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{{Short description|British politician (born 1957)}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix    = [[The Right Honourable]]
| name                = Sir Lindsay Hoyle
| honorific-suffix    = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MP}}
| image               = Official portrait of Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP crop 2, 2024.jpg
| caption             = Official portrait, 2024
| office              = [[Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom]]
| monarch             = {{plainlist|
* [[Elizabeth II]]
* [[Charles III]]
}}
| primeminister       = {{plainlist|
* [[Boris Johnson]]
* [[Liz Truss]]
* [[Rishi Sunak]]
* [[Keir Starmer]]
}}
| term_start          = 4 November 2019
| term_end            = 
| predecessor         = [[John Bercow]]
| successor           = 
| office1             = [[Chairman of Ways and Means|Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons<br/>Chairman of Ways and Means]]
| term_start1         = 8 June 2010
| term_end1           = 4 November 2019
| 1blankname1         = Speaker
| 1namedata1          = [[John Bercow]]
| predecessor1        = [[Alan Haselhurst]]
| successor1          = [[Eleanor Laing]]
| office2             = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br>for [[Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)|Chorley]]
| majority2           = 20,575 (60.6%)
| predecessor2        = [[Den Dover]]
| successor2          = 
| term_start2         = 1 May 1997
| term_end2           = 
| office3             = [[Borough of Chorley|Chorley Borough]] [[Councillor#United Kingdom|Councillor]] for [[Adlington, Lancashire|Adlington]]
| predecessor3        = A. Moss
| successor3          = Catherine Hoyle
| term_start3         = 1 May 1980
| term_end3           = 7 May 1998
| birth_name          = Lindsay Harvey Hoyle
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1957|6|10}}
| birth_place         = [[Adlington, Lancashire]], England
| residence           = [[Speaker's House]]
| spouse              = {{Plainlist|
* {{marriage|Lynda Fowler|1974|1982|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Catherine Swindley|1993}}
}}
| party               = [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker]] (since 2019)
| otherparty          = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] (before 2019)
| father              = [[Doug Hoyle]]
| children            = 2
| alma_mater          = 
| occupation          = {{hlist|Politician|businessman}}
| profession          = 
| signature           = Lindsay Hoyle signature.svg
| website             = 
| footnotes           = 
}}
'''Sir Lindsay Harvey Hoyle''' (born 10 June 1957)<ref name="WW"/> is a British politician who has served as [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]] since 2019 and as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)|Chorley]] since [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]]. Before his election as speaker, he was a member of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].

As a Labour MP, Hoyle served as [[Chairman of Ways and Means]] and a deputy speaker to [[John Bercow]] from 2010 to 2019, before being [[2019 Speaker of the House of Commons election|elected as Speaker on 4 November 2019]].<ref name=Speak10>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/politics/10260537.stm Deputy Speakers: Hoyle, Primarolo and Evans elected] BBC News, 8 June 2010</ref> Hoyle was unanimously re-elected as Speaker after both the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]] and the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-50828196|title=Hoyle re-elected Commons Speaker as MP's return|website=BBC News |date=17 December 2019|access-date=17 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/czk0r339evgt?post=asset%3A44f4c321-1939-4a67-90be-c56122f84d9c#post|title=Hoyle re-elected Commons Speaker|website=BBC News |date=9 July 2024|access-date=9 July 2024}}</ref>

Hoyle was appointed a [[Knight Bachelor]] in the [[2018 New Year Honours]] for parliamentary and political services.<ref name=":4" />

==Early life and career==

Lindsay Hoyle was born on 10 June 1957 in [[Adlington, Lancashire|Adlington]], the son of the future Labour MP [[Doug Hoyle]] (later Lord Hoyle) and Pauline Spencer.<ref name="guardian interview">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/mar/22/lindsay-hoyle-deputy-speaker-budget |title=Lindsay Hoyle, deputy speaker and budget star: 'Once a year, it's my day' |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Michael |last=White |date=22 March 2013|access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref> He went to Adlington County School and Lord's College in [[Bolton]].<ref name="WW" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lordsschool.co.uk/|title=Home|access-date=5 November 2019}}</ref> Prior to being elected as an MP, he ran his own [[textile printing|textile]] and [[screen printing]] business.<ref name="guardian interview"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/6214313.Women_shortlist_veto/ |title=Women shortlist veto |newspaper=Lancashire Telegraph |access-date=19 December 2016 |date=4 January 1996}}</ref>

