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Woolsack
Seat of the Lord Speaker in the House of Lords / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Woolsack is the seat of the Lord Speaker in the House of Lords, the Upper House of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Before 2006, it was the seat of the Lord Chancellor, who presumed as the presiding officer of the House. The Woolsack’s status in the House was enshrined in the first standing orders in 1621.[1]
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