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They do a good job in the House, under the Serjeant at Arms.

The duties of the Serjeant at Arms are partly ceremonial.

She was appointed Deputy Serjeant at Arms in 2004.

The Serjeant at Arms carries the mace during the opening of Parliament.

The police paid their first visit to the Serjeant at Arms on Wednesday November 26.

His equivalent for security in the House of Commons is the Serjeant at Arms.

What the hon. Member should do is to draw the matter to the attention of the Serjeant at Arms, and it will be investigated further.

Historically, only the Serjeant at Arms carries a sword as a symbol of his role in Parliament.

Or simply because they thought that the Serjeant at Arms would be more willing to let them in than Damian Green's wife?

As the Speaker rightly said, the Serjeant at Arms should have taken legal advice before throwing open the doors.

But the picture that has emerged is one of insensitive police officers taking advantage of an inadequate Serjeant at Arms.

The Serjeant at Arms informs me that the two journalists are having their Lobby passes restored.

Tradition still dictates that only the Serjeant at Arms may enter the Commons chamber armed.

He said: 'I wrote to the Serjeant at Arms on March 2 asking for a full investigation.

Clerk in Charge, Serjeant at Arms Department, House of Commons.

He added that permission to search the MP's parliamentary office was obtained from the Serjeant at Arms.

The sheriff then sought Habeas Corpus against the Serjeant at Arms to show cause for the detention.

The Serjeant at Arms wears traditional dress and carries a sword, and is traditionally the only person allowed inside the House armed.

In retirement he became Serjeant at Arms of the British House of Commons.

Before she assumed the role of Serjeant at Arms, the role was downgraded, something with which the Queen was said to be unhappy.

The House retaliated by ordering the Serjeant at Arms to arrest the sheriff for contempt of the House and this was done.

I had to exercise my discretion and I decided in the light of the report from the Serjeant at Arms that 10 minutes was an adequate period.

Parliament still has the right to debate in private, and any visitor causing a disturbance can be ejected, or even taken into custody by the Serjeant at Arms.

Pay replaced Major General Peter Grant Peterkin as Serjeant at Arms in 2008.

The Serjeant at Arms has accepted £1,406 from Mr Maude's constituency party for stationery, envelopes and first class postage.

The sergeant at arms strode toward the middle of the floor.

You will be compelled by the Senate sergeant at arms.

The delegate called over a man known as the sergeant at arms.

The sergeant at arms marched to the middle of the floor and called out, "All rise."

She brushed by the sergeant at arms at the door.

Spider is the Vipers sergeant at arms, but he had a real bad day today.

The sergeant at arms, she decided, and ignored him.

I decided he was sort of the sergeant at arms of the nest.

Soon after, the Speaker suspended the sitting and sent the sergeant at arms to bring them back to their duty.

The sergeant at arms is looking after the weapons."

He turned toward the sergeant at arms and said, "Sergeant, call the board to court. "

He also served as sergeant at arms in the Wisconsin Senate.

They were quickly escorted out of the room by Council sergeants at arms, and the meeting proceeded.

He served as sergeant at arms for the Legislative Council from 1865 to 1867.

These offices rely on the sergeant at arms for lease negotiations, equipment, and technology.

When the Sergeant at Arms arrived, rain had already canceled the game.

The voice belonged to the sergeant at arms.

The Sergeant at Arms opened it, looked out, and dosed the door again.

The sergeant at arms called over two guards.

The leader moved to instruct the sergeant at arms to arrest the absentees.

Other elected officers include a chaplain, secretary of the Senate, and sergeant at arms, who are not senators.

Pierce stood and turned to the sergeant at arms standing at the side altar door.

"He's been sergeant at arms in enough Holds over the Turns to know a lot of the regulars."

"Think of Ruby as my sergeant at arms," said Random.

The sergeant at arms has custody of the gavel that the Senate uses to start each day's session.