British House of Commons

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Group.png British House of Commons  
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Type political
Subgroups•  Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
•  Administration Committee
•  Business Innovation and Skills Committee
•  Communities and Local Government Committee
•  Culture Media and Sport Committee
•  Defence Select Committee
•  Education Select Committee
•  Energy and Climate Change Select Committee
•  Environment Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee
•  Foreign Affairs Select Committee
•  Health Select Committee
• HASC.jpeg Home Affairs Select Committee
•  International Development Select Committee
•  Justice Select Committee
•  Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee
•  Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee
•  Science and Technology Select Committee
•  Scottish Affairs Select Committee
•  Transport Select Committee
•  Treasury Select Committee
•  Welsh Affairs Select Committee
•  Work and Pensions Select Committee
•  Committees on Arms Export Controls
•  Environmental Audit Select Committee
•  European Scrutiny Committee
• Public Accounts Committee.jpg Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)
•  Public Administration Select Committee
•  Regulatory Reform Committee
•  Select Committee on Statutory Instruments
•  Panel of Chairs
•  Public bill committee
•  Delegated Legislation Committee
•  European Committees
•  Northern Ireland Grand Committee
•  Regional Affairs Committee
•  Scottish Grand Committee
•  Welsh Grand Committee
•  Finance and Services Committee
•  Backbench Business Committee
•  Liaison Committee
•  Members' Expenses Committee
•  Procedure Committee
•  Committee of Selection (House of Commons)
•  Standards and Privileges Committee
•  Advisory Committee on Works of Art
•  Joint Committee on Consolidation &c. Bills
•  Joint Committee on Human Rights
•  Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy
•  Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
•  Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills
•  Joint Committee on Security
•  House of Commons Commission
•  Public Accounts Commission
•  Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
•  Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
•  Ecclesiastical Committee

The British House of Commons is the lower chamber of the UK Parliament.

Membership

There are 650 elected members of the Commons.

Elections

Hierarchy

  • 1 speaker, 3 deputies
  • Frontbenchers (cabinet ministers + shadow cabinet members)
  • Backbenchers
  • Committee chairs
  • Party spokespeople

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