Editing Woolsack (section)

{{short description|Seat of the Lord Speaker in the House of Lords}}
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[[File:Baroness_Evans_of_Bowes_Park_(51111527606).jpg|thumb|The Lords Chamber on 12 April 2021: [[Norman Fowler, Baron Fowler|Lord Fowler]] sits on the speaker's woolsack, with two other peers on the judges' woolsack in front.]]

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 presided as the [[Lord Speaker|presiding officer]] of the House. The Woolsack’s status in the House was enshrined in the first standing orders in 1621.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Who sits where in the House of Lords? |url=https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/who-sits-where-in-the-house-of-lords |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302233351/https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/who-sits-where-in-the-house-of-lords/ |archive-date=2 March 2024 |website=UK Parliament|date=9 February 2024 |last1=Merritt |first1=Eve Collyer }}</ref>