Government Whips Office
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The Government Whips Office is the team of officials in the UK Parliament responsible for party discipline, managing the government’s legislative agenda, and organizing voting in the House of Commons.
Aliases (3)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary office
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whips office → |
| appliesToBody |
Members of Parliament of the governing party
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| appliesToChamber |
House of Commons
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| associatedWithPoliticalParty |
governing party
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| basedInCity |
London
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| employs |
government whips
→
party managers → |
| governmentBranch |
executive
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legislature → |
| governsProcess |
attendance management for government MPs
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government voting behaviour in divisions → |
| hasAlternativeName |
Government Whips’ Office
→
Office of the Government Chief Whip → |
| hasPart |
Assistant Whips
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Deputy Chief Whip → Lords Commissioners of the Treasury → |
| headedBy |
Chief Whip
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury → |
| languageOfWork |
English
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| locatedIn |
House of Commons
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Palace of Westminster → |
| notableFeature |
can impose informal sanctions such as withdrawal of support from rebellious MPs
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can recommend rewards such as promotion for loyal MPs → issues one-line, two-line and three-line whips → |
| operatesInJurisdiction |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| opposedBy |
Opposition Whips Office
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| partOf |
House of Commons administration
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UK Government → |
| primaryGoal |
maintain government control of Commons timetable
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secure passage of government legislation → |
| responsibleFor |
communicating the government’s voting instructions to MPs
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counting votes for the government side → ensuring government MPs attend votes → helping schedule Commons business → liaison between government and backbench MPs → maintaining government’s working majority in divisions → managing the government legislative agenda in the House of Commons → organizing government voting in the House of Commons → pairing arrangements for MPs → party discipline → |
| usesInstrument |
whip (voting instruction)
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| worksWith |
Cabinet
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Leader of the House of Commons → Prime Minister → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Government Whips Office
("Government Whips’ Office")
→
Government Whips Office ("Office of the Government Chief Whip") → |
hasAlternativeName |
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Junior Lords of the Treasury
→
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury ("Government Whips’ Office") → |
partOf |
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Lords Commissioners of the Treasury
("Government whips in the House of Commons")
→
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officeHeldBy |