Part of Oral Answers to Questions — House of Commons – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 8 May 2001.
John Bercow
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
12:00,
8 May 2001
If she will bring forward proposals to the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons on the procedure for the tabling of oral questions. [159331]
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.