In the [[1980 United Kingdom local elections|1980 local elections]], Hoyle was elected as the Labour councillor for the ward of Adlington on [[Chorley Borough Council]], defeating the sitting Conservative.<ref name="guardian interview" /> He was re-elected four times, and served as Deputy Leader from 1994 to 1997.<ref name="electionscentre">{{cite web |title=Chorley-1973-2012 |url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Chorley-1973-2012.pdf |access-date=24 February 2019 |website=Elections Centre}}</ref> After being elected as an MP at the [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 general election]], he ended his time on the council as the annual mayor before stepping down at the [[1998 Chorley Borough Council election|local election in 1998]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Biography, Lindsay Hoyle |url=https://www.politics.co.uk/reference/lindsay-harvey-hoyle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103195058/https://www.politics.co.uk/reference/lindsay-harvey-hoyle |archive-date=3 November 2019 |access-date=21 November 2020 |website=Politics.co.uk |location=London, UK}}</ref>

== Parliamentary career ==
[[File:Official portrait of Mr Lindsay Hoyle crop 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Official portrait, 2017]]

In February 1996, Hoyle was chosen as the Labour candidate for [[Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)|Chorley]] at the [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 general election]]; he was elected to Parliament as MP for Chorley with 53% of the vote and a majority of 9,870.<ref name="electoralcalculus1997">{{cite web |title=Election Data 1997 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt |archive-date=15 October 2011 |access-date=18 October 2015 |publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/6171968.MP_calls_for_Diana_children_s_hospital/ |title=MP calls for Diana children's hospital |website=The Bolton News |date=4 September 1997 |access-date=20 September 2018}}</ref> A few days later, Hoyle wrote to airport operator [[Heathrow Airport Holdings|BAA]], operators of London [[Heathrow Airport]], urging them to change the airport's name to Diana, Princess of Wales Airport.<ref>{{cite news |title=Members of Parliament in Lancashire |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/li/member_of_parliament.in.Lancashire/ |access-date=10 April 2013 |newspaper=Lancashire Telegraph}}</ref> However, neither proposal was carried out.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1176810/uk-news-lindsay-hoyle-john-bercow-brexit-princess-diana-heathrow-airport-spt|title=Lindsay Hoyle: How candidate for Speaker wanted to rename Heathrow after Princess Diana|work=[[Daily Express]]|date=11 September 2019}}</ref>

Hoyle served as a member of the [[Business and Enterprise Select Committee|Trade and Industry Committee]] (later the [[Business and Trade Select Committee|Business Committee]]) from 1998 to 2010 and as a member of the [[European Scrutiny Committee]] from 2005 to 2010.<ref name="WW"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/sir-lindsay-hoyle/467 |website=UK Parliament |title=Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP|access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref> He was previously the Honorary President of the All-Party British Gibraltar Group in Parliament (of which his father was the Treasurer) and a Vice Chair of the All-Party British Virgin Islands Group.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gibraltar APPG |url=https://www.parallelparliament.co.uk/APPG/gibraltar |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=www.parallelparliament.co.uk}}</ref><ref name="WW" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/190102/contents.htm |title=House of Commons – Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups [as at 2&nbsp;January 2019] |publisher=Parliament of the United Kingdom|access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref>

Hoyle was re-elected as MP for Chorley at the [[2001 United Kingdom general election|2001 general election]] with a decreased vote share of 52.3% and a decreased majority of 8,444.<ref name="electoralcalculus2001">{{cite web |title=Election Data 2001 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt |archive-date=15 October 2011 |access-date=18 October 2015 |publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]}}</ref> He was again re-elected at the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 general election]] with a decreased vote share of 50.7% and a decreased majority of 7,625.<ref name="electoralcalculus2005">{{cite web |title=Election Data 2005 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt |archive-date=15 October 2011 |access-date=18 October 2015 |publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]}}</ref>

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".<ref name="guardian interview"/>

Hoyle voted against the [[Lisbon Treaty]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|date=21 January 2008|title=Lisbon Treaty (Second Reading)|work=Public Whip|url=http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2008-01-21&number=50&mpn=Jeremy_Corbyn&mpc=Islington_North&house=commons|url-status=live|access-date=31 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704195501/http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2008-01-21&number=50&mpn=Jeremy_Corbyn&mpc=Islington_North&house=commons|archive-date=4 July 2016}}</ref> He is one of the few MPs who have not revealed whether they voted Leave or Remain in the 2016 referendum.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hoyle, Sir Lindsay |work=politics.co.uk |url=https://www.politics.co.uk/reference/lindsay-hoyle/ |access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref>

===Chairman of Ways and Means===

At the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], Hoyle was again re-elected with a decreased vote share of 43.2% and a decreased majority of 2,593.<ref name="electoralcalculus2010">{{cite web |title=Election Data 2010 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt |archive-date=26 July 2013 |access-date=17 October 2015 |publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC News &#124; Election 2010 &#124; Constituency &#124; Chorley |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b09.stm |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

