Part of Oral Answers to Questions — House of Commons – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 25 November 1991.
Dennis Skinner
Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee
12:00,
25 November 1991
To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will make a statement on his proposals for changes in parliamentary hours of business.
The House of Commons is one of the houses of parliament. Here, elected MPs (elected by the "commons", i.e. the people) debate. In modern times, nearly all power resides in this house. In the commons are 650 MPs, as well as a speaker and three deputy speakers.