor also had a daughter, Natalie Lewis-Hoyle, who was found hanged in her bedroom, in December 2017, at the age of 28. Hoyle said he was "truly devastated" by her death.[34][35] An inquest subsequently returned an open verdict as to the cause of death.[36]

Away from politics, he is a supporter of his local football league team, Bolton Wanderers,[37] and Rugby league team Warrington Wolves.[38]

He stated that he had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes shortly before the 2019 general election.[39]

From his father's ennoblement in 1997 he was entitled to the style of The Honourable. He gained the style of The Right Honourable when sworn into the Privy Council on 12 February 2013.[40] Hoyle was appointed as the Chancellor of the University of Gibraltar in 2020.[41]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e 'HOYLE, Hon. Lindsay (Harvey)', Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 [1]. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Deputy Speakers: Hoyle, Primarolo and Evans elected BBC News, 8 June 2010
  3. ^ "Hoyle re-elected Commons Speaker as MP's return". BBC. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e White, Michael (22 March 2013). "Lindsay Hoyle, deputy speaker and budget star: 'Once a year, it's my day'". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Home". Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Women shortlist veto". 4 January 1996. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Chorley-1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Biography, Lindsay Hoyle". Politics.co.uk. London, UK. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. ^ "UK Polling Report Chorley". UK Polling Report (Anthony Wells). Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  10. ^ "Labour's Lindsay is election choice". 15 February 1996. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  11. ^ "MP calls for Diana children's hospital". The Bolton News. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Members of Parliament in Lancashire". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Lindsay Hoyle: How candidate for Speaker wanted to rename Heathrow after Princess Diana". Daily Express. 11 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  15. ^ "House of Commons – Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups [as at 2 January 2019]". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Hoyle, Sir Lindsay". politics.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Downing street announcement". Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  18. ^ "Outspoken Deputy Speaker wins public acclaim". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 March 2013.
  19. ^ "SNP MPs told off for singing Ode To Joy during Brexit Bill vote". The Daily Telegraph. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  20. ^ Hartley-Parkinson, Richard (7 February 2017). "There was a proper barney in Parliament over Brexit between SNP and Deputy Speaker". Metro. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Jewish and Muslim women MPs 'face most abuse'". BBC News. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  22. ^ Lindsay Hoyle (22 March 2017). "Sitting suspended". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. col. 902.
  23. ^ "No. 62150". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2017. p. N2.
  24. ^ Sparrow, Andrew; O'Carroll, Lisa; Morris, Steven; McDonald, Henry (4 November 2019). "General election: Lindsay Hoyle extends lead in Speaker ballot, but still short of 50% of votes needed – live news". The Guardian.
  25. ^ "Sir Lindsay Hoyle elected Speaker of House of Commons". BBC News. 4 November 2019.
  26. ^ "Chorley MP reveals modest expenses". Chorley Guardian. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  27. ^ House of Commons Speaker's Residence (Online Video). C-SPAN. 1 July 1995.
  28. ^ "A table of the work done and costs incurred to furnish the Speaker's accommodation in the Palace of Westminster between 22 June 2009 and end October 2009" (PDF). House of Commons. 2010. FOI. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  29. ^ Jump up to: a b Michael Wilkinson, Christopher Hope (29 June 2015). "One in five MPs employs a family member: the full list revealed". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  30. ^ "General election 2017: Chorley holds onto Labour's Lindsay Hoyle". Chorley Guardian. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  31. ^ "Outrage at ban threat on MP family workers". Lancashire Evening Post. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  32. ^ "Agenda item – Chorley Borough Council Issues". Chorley Borough Council. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  33. ^ "Printed minutes 12th-Jul-2007 19.00 Chorley East Community Forum" (PDF). Chorley Borough Council. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  34. ^ "Commons deputy speaker Lindsay Hoyle 'devastated' by daughter's death". The Guardian. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  35. ^ "Deputy speaker Lindsay Hoyle's daughter found hanged in bedroom, inquest hears". Sky News. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  36. ^ "Natalie Lewis-Hoyle inquest: Open conclusion recorded". BBC News. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  37. ^ Hart, Simon (8 December 2001). "Inside Sport: Split looms over transfer windows". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  38. ^ "Sir Lindsay Hoyle: The new Speaker is a world away from Bercow - in more ways than one". Sky News. 5 November 2019.
  39. ^ "Speaker reveals diabetes diagnosis". BBC News. 20 December 2019.
  40. ^ "Privy Council" (PDF). Privy Council Office. 12 February 2013.
  41. ^ "Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP is Appointed Chancellor of the University of Gibraltar | University of Gibraltar". Retrieved 29 September 2020.

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