Hoyle was elected [[Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons]] and [[Chairman of Ways and Means]] on 8 June 2010,<ref name="WW" /> the first time this appointment had been made by ballot of MPs, rather than by nomination of the Leader of the House.<ref name="Speak10" /> He was appointed to the [[Privy Council (United Kingdom)|Privy Council]] in January 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/privy-council-appointment |title=Downing street announcement |access-date=9 May 2013}}</ref>

On 20 March 2013, Hoyle won wide public acclaim for his handling of the Budget proceedings, which were frequently interrupted by jeering MPs.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/budget/9943101/Outspoken-Deputy-Speaker-wins-public-acclaim.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130321045514/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/budget/9943101/Outspoken-Deputy-Speaker-wins-public-acclaim.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 March 2013 |title=Outspoken Deputy Speaker wins public acclaim |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>

Hoyle was again re-elected at the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]], with an increased vote share of 45.1% and an increased majority of 4,530.<ref name="electoralcalculus">{{cite web |title=Election Data 2015 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt |archive-date=17 October 2015 |access-date=17 October 2015 |publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]}}</ref><ref name="2015 result">{{cite news |title=Chorley |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000637 |access-date=10 May 2015 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

In February 2017, Hoyle scolded [[Scottish National Party|SNP]] MPs for singing the [[European Anthem]] during the vote for the [[European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017|Brexit bill]] in the House of Commons, stating that he did not want parliament to turn into a sing-off.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/09/snp-mps-sing-ode-joy-brexit-bill-vote/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/09/snp-mps-sing-ode-joy-brexit-bill-vote/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=SNP MPs told off for singing Ode To Joy during Brexit Bill vote |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=25 February 2017 |date=9 February 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The same night, he had a clash with former Scottish First Minister [[Alex Salmond]] in a heated exchange over whether Hoyle had cut off an SNP MP while speaking.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/02/07/there-was-a-proper-barney-in-parliament-over-brexit-between-snp-and-deputy-speaker-6432052/ |author= Hartley-Parkinson, Richard|title=There was a proper barney in Parliament over Brexit between SNP and Deputy Speaker|date=7 February 2017|access-date = 6 November 2019|work=[[Metro (UK newspaper)|Metro]]}}</ref>

In March 2017, Hoyle called on social media companies to take swifter action to crack down on offensive posts, arguing it "it could damage democracy and deter women from certain backgrounds from becoming MPs".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39339487 |title=Jewish and Muslim women MPs 'face most abuse' |website=BBC News |date=21 March 2017 |access-date=30 July 2018}}</ref>

Hoyle was in the Speaker's Chair during the [[2017 Westminster attack|terrorist attack in Westminster on 22 March 2017]], and the subsequent suspension and [[lockdown]] of the Commons.<ref>{{cite hansard |jurisdiction= |title=Sitting suspended |url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2017-03-22/debates/86270814-D91F-4C5E-993A-DB3A3D24D0EE/PensionSchemesBill(Lords)#contribution-56EF3D60-964D-4780-9EC6-C1E5568267022 |house=[[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] |date=22 March 2017 |column=902 |speaker=Lindsay Hoyle |position=}}</ref>

At the snap [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]], Hoyle was again re-elected with an increased vote share of 55.3% and an increased majority of 7,512.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chorley parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000637 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

Hoyle was appointed a [[Knight Bachelor]] in the [[2018 New Year Honours]] for parliamentary and political services.<ref name=":4">{{London Gazette |issue=62150 |date=30 December 2017 |page=N2 |supp=y}}</ref>

=== Speaker of the House of Commons (2019–present) ===
{{See also|2019 Speaker of the House of Commons election}}
[[File:Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Commons Speaker 1.66) 2023.jpg|thumb|upright|Hoyle during the [[Coronation of Charles III and Camilla]] in 2023]]
[[File:Prime Minister's Questions, 7 February 2024 12.jpg|thumb|right|Hoyle in the Speaker's Chair in February 2024]]

On 4 November 2019, Hoyle entered the [[2019 Speaker of the House of Commons election|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. He maintained a substantial lead in the first, second, and third ballots of the election, but without reaching the required 50% to win outright.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Sparrow |first1=Andrew |last2=O'Carroll |first2=Lisa |last3=Morris |first3=Steven |last4=McDonald |first4=Henry |date=4 November 2019 |title=General election: Lindsay Hoyle extends lead in Speaker ballot, but still short of 50% of votes needed – live news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/nov/04/general-election-news-latest-health-chief-urge-parties-not-to-use-nhs-as-political-weapon-live-news |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref>

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 that the Speaker's post is strictly non-partisan, following the election Hoyle rescinded his Labour membership.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/02/21/profile-lindsay-hoyle-speaker-gaza-controversy/ | title=Lindsay Hoyle: The Speaker from a very political - and very Labour - family | newspaper=The Telegraph | date=21 February 2024 | last1=Martin | first1=Daniel }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sir Lindsay Hoyle elected Speaker of House of Commons |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50293505 |website=BBC News |date=4 November 2019 |access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref>

