Ministers Opposition Benches Ministers are the MPs who are in the government. They are Ineludos the poitial parties other appointed bythe Prime Minister and each given a specific area than the governing party or partes. of government policy to oversee. Ministers speak on behalf of ‘They are called the opposition the government from the frantoenches during parliamentary because they siton the benches ddebates and must answer questions put to them by other MPs: ‘opposite the government. Speaker The Speaker isan MP who hasbeen elected hy other MPs to aetas Chair during debates inthe House of Commons They are responsibie for ensuring thatthe rules are observed and order is maintained inthe Chamber. Backbenchers IMPs who are neither government tinisters nor opposition shadow spokespeople, They are socalled Government Benches because, inthe Chamber, they The national government of the UK sitin the rows of benches behing bas responsiblity for developing and ‘their parties’ spokespeople who implementing policy, and for drating re known as frontbenchers. laws, Its also known as the Executive Backbenchers play important roles Government members sit on the during debates in scrutinising benches tothe righ of the Speaker. ministers through questions