Ceremonial roles and key parliamentary roles
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- Ceremonial roles and key parliamentary roles
- The Speaker
- not normally opposed to
- elected by fellow MPs
- chairs debates in the Commons
- interprets the rules of the House
- has the highest authority in the Commons
- presents the Commons to the monarch
- called Mr Speaker/ Madam Speaker
- expected to be politically impartial
- can bar members, decide who speaks, call ministers
- Commons Deputy Speakers
- once elected they withdraw from any active political role
- chair person of any committee of the whole house
- known as
- the Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
- the First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
- the Chairman of Ways and Means
- Roles
- chair of the panel of chairs with general responsibility for the work of general committees
- general oversight of matters connected with private bills
- supervision of arrangements for sittings in Westminster Hall
- Lord Speaker
- elected by the House of Lords
- Reponsibilities
- chairing daily business in the House of Lords Debating Chamber
- chairing House of Lords committees
- offering advice on procedure
- speaking for the House on ceremonial occasions
- have less authority than the Speaker of the House of Commons
- Serjeant at Arms
- responsible for security and order within the Commons section of Parliament
- sits in the Commons chamber and is responsible for security for the duration of the sitting
- Clerk of Parliaments
- Main functions
- accounting for the House of Lords
- employing staff in the Lords
- ensuring the text of Acts is accurate
- keeping the official records of teh membership and business of teh House
- offering expert advice on House procedure
- most senior official in the House of Lords
- Main functions
- Clark of the House of Commons
- principal constitutional adviser to the House of Commons
- involves management of contracts and leases regarding the property of the House of Commons
- Black Rod
- senoir officer in the House of Lords
- responsible for security
- Secretary to the Lord Great Chamberlain
- participates in the major ceremonial events at the Palace of Westminster - eg. State Opening of Parliament
- Whips
- MPs or Members of the House of Lords appointed by each party in Parliament to help organise parliamentary business and to ensure that their party's MPs turn out and vote according to the party's wishes
- Frontbenchers and Backbenchers
- where people sit in the House of Commons and relates to their importance within a political party
- Frontbenchers
- sit on frontbenches
- Government: ministers
- Opposition: shadow ministers
- Backbenchers
- ordinary MPs who hold no government or opposition post
- The Speaker
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