At the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]], Hoyle was again re-elected with an increased vote share of 67.3% and an increased majority of 17,392.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chorley Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000637 |access-date=25 November 2019 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC}}</ref>
[[File:Nancy Pelosi joins Lindsay Hoyle for 20th G7 Speaker's Meeting (3).jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Hoyle with [[Nancy Pelosi]], [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]], at the 20th [[G7]] Speaker's Meeting in 2021.]]
On 16 October 2021, Hoyle accompanied [[Boris Johnson]], [[Keir Starmer]] and [[Priti Patel]] in laying wreaths at the church in [[Leigh-on-Sea]], [[Essex]] where MP [[David Amess]] was [[Murder of David Amess|murdered the day before]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Simpson |first1=John |last2=Wright |first2=Oliver |last3=Brown |first3=David |last4=Hamilton |first4=Fiona |last5=Kenber |first5=Billy |last6=Allen-Mills |first6=Tony |date=16 October 2021 |title=Sir David Amess killing: Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson lay wreaths at scene |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/david-amess-mp-stabbed-multiple-times-at-constituency-surgery-in-southend-rrl7xl7lt |work=The Times |access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref>

In September 2022, Hoyle described the [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|state funeral]] of Queen [[Elizabeth II]] as "the most important event the world will ever see".<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Robertson |first1=Adam |date=18 September 2022 |title=Lindsay Hoyle says Queen's funeral is 'the most important event the world will ever see' |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/22291130.house-commons-speaker-lindsay-hoyle-says-nothing-overshadow-queens-funeral/ |website=The National |language=en-GB |access-date=18 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Rogers |first1=Alexandra |date=18 September 2022 |title=Lindsay Hoyle Says Queen's Funeral Is 'The Most Important Event The World Will Ever See' |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/lindsay-hoyle-says-china-row-should-not-overshadow-queens-funeral-as-the-most-important-event-the-world-will-ever-see_uk_6326e2a2e4b027aa4066f52f |website=HuffPost |language=en |access-date=18 September 2022}}</ref> Hoyle's comments received criticism. Graham Smith, CEO of the [[Republicanism in the United Kingdom|republican]] campaign group [[Republic (pressure group)|Republic]], responded by saying that it was "one of the most stupid things the world has ever heard".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zeldin-O'Neill |first1=Sophie |date=18 September 2022 |title=Republican campaign groups claim surge in interest since death of Queen |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/18/republican-campaign-groups-claim-surge-in-interest-since-death-of-queen |website=The Guardian |access-date=21 September 2022}}</ref> In the ''[[Indy100]]'', Liam O'Dell wrote that Hoyle was ignoring current issues like the ongoing [[2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis|cost of living crisis]] and [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Dell |first1=Liam |date=18 September 2022 |title=Lindsay Hoyle believes Queen's funeral is 'most important event world will ever see' |url=https://www.indy100.com/politics/queen-funeral-lindsay-hoyle-speaker |website=Indy100 |access-date=21 September 2022}}</ref>

In December 2022, Hoyle voiced opposition to his former party's plan of replacing the [[House of Lords]] with an elected upper chamber.<ref>{{cite news |title='Who's got supremacy?': Commons speaker criticises Labour plan for an elected upper house – video |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2022/dec/20/whos-got-supremacy-commons-speaker-criticises-labour-plan-for-an-elected-upper-house-video?amp;amp;amp |access-date=21 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=20 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

On 9 May 2023, Hoyle unveiled two new [[stained glass windows]] in the [[Speaker's House]], at the [[Palace of Westminster]]. One featuring his new personal coat of arms, with a rugby league ball, bees and [[Red Rose of Lancaster|Lancashire rose]]s. The other window celebrates Britain's [[List of national symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man|Coat of Arms]] of all three [[Crown Dependencies]] and all sixteen [[British Overseas Territories]]. Hoyle said at the unveiling the windows were and "will forever be tangible reminders of the strong, close links between the [[United Kingdom]], the overseas territories and the crown dependencies".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-65551293|title=Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle's coat of arms revealed |website=BBC News |date=9 May 2023 |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref> Adding "The two windows represent part of our United Kingdom family".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-65574775|title=Channel Islands represented in Speaker's House |website=BBC News |date=15 May 2023 |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>

Hoyle was again re-elected in the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], with an increased vote share of 74.3% and an increased majority of 20,575.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chorley Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001170 |access-date=9 July 2024 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC}}</ref> On 9 July 2024 he was re-elected unopposed as speaker.<ref>{{cite news |title=Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle dragged to Commons chair after re-election |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-69181280 |access-date=9 July 2024 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

