Ministerial role

Leader of the House of Commons

Organisations: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
Current role holder: The Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP

Responsibilities

The Leader of the House is responsible for delivery of the government’s legislative programme and chairs the Parliamentary Business and Legislation Cabinet Committee.

The role involves managing the business of the House of Commons in close cooperation with the Chief Whip, making a weekly business statement to the House and facilitating motions and debate in the Chamber.

The Leader of the House acts as the government’s representative in the House (by statute sitting on the House of Commons Commission, Public Accounts Commission, and the Speaker’s Committee on the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority); and as the House’s representative in government, including by contributing to the civil service’s efforts to build parliamentary capability and by taking up members’ requests for help on ministerial correspondence and questions.

The Leader of the House also sits on the Members Estimate Committee.

Current role holder

The Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP

Lucy Powell was appointed Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons on 5 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Manchester Central in July 2024.

More about this person

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt

    2022 to 2024

  2. The Rt Hon Sir Mark Spencer

    2022 to 2022

  3. The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg

    2019 to 2022

  4. The Rt Hon Mel Stride MP

    2019 to 2019

  5. The Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom

    2017 to 2019

  6. The Rt Hon David Lidington CBE

    2016 to 2017

  7. The Rt Hon Chris Grayling

    2015 to 2016

  8. The Rt Hon William Hague

    2014 to 2015