Speaker's Lectures The series of Speaker's Lectures were initiated by John Bercow , the Speaker of the House of Commons , from 2011 to 2019. To mark the centenary of the Parliament Act 1911 , Bercow commissioned a series of 11 lectures throughout 2011 covering some of the main political figures of the century. Each lecture was given to an invited audience in Speaker's House and was recorded for broadcast on BBC Parliament . In 2012 Bercow instituted a new 11 lecture series on the subject of the 'Great Offices of State'. In 2013 the lectures were on the subject of 'Parliaments and Parliamentarians', given by leading Parliamentarians who have experience of other legislatures. The 2014 series concentrated on 'Parliamentarians on Public Policy'. In 2015 and 2016, Bercow instituted the theme of 'Parliamentarians on Parliamentarians', based on prominent Parliamentarians throughout history. The 2017 series focused on 'The Future of...' various political topics, such as the Press, Armed Forces, or Brexit. The penultimate 2018 series was divided into two parts, with the first being 'Brexit and beyond, Britain's place in the world in the 2020s', and the second 'Women and British Politics, where next?'. The 2019 series carried the theme 'What if?', discussing hypothetical political scenarios from recent history. This series was cut short as Bercow's status and role in Brexit became elevated. There is no plan for the series to continue under the following Speaker, Lindsay Hoyle .'1911 Centenary' lectures The first series of lectures, starting in 2011, covered the careers of some of the great parliamentarians of the past 100 years. The subjects were: David Lloyd George by Lord Morgan , 11 January F. E. Smith by Sir Peter Tapsell MP, 1 February Nancy Astor by Shirley Williams , 29 March Sir Winston Churchill by Nicholas Soames MP, 26 April Aneurin Bevan by Gordon Marsden MP, 17 May Enoch Powell by Lord Norton of Louth , 14 June Michael Foot by Lord Kinnock , 12 July Iain Macleod by Lord Hurd , 6 September Roy Jenkins by Lord Adonis , 25 October Margaret Thatcher by John Whittingdale MP, 15 November Tony Benn by Tristram Hunt MP , 6 December'Great Offices of State' lectures The 2012 lectures surrounded the great offices of state . In introducing the first lecture, Bercow noted that his assistant had spotted that there were 11 sitting Members who had served in one or more of these offices but had not been Prime Minister, and that all had accepted his invitation to give a lecture. The lecturers were: Kenneth Clarke , 24 January Alistair Darling , 20 February Theresa May , 26 March Malcolm Rifkind , 23 April David Blunkett , 15 May David Miliband , 19 June Jack Straw , 15 July Margaret Beckett , 11 September George Osborne , 22 October Alan Johnson , 5 November William Hague , 18 December'Parliaments and Parliamentarians' lectures The 2013 lectures were given by leading Parliamentarians who have experience of other legislatures. The lecturers were: Lord Alderdice , 29 January Keith Vaz MP on the Parliament of India , February Lord Steel , 18 March Lord Davies of Stamford on the National Assembly of France , April Lord Boateng on the Parliament of South Africa , Parliament of Ghana and the Parliament of Somaliland , 20 May Lord Elis-Thomas , 11 June Gisela Stuart MP on the German Bundestag , 2 July Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke on the Parliament of Australia , 28 October Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne on the European Parliament , 10 December Baroness Williams of Crosby on the United States Congress , 18 December'Parliamentarians on Public Policy' lectures The 2014 series of lectures was given by Members of Parliament and Members of the House of Lords with a particular expertise or interest in specific areas of public policy. The lectures and subjects are: Lord Norton of Louth on Parliament and Political Parties , 21 January Dame Tessa Jowell on Parliament and the Press, 25 February John Redwood on Parliament and Economic