Publicservice.co.uk reports:
Tens of thousands of pounds has been spent on the official state portrait of Commons Speaker John Bercow, it has emerged.
The portrait which is to hang alongside images of other recent speakers including Baroness Betty Boothroyd was painted by Brendan Kelly, who was also recently commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery to paint former army chief General Sir Mike Jackson.
"I wanted to capture the day to day reality of a Speaker mid-action at work in the Chamber," said Kelly.
"This meant black robes and a House of Commons tie, the iconic Speaker's chair prominent in the composition, books and papers on the shelves and the Speaker himself, shown animated in the midst of conducting the daily business of the House of Commons."
A fee of £22,000 was agreed with the artist for this commission. And an additional £15,000 was spent on "framing and heraldic painting costs" so that the style of previous portraits could be kept.
Costs were said to be met from the House of Commons budget.
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