Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury

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government office ministerial position whip (politics)

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury is a senior government whip in the United Kingdom, traditionally serving as the Chief Whip in the House of Commons and responsible for managing the government's legislative business and party discipline.

Aliases (1)

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Government Chief Whip) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government office → ministerial position → whip (politics) →
appliesToJurisdiction	House of Commons of the United Kingdom → British Parliament → surface form: "Parliament of the United Kingdom"
appointedBy	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
associatedWithPoliticalParty	governing party in the House of Commons →
country	United Kingdom →
hasRole	Chief Whip → surface form: "Chief Whip in the House of Commons" advising Prime Minister on parliamentary support → allocation of pairing arrangements → allocation of speaking slots to government backbenchers → arranging pairing during by‑elections and campaigns → attendance management for government MPs → briefing ministers on likely parliamentary support → communication of government’s voting instructions → coordination of emergency recall voting arrangements → coordination of junior whips → coordination of three-line whips → coordination of whipping system → disciplinary action against rebellious MPs → enforcement of party line in votes → ensuring government majority in divisions → ensuring quorum for key votes → liaison between government and backbench MPs → liaison with party headquarters on parliamentary matters → management of government legislative business → management of government side of the Commons chamber → management of government’s timetable in the Commons → management of private members’ bill time from government side → monitoring of backbench opinion → negotiation with opposition whips → organisation of tellers for divisions → party discipline management → planning of legislative passage strategy → senior government whip → vote counting and organisation →
inception	18th century →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	City of Westminster → surface form: "Westminster"
memberOf	House of Commons of the United Kingdom →
officeHolderMustBe	Member of Parliament →
partOf	Government Whips Office → surface form: "Government Whips’ Office" UK government → surface form: "Government of the United Kingdom"
residesIn	London, England → surface form: "London"
seatInCabinet	attends Cabinet by convention (not always full member) →
traditionallyHoldsTitle	Chief Whip →
usedFor	control of parliamentary agenda → maintenance of government stability in Parliament →

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government Whips Office → headedBy → Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury →

Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons → oppositeNumber → Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury →

this entity surface form: "Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Government Chief Whip)"

Junior Lords of the Treasury → relatedPosition → Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury →

Junior Lords of the Treasury → subordinateTo → Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury →