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PRESENTation

Parliament UK

where all decisions are made

start

index

3. A typical day in the main chamber of the House of Commons

1. The Houses of Parliament: the House of Lords and the House of Commons

4. The party system in Parliament

2. Main features and curiosities of the meeting room of the House of Commons

5. bibliography

A typical day in the Chamber of the House of Commons

3.

Prayers

The first item on the agenda is always prayers led by the Speaker's Chaplain.

Private business and unopposed returns

The House considers private bills and unopposed returns at the beginning of the day.

Question Time

Ministers answer oral questions from MPs every Monday to Thursday for about an hour.

Urgent questions

Urgent questions are not listed on the Order Paper and don't happen every day.

Oral statements

Oral statements are not scheduled every day and may not be listed on the Order Paper.

Presentation of Bills

Bills may be presented after urgent questions and oral statements, but this does not occur every day.

Ten-Minute Rule Bill

Two Ten-Minute Rule Bills are presented each week, one on Tuesday and one on Wednesday.

Debates

The main business in Parliament usually consists of one or more debates.

Other Business

Other items on the Order Paper may be decided without further debate at this point.

Petitions

10

MPs can present paper petitions on behalf of their constituents just before the adjournment debate.

Adjournment

11

Once the debate is over, the Speaker adjourns the House, and the sitting ends for the day.

The Party System in Parliament

4.

- Nearly all MPs represent political parties. - The party with the most MPs after a general election normally forms the Government. - The next largest party becomes the official Opposition. - If an MP does not have a political party, they are known as an 'Independent'. - Members of the House of Lords are organized on a party basis in much the same way as the House of Commons but with important differences: Members of the Lords do not represent constituencies and many are not members of a political party. - Lords who do not support one of the three main parties are known as Crossbenchers or Independent Peers. - There is also a small number who are not affiliated to any of the main groups.

House of Commons: By gender

house of commons

70%

30%

The Conservative Party stands out: 267 men; 88 women.

Graphics: Representation

House of commons

These graphics show the real distribution of the 4 main political parties in the House of Commons:

66%

30%

2%

2%

Scottish National Party
Labour Party
Independent
Conservative Party

House of Lords: By gender

house of lords

70%

30%

The Conservative Party also stands out: 191 men; 69 women.

Graphics: Representation

House of lords

These graphics show the real distribution of the 4 main political parties in the House of Lords:

40%

35%

15%

10%

Scottish National Party
Labour Party
Independent
Conservative Party

Bibliography

5.

  • https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/partysystem/
  • https://guidetoprocedure.parliament.uk/articles/nXxHboWt/typical-day-in-the-chamber

Thank you!