Parliamentary Private Secretaries
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Parliamentary Private Secretaries are unpaid junior MPs who act as political aides and liaisons between government ministers and backbenchers within the UK parliamentary system.
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Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary position
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political aide role → |
| actsAs |
liaisons between ministers and backbenchers
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political aides → |
| appointedBy |
government ministers
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| associatedWith |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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| cannotHold |
ministerial office simultaneously in the same department (by convention)
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| careerSignificance |
often considered first step on ministerial ladder
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| compensation |
unpaid
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| composedOf |
Members of Parliament
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| engagesIn |
briefing backbenchers on government policy
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informal whipping and vote counting → relaying backbench concerns to ministers → |
| governedBy |
parliamentary conventions rather than statute
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| hasAbbreviation |
PPS
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| hasMemberType |
junior MPs
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| historicalDevelopment |
role developed in the 19th and 20th centuries in the UK
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| jurisdiction |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| language |
English
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| mediatesBetween |
backbench MPs
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government ministers → |
| partOf |
Government of the United Kingdom
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UK parliamentary system → |
| politicalNature |
party-political
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| primaryFunction |
facilitate communication between ministers and backbenchers
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provide political support to ministers → |
| reportsTo |
government ministers
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| requiresHouse |
House of Commons
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| requiresPosition |
Member of Parliament
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| restriction |
expected to maintain collective responsibility informally
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expected to vote with the government → normally do not sign motions critical of the government → normally do not speak against government policy in Parliament → |
| sector |
politics
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| status |
not members of the government
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not paid a government salary for the role → |
| supports |
management of parliamentary business for ministers
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policy presentation in Parliament → |
| worksWith |
ministerial private offices
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Alec Douglas-Home
("Parliamentary Private Secretary")
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positionHeld |
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Chief Whip
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worksWith |