==== Controversies ====
===== Gaza early day motion controversy =====
On 21 February 2024, Conservative MP [[William Wragg]] tabled an [[Early day motion]] (EDM) in the House of Commons stating "That this House has no confidence in Mr Speaker". By 20 March the EDM had gained the support of 92 MPs,<ref name=":2" /> including [[1922 Committee]] chairman Sir [[Graham Brady]] and parliamentary leader of the [[Scottish National Party|SNP]] [[Stephen Flynn]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=21 February 2024 |title=No confidence in the Speaker |url=https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/61908 |website=UK Parliament}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 February 2024 |title=Sir Lindsay Hoyle facing motion of no confidence over House of Commons chaos - live |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/speaker-gaza-commons-lyndsay-hoyle-votes-b2500204.html |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=The Independent}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=22 February 2024 |title=Extraordinary row as Starmer forced to deny he threatened Hoyle over Gaza vote |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lindsay-hoyle-speaker-gaza-mps-labour-b2500329.html |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=The Independent|author-first1=Archie|author-last1=Mitchell|author-first2=Kate|author-last2=Devlin}}</ref> The motion effectively requests the Speaker to resign from his role.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gibbons |first=Amy |date=22 February 2024 |title=Every MP who has signed the motion calling for Speaker to go |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/02/22/full-list-mps-no-confidence-speaker-lindsay-hoyle/ |access-date=22 February 2024 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-22 |title=Sir Lindsay Hoyle: Under-fire Speaker who sought to return 'respect' to Commons |url=https://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/national/24137950.sir-lindsay-hoyle-under-fire-speaker-sought-return-respect-commons/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Bracknell News |language=en}}</ref> An SNP motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in [[Gaza–Israel conflict|Gaza]] had been submitted on one of the rare [[opposition day]]s allotted to them. Hoyle was accused of breaking long-standing convention rules of the House and ignoring his own clerk's legal advice by allowing a vote on each of the amendments from the Government and the [[His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition|Official Opposition]] (normally, when [[opposition day]] motions are considered, only an amendment from the Government is selected). The Speaker's selection of amendments was viewed as partisan towards Labour. The Government withdrew their amendment at the last moment, ensuring that a vote would not take place in the [[Division lobby]], instead Labour's non-binding amendment was nodded through by default, without a vote. Hoyle later offered his regret and gave his apologies to the House and stated his intention to meet party leaders and whips, "to discuss the way forward".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Georgina |title=The Lindsay Hoyle Gaza ceasefire vote row between SNP, Conservatives and Labour explained |url=https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-the-lindsay-hoyle-gaza-ceasefire-vote-row-between-snp-conservatives-and-labour-explained |website=Channel 4 |access-date=27 February 2024 |date=21 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bolot |first=Alex |date=21 February 2024 |title=Wednesday evening news briefing: Tory MP tables motion of no confidence in Hoyle over handling of Gaza debate |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/21/wednesday-evening-news-briefing-tory-mp-no-confidence-gaza/ |access-date=21 February 2024 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2024 |title=SNP and Tories 'look to oust Lindsay Hoyle as Speaker' amid Gaza motion anger |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/24134701.snp-tories-look-oust-lindsay-hoyle-speaker/ |access-date=21 February 2024 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref>

''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' was critical of Hoyle's actions saying, "Lindsay stands accused of being partisan towards his former party — Labour" adding that Hoyle had previously "made it clear he wants to stay as Speaker after the election," the inference being that Labour would withdraw support for his re-election if their preferred amendment of a humanitarian ceasefire<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/20/labour-calls-for-immediate-humanitarian-ceasefire-in-gaza|title=Labour calls for 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire' in Gaza|first1=Kiran|last1=Stacey|date=20 February 2024|work=The Guardian}}</ref> was denied.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Daniel |date=21 February 2024 |title=Lindsay Hoyle: The Speaker from a very political - and very Labour - family |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/02/21/profile-lindsay-hoyle-speaker-gaza-controversy/ |access-date=22 February 2024 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Quinn |first=Ben |date=21 February 2024 |title=Sir Lindsay Hoyle vowed to restore calm but now faces Brexit-like chaos |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/21/sir-lindsay-hoyle-speaker-gaza-motion-commons |access-date=22 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The Speaker was forced to deny in the Chamber that he had had a meeting with Labour advisor [[Sue Gray, Baroness Gray of Tottenham|Sue Gray]] but admitted to meeting [[Keir Starmer]], prior to his controversial amendment decision. Starmer said he "simply urged" the Speaker to ensure there was the "broadest possible debate" over calls for a ceasefire in Gaza.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lindsay Hoyle latest: 50 MPs call for Speaker to quit after Gaza ceasefire vote chaos |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-68349957 |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=BBC News |date=21 February 2024 |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Politics latest: Starmer 'categorically' denies threatening Speaker - who reveals fears of 'finding friends have been murdered' |url=https://news.sky.com/story/uk-politics-sunak-starmer-general-election-vote-labour-tories-speaker-sky-news-politics-hub-12593360 |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>

