Leader of the House of Commons

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The Leader of the House of Commons is a senior UK government minister responsible for arranging and managing the government's legislative business in the House of Commons.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom government ministerial office
parliamentary office
appliesToJurisdiction House of Commons of the United Kingdom
appointedBy Monarch of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
hasAssociatedOffice Chief Whip
Lord President of the Council
Lord Privy Seal
hasDuty announcing the forthcoming business of the House of Commons
arranging government business in the House of Commons
coordinating the legislative timetable with other ministers
liaising between the Government and the House of Commons on business matters
managing the government’s legislative programme in the House of Commons
moving business motions in the House of Commons
representing the House of Commons’ interests in Cabinet on parliamentary business
responding to business questions from Members of Parliament
scheduling government bills for debate
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/leader-of-the-house-of-commons
hasResponsibility coordination of statements and urgent questions on behalf of the Government
ensuring government legislation progresses through the House of Commons
management of parliamentary time for government business
procedural coordination of government legislation
hasSubordinateBody Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
hasTermLength at His Majesty’s pleasure
inception 18th century
isConfirmedBy Monarch of the United Kingdom
isDifferentFrom Government Chief Whip
Leader of the House of Lords
Speaker of the House of Commons
isNominatedBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
isPositionHeldBy Penny Mordaunt
isStyleOf The Right Honourable
isUsually member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
jurisdiction Parliament of the United Kingdom
officeHolder Penny Mordaunt
officeHolderMustBe Member of Parliament
officeHolderParty Conservative Party (UK)
partOf Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Government of the United Kingdom
reportsTo Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
residence United Kingdom
seat House of Commons, Palace of Westminster
usedLanguage English
worksIn Palace of Westminster


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