We provide support to the Leader of the House of Commons, who is responsible for planning and supervising the government’s legislative programme (including the Queen’s speech), and managing government business within the House of Commons while also upholding the rights and interests of the backbench members of the House.
Oral Answers to Questions is a regularly scheduled appearance where the Secretary of State and junior minister will answer at the Dispatch Box questions from backbench MPs
Other Commons Chamber appearances can be:Westminster Hall debates are performed in response to backbench MPs or e-petitions asking for a Minister to address a detailed issue
Written Statements are made when a current event is not sufficiently significant to require an Oral Statement, but the House is required to be informed.
| Date | Type | Title |
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| Oct. 16 | Urgent Questions | Bullying and Harassment: Cox Report |
| Dec. 20 | Written Statements | Government’s Legislative Programme |
| Oct. 17 | Westminster Hall | Devolved Powers in Scotland |
Leader of the House has not tabled any Bills during the current Session.
| Date | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| May. 08 | Government introduces bill to tackle Palace of Westminster fire risk | News and Communications |
| Dec. 21 | Policy paper: Business Statements: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, December 2018 | Policy paper |
| Dec. 04 | Roscoe Lecture Series - Andrea Leadsom | News and Communications |
Written Questions are submitted by Members of Parliament and the House of Lords to receive information or updates from a Department.
Departments are required to respond in a timely fashion and provide a response or requested information. Written Questions can compel detailed and specific information to be produced, and are frequently used as the source of news stories about the work of a Department.
| Date | Title | Questioner |
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| 22 Jun 2020, 4:20 p.m. | Electronic Government: Petitions | Patrick Grady |
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Question To ask the Leader of the House, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals to enable the Petitions Committee to schedule debates based on petitions created on websites other than the UK Parliament e-petition website. Answer (Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg) The Government acknowledges the important role that petitions and debates on petitions play in allowing people to scrutinise the government on their own terms. The e-petitions website is jointly owned by Parliament and Government but is overseen by the House of Commons Petitions Committee. It is for the Petitions Committee to bring forward petitions for debate under Standing Order No. 10 (1)(a) and Standing Order No. 145A. |
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