Sentence examples for role of clerk from inspiring English sources

He said the Mills appointment went wrong because colleagues, including Lansley and Rogers, did not accept his advice to reform the role of clerk.

A report published in December by the House of Commons governance committee recommended that the current role of clerk be split and two roles be created: the clerk of the House of Commons, who would advise MPs on parliamentary procedure and who would not hold the title of chief executive, and a director general, who would run Commons services and report to the clerk.

After hours of debate, MPs appeared to be in favour of a motion to establish a select committee to review the governance of the House of Commons, which could potentially lead to the role of clerk and chief executive being split.

The organization's first annual Bookfest seems to be off to a good start, with actors and authors in the role of clerk, and the do-good mythology of the place — dirty books are caressed back to health with eucalyptus oil! — surging further into immortality.

Ms Mills, who is a senior management official in the Australian parliament, was the preferred choice of the House of Commons Commission, which is headed by Speaker John Bercow, for the historic role of Clerk.

Sir Robert Rogers served in the historic role of Clerk to the House of Commons and chief executive of the House of Commons Service for three years before his retirement earlier this year, having worked in the House of Commons for four decades.

Justice Ginsburg, who remains in the pool, has cautioned against overstating the role of clerks and of pool memos.

A committee to investigate the role of the clerk said her appointment should be terminated.

John Bercow, the speaker of the House of Commons, has come under fresh attack from senior Conservatives for trying to appoint an Australian to the role of the clerk who oversees parliament.

In the line below the number of individuals is given that slip into the mentioned role of a clerk.

John Bercow has indicated he is willing to split the role of Commons clerk, the most senior official in the House of Commons, amid a row over the job.