Member

Neil Archibald retired from the House after 20 years’ service. He started in the Attendants’ Office and later moved to the Printed Paper Office as a senior clerical officer, where he would spend much of his time standing on a footstool clearing shelves or checking laying papers. He was friendly in the PPO and would often talk to Peers about “Strictly Come Dancing” due to his enthusiasm for ballroom dancing. In his spare time, he enjoyed cycling, although he must now be grateful to be able to avoid the dark commute home on a bike in winter. He was known to colleagues for his poetic abilities, as he would occasionally provide entertainment at team meetings by reciting his latest PPO-themed composition. As a tribute to this, his colleagues in the PPO have provided their own poem as an ode to Neil: