Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
Welsh: Swyddfa Arweinydd Tŷ'r Cyffredin

Department overview
Headquarters	1 Horseguards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ
Parent Department	Cabinet Office
Website	Leader of the House

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The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons (OLHC) is a United Kingdom government department. This relatively recently created office provides support for the Leader of the House of Commons in his or her duties to the House which includes planning and supervising the governments legislative programme, as well as the Queen's Speech. They also maintain the interests of back benchers. The office is part of the Cabinet Office.

The role of Leader of the House of Commons has regularly been taken alongside Lord President of the Council or Lord Privy Seal.

Ministers

• Leader of the House of Commons – The Rt Hon. David Lidington MP
  • Deputy Leader of the House of Commons – Mr Michael Ellis MP

See also

• Cabinet of the United Kingdom
• Office of the Leader of the House of Lords
• Leader of the Government in the House of Commons - the Canadian equivalent of the British role

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 51°30′21″N 0°07′39″W / 51.5058°N 0.1276°W / 51.5058; -0.1276

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