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Leader of the House of Commons
| United Kingdom Leader of the House of Commons | |
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| Cabinet Office Office of the Leader of the House of Commons | |
| Style | The Right Honourable |
| Formation | 4 April 1721 |
| First holder | Sir Robert Walpole |
| Salary | £159,038 per annum (2022)[1] (including £86,584 MP salary)[2] |
| Website | www |
| Political offices in the UK government |
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| List of political offices |
The Leader of the House of Commons is a minister of the Crown of the Government of the United Kingdom whose main role is organising government business in the House of Commons. The Leader is always a member or attendee of the cabinet of the United Kingdom.
The House of Commons devotes approximately three-quarters of its time to debating and explaining government business, such as bills introduced by the government and ministerial statements.[citation needed] The Leader of the House of Commons, with the parties' chief whips ("the usual channels"), is responsible for organising government business and providing time for non-government (backbench) business to be put before the House of Commons.[3]
The position of leader of the House of Commons is currently held by Lucy Powell, who was appointed on 5 July 2024 by Keir Starmer.
- ^ "Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23" (PDF). 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Pay and expenses for MPs". parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Leader of the House of Commons – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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