Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
Besides keeping order in debates, what does the Speaker make sure of?
- AThat the opposition is guaranteed time to debate issues of its own choosingRight answer
- BThat the monarch is told the result of every debate
- CThat every debate is first approved by the House of Lords
- DThat only government ministers may speak in debates on new laws
Answer: That the opposition is guaranteed time to debate issues of its own choosing
The Speaker makes sure the rules are kept, which includes protecting the time the opposition is promised for debating subjects it selects.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "The British constitution". Practice question 499 of 651, written in our own words.