Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
Who chairs debates in the Commons?
- AThe monarch
- BThe SpeakerRight answer
- CThe leader of the opposition
- DThe Prime Minister
Answer: The Speaker
Commons debates are chaired by the Speaker, who is the Commons' chief officer.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "The British constitution". Practice question 496 of 651, written in our own words.