The day after the debate, the Speaker attempted to placate Stephen Flynn, by renewing his apologies and offering the SNP an emergency debate under [[Constitutional conventions of the United Kingdom#Procedure|Standing Order 24]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://erskinemay.parliament.uk/section/4677/motions-under-standing-order-no-24|title=Motions under Standing Order No 24 - Erskine May - UK Parliament|website=erskinemay.parliament.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sparrow |first=Andrew |date=22 February 2024 |title=Uk politics: Sunak 'concerned' over Hoyle's rule change but gives credit over speaker's apology – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/feb/22/lindsay-hoyle-speaker-conservatives-gaza-rishi-sunak-labour-keir-starmer-uk-politics-live |access-date=23 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Flynn responded that he and his party had "no confidence" in the Speaker and he subsequently added his signature to Wragg's EDM.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lindsay Hoyle latest: 50 MPs call for Speaker to quit after Gaza ceasefire vote chaos |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-68349957 |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=BBC News | date=21 February 2024 |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

The SNP tabled a new motion, for an emergency debate on an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel, calling on the UK Government to take "concrete steps" to push for a ceasefire. Hoyle rejected the new motion on 26 February and Flynn renewed his call for Hoyle to immediately step down. Flynn told the [[PA news agency]]: "Last week the Speaker of the House of Commons broke the rules, this week he has broken his word."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.stv.tv/politics/stephen-flynn-says-speaker-lindsay-hoyle-has-broken-his-word-on-fresh-gaza-debate|title=Stephen Flynn says speaker has 'broken his word' on fresh Gaza debate|date=26 February 2024|website=STV News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/snp-westminster-leader-stephen-flynn-lindsay-hoyle-step-down/|title='He's not fit to stay in the role': SNP Westminster leader calls for Sir Lindsay Hoyle to step down over ceasefire row|date=26 February 2024|website=LBC}}</ref> A "furious" Flynn said, "If 30,000 dead Palestinians aren't worthy of an emergency debate – what is?"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Garton-Crosbie |first1=Abbi |title=Furious SNP hit back as Speaker denies emergency Gaza ceasefire debate |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/24145354.furious-snp-hit-back-speaker-denies-emergency-gaza-ceasefire-debate/ |website=The National |access-date=27 February 2024 |date=26 February 2024}}</ref> On 27 February, three [[Plaid Cymru]] MPs added their support to the "No confidence motion" followed in March by Independent MP [[Crispin Blunt]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-02 |title=Conservative MP Crispin Blunt to stand down at next election |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-61297190 |access-date=2024-03-06 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> On 13 March, [[Lee Anderson]], sitting as a Reform UK MP, withdrew his previous support for the EDM while sitting as a Conservative.

=====Ignoring Diane Abbott=====
On 13 March 2024, Labour backbencher [[Diane Abbott]], sitting as an [[Independent politician|Independent]] MP at the time, criticised Hoyle for denying her the opportunity to ask a question during [[Prime Minister's Questions]], when she was referred to by [[Rishi Sunak]] and Keir Starmer in relation to [[Frank Hester]]'s alleged racist comments made about her in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Peter |last2= |first2= |date=13 March 2024 |title=Diane Abbott |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/13/diane-abbott-accuses-tories-of-aiming-to-play-race-card-before-election |access-date=14 March 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> On 46 separate occasions she rose to her feet, to catch the Speaker's attention, but was ignored. She later posted that "Hoyle had failed both the Commons and democracy."<ref name="Abbott">{{Cite news |date=2024-03-13 |title=Diane Abbott: MP denied chance to speak during Commons race debate |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68556911 |access-date=2024-03-14 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Hoyle's spokesperson responded by saying that PMQs "takes place within a limited time frame, with the Chair prioritising members who are already listed on the order paper. This week – as is often the case – there was not enough time to call all members who wanted to ask a question".<ref name="Abbott"/>

==Personal life==
[[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP crop 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Official portrait, 2020]]
Hoyle lives in [[Adlington, Lancashire]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/chorley-mp-reveals-modest-expenses-1-2023488 |title=Chorley MP reveals modest expenses |date=20 May 2009 |work=Chorley Guardian|access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref> 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<ref name="cspanvideo">{{cite AV media | title = House of Commons Speaker's Residence | medium = Online Video | publisher = C-SPAN | date = 1 July 1995 | url = http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/66943-1}}</ref> and which has private accommodation in a four-bedroom apartment upstairs.<ref>{{cite web | title = 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 | publisher = House of Commons | id = FOI | year = 2010 | url = http://www.parliament.uk/documents/foi/foi-f09-645-2.pdf | access-date = 13 May 2013}}</ref>