Policy, 18 March Frank Field on Parliament and Social Policy, 8 April Sir Malcolm Rifkind on Parliament and Foreign Policy and War, May Tristram Hunt on Parliament and the Crown, June Lord Heseltine on Parliament and Industrial Policy , 18 June Harriet Harman on Parliament and Equality, 8 July Sir Menzies Campbell on Parliament and Justice, September David Davis on Parliament and Liberty, 22 October Lord Hennessy on Parliament and the State, 18 November Sir Tony Baldry on Parliament and the Church, 16 December'Parliamentarians on Parliamentarians' lectures (2015) The 2015 series covered famous Parliamentarians from history. The subjects were: William Hague on William Pitt the Younger , 13 January Lord Hurd of Westwell on Benjamin Disraeli , 24 March Lord Bew on Charles Stewart Parnell , 19 May Kwasi Kwarteng on Lord Palmerston , 9 June Lord Lexden on the Earl of Shaftesbury , 30 June Lord Williams of Elvel on Harold Macmillan , 14 July Sir Bill Cash on John Bright , 15 September Jesse Norman on Edmund Burke , 27 October Lord Norton of Louth on Eleanor Rathbone , 3 November Lord Cormack on William Wilberforce , 10 November Tristram Hunt on John Pym , 8 December'Parliamentarians on Parliamentarians' lectures (2016) The 2016 series covered noted Parliamentarians from recent history. The lecturers were: Professor the Lord Morgan on James Callaghan , 19 January Lord Steel of Aikwood on Jo Grimond , 8 February Tristram Hunt on Harold Wilson , 7 March Lord Radice on Hugh Gaitskell , 18 April Lord Lexden on Anthony Eden , 10 May Nick Thomas-Symonds on Michael Foot, 11 July Rt Hon Dame Margaret Beckett on John Smith , 7 November Rt Hon Lord Patten on Edward Heath , 8 November Rt Hon Baroness Williams of Crosby on Charles Kennedy , 29 November Gordon Marsden on Clement Attlee , 12 December'The Future of...' lectures The 2017 lecture covered the future of various issues, institutions, and causes. In this series Bercow also introduced a respondent, often a speaker external to Parliament. Rt Hon Dr Julian Lewis , responded to by Deborah Haynes , on "The Future of the Armed Forces", 16 January Rt Hon Hilary Benn , responded to by Rt Hon Michael Gove , on "The Future of Brexit", 21 February James Purnell , responded to by Rt Hon Maria Miller , on "The Future of Broadcasting", 1 March Rt Hon Lord Willetts , responded to by Maddalaine Ansell , on "The Future of Higher Education", 29 March Dr Sarah Wollaston , responded to by Professor Chris Ham , on "The Future of the NHS", 11 July Rt Hon Lord Maude of Horsham , responded to by Bronwen Maddox , on "The Future of the Civil Service", 12 September Rt Hon John Whittingdale , responded to by Jim Waterson , on "The Future of the Press", 17 October Rt Hon Caroline Flint , responded to by Drew Hendry , on "The Future of Energy", 14 November Rt Hon Norman Lamb , responded to by Caroline Abrahams , on "The Future of Social Care", 27 November Damian Collins , responded to by Frances Morris , on "The Future of Museums, Libraries and Galleries", 5 December'Brexit and beyond, Britain's place in the world in the 2020s' lectures The first half of the 2018 lectures concerned Brexit and the status of Britain after departure from the European Union. The second half of the 2018 lectures tackled womens' role in British politics. In 2019, the lecture theme instituted returned to the historical nature of previous series, yet with a hypothetical twist. As the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement went through Parliament, John Bercow gained a higher profile. Due to this and the early 2019 election, the lectures were cut short. Lord Adonis on "What if Harold Wilson had fallen and Roy Jenkins became Prime Minister in 1968?", 25 February Lord Norton of Louth on "What if Ted Heath had resigned in October 1974 and Willie Whitelaw had become Tory Leader?", 18 March Rt Hon Gordon Marsen on "What if Dennis Healey had beaten Michael Foot and become Labour leader in 1981?", 29 April
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