Hoyle has been married twice and has had two daughters.<ref name="guardian interview"/> He was married from 1974 to Lynda Anne Fowler; they divorced in 1982.<ref name="WW">{{Who's Who |title=Hoyle, Rt Hon. Sir Lindsay (Harvey) |year=2020 |id=U21012 |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U21012}}</ref> In June 1993, Hoyle married Catherine Swindley, who succeeded him as the Labour Councillor for Adlington in May 1998.<ref name="electionscentre"/><ref name=":0" /> He has also employed his wife as his part-time constituency secretary.<ref name="telegraph family">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/11706561/One-in-four-MPs-employs-a-family-member-the-full-list-revealed.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/11706561/One-in-four-MPs-employs-a-family-member-the-full-list-revealed.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=One in five MPs employs a family member: the full list revealed |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=29 June 2015 |first=Christopher Hope |last=Michael Wilkinson|access-date=24 February 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Hoyle's elder daughter, Emma Fox, used to work at his constituency office, in which capacity she represented him at [[Chorley Borough Council]].<ref name="telegraph family"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-2017-chorley-holds-onto-labour-s-lindsay-hoyle-1-8586195 |title=General election 2017: Chorley holds onto Labour's Lindsay Hoyle |work=Chorley Guardian |date=9 June 2017|access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lep.co.uk/news/outrage-at-ban-threat-on-mp-family-workers-1-66034 |title=Outrage at ban threat on MP family workers |newspaper=Lancashire Evening Post |date=1 February 2008|access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://democracy.chorley.gov.uk/mgAi.aspx?ID=10417 |title=Agenda item – Chorley Borough Council Issues |website=Chorley Borough Council|access-date=24 February 2019 |date=11 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://democracy.chorley.gov.uk/documents/g1290/Printed%20minutes%2012th-Jul-2007%2019.00%20Chorley%20East%20Community%20Forum.pdf?T=1 |title=Printed minutes 12th-Jul-2007 19.00 Chorley East Community Forum |website=Chorley Borough Council|access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref>

Hoyle and Conservative [[Maldon District]] Councillor Miriam Lewis also had a daughter, Natalie Lewis-Hoyle, a Conservative [[Parish Councillors (Tenure of Office) Act 1899|parish councillor]] who was found hanged in her bedroom, in December 2017, at the age of 28. Hoyle said he was "truly devastated" by her death.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/dec/16/commons-deputy-speaker-lindsay-hoyle-devastated-by-daughters-death |title=Commons deputy speaker Lindsay Hoyle 'devastated' by daughter's death |newspaper=The Guardian |date=16 December 2017 |access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/deputy-speaker-lindsay-hoyles-daughter-found-hanged-in-bedroom-inquest-hears-11181117 |date=22 December 2017 |title=Deputy speaker Lindsay Hoyle's daughter found hanged in bedroom, inquest hears |work=Sky News |access-date=25 December 2017}}</ref> An inquest subsequently returned an [[open verdict|open conclusion verdict]] as to the cause of her death.<ref name="inquest">{{Cite news |date=12 April 2018 |title=Natalie Lewis-Hoyle inquest: Open conclusion recorded |website=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-43742909 |access-date=12 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |agency=Press Association |date=12 April 2018 |title=MP's daughter in 'toxic' relationship before she died, inquest hears |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/apr/12/deputy-speaker-daughter-natalie-lewis-hoyle-inquest-toxic-relationship |access-date=22 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Shortly before the 2019 general election, he revealed that he had been diagnosed with [[type 1 diabetes]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-50865877|title=Speaker reveals diabetes diagnosis|date=20 December 2019|website=BBC News}}</ref>

Away from politics, he is a supporter of his local football league team, [[Bolton Wanderers]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Hart |first=Simon |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/3018368/Inside-Sport-Split-looms-over-transfer-windows.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/3018368/Inside-Sport-Split-looms-over-transfer-windows.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Inside Sport: Split looms over transfer windows |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=8 December 2001 |access-date=30 July 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and [[rugby league]] team [[Warrington Wolves]]. He served as president of the [[Rugby Football League]] between 2022 and 2024.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/64962394 | title=Rugby Football League: Interim boss Tony Sutton confirmed as new chief executive |date=15 March 2023 |website=BBC Sport }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/sir-lindsay-hoyle-long-winded-bercow-is-giving-way-to-a-straight-talking-rugby-devotee-11854346 |title=Sir Lindsay Hoyle: The new Speaker is a world away from Bercow – in more ways than one |work=Sky News |date=5 November 2019}}</ref>

Hoyle has described himself as an animal lover and has a number of pets, which he has named after notable figures in British political history. Amongst them are his parrot Boris (after former Conservative Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]]), his tortoise Maggie (after [[Margaret Thatcher]]) and Attlee ([[Clement Attlee]]), his brown tabby [[Maine Coon]] cat who spends time in the House of Commons.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 June 2022 |title=Watch out, Larry: There's a new cat in Westminster - and he's named after a Labour prime minister |work=Sky News |url=https://news.sky.com/story/watch-out-larry-theres-a-new-cat-in-westminster-and-hes-named-after-a-labour-prime-minister-12637137 |access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-16 |title=We should have more Commons cats to take care of rodents, suggests Hoyle |url=https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/lindsay-hoyle-clement-attlee-house-of-commons-bengal-commons-b2580463.html |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> In July 2024, he announced the addition of another cat called Clem, a black cat with Bengal markings, and suggested, "I think we should have cats across the House that look after the rodent population".<ref name=":3" /> He also operates an [[Instagram]] page for Attlee, where he regularly shares pictures of the cat in the House of Commons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 December 2024 |title=Attlee the cat |url=https://www.instagram.com/attlee_the_cat/ |access-date=4 December 2024 |website=Instagram}}</ref> On 15 February 2024 Hoyle presented a [[Guinness World Record]] certificate to the 192-year-old giant tortoise [[Jonathan (tortoise)|Jonathan]], the world's oldest living land animal, during a visit to the island of [[St Helena]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-68307085|title=World's oldest living land animal meets Commons Speaker|date=15 February 2024|work=BBC News}}</ref>

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 (United Kingdom)|Privy Council]] on 12 February 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/orders-council-12-feb-2013.pdf |title=Privy Council |date=12 February 2013 |publisher=Privy Council Office}}</ref> Hoyle was appointed as the [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of the [[University of Gibraltar]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP is Appointed Chancellor of the University of Gibraltar|date=27 February 2020|url=https://www.unigib.edu.gi/sir-lindsay-hoyle-mp-is-appointed-chancellor-of-the-university-of-gibraltar/|access-date=29 September 2020|language=en-GB}}</ref>

Hoyle's father [[Doug Hoyle]] died in April 2024 at the age of 98.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last1=Langdon |first1=Julia |date=7 April 2024 |title=Lord Hoyle obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/07/lord-hoyle-doug-hoyle-obituary |access-date=7 April 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name="ITV">{{cite news |date=7 April 2024 |title=Tributes to Doug Hoyle, former MP and father of Commons speaker Sir Lindsay, who has died aged 98 |url=https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2024-04-07/tributes-to-former-labour-mp-doug-hoyle-who-has-died-aged-98 |access-date=7 April 2024 |publisher=ITV News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Downey |first1=Emma |date=7 April 2024 |title=Sir Lindsay Hoyle left devastated after dad passes away |url=https://www.lep.co.uk/news/sir-lindsay-hoyle-left-devastated-after-dad-passes-away-4582130 |access-date=7 April 2024 |publisher=Lancashire Post}}</ref>

In January 2025 Hoyle made a guest appearance, in a cameo role as a Lancastrian rambler, in the ITV soap opera ''[[Emmerdale]]'', to celebrate its 10,000th episode.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8j0j8lnv1o|title=Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle makes guest appearance in Emmerdale|date=27 January 2025|website=BBC News}}</ref>

{{Infobox COA wide
|notes = Granted in 2023
|image = Coat of arms of Sir Lindsay Hoyle.svg
|escutcheon = ''Argent on a Fess conjoined to a Bordure Vert and between three Roses Gules barbed proper each charged with a Bee volant Or striped Sable winged Argent the House of Commons Mace fesswise Or''
|crest = Upon a Helm ''Issuant from a Palisado Crown Or a demi heraldic Antelope Argent attired tufted and unguled Or gorged with a Collar pendent therefrom a Key wards downwards and to the dexter and holding between the legs a Rugby Ball Gules''
|motto= ''Cernimur In Agendo'' (We Are Seen In Action)
|symbolism = The antelope represents his home village of Adlington in Lancashire. The key to Gibraltar that the antelope is wearing references his place as chancellor of the University of Gibraltar. The rugby ball represents his role as president of the Rugby Football League and his love for the sport. The Adlington bees on three Lancashire roses nod to both his home county and village. The mace and the green background represent the House of Commons and Sir Lindsay's role as Speaker of the House.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-65551293|title=Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle's coat of arms revealed |website=BBC News |access-date=25 October 2023 |date=10 May 2023 }}</ref>
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*[https://archive.today/20130121082139/http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/h/19469/Lindsay+HOYLE.aspx ''Debrett's People of Today'']

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