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Office of the Leader of the House of Commons Lord Privy Seal

The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is responsible for the arrangement of government business in the House of Commons and for planning and supervising the Government's legislative programme. The Leader upholds the rights and privileges of the House and acts as a spokesperson for the Government as a whole.

Contact information

• Address: 26 Whitehall, London SW1A 2WH
• Website: www.commonsleader.gov.uk [External website]
• Telephone: 020 7276 1005
• Fax: 020 7276 1006
• Email: leader@commonsleader.x.gsi.gov.uk
• Generic Email format: firstname.lastname@commonsleader.x.gsi.gov.uk

Parliamentary Branch

• Telephone: 020 7276 1005
• Fax: 020 7276 1006
• Email: leader@commonsleader.x.gsi.gov.uk

Correspondence Section

• Telephone: 020 7276 1005
• Fax: 020 7276 1006
• Email: leader@commonsleader.x.gsi.gov.uk

Ministers

Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal and Minister for Women and Equality: The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP

Harriet Harman

Leads on:

• Government's Legislative Programme
• Managing the Business of the House
• Government's Representative in the House (House of Commons Commission)
• House of Commons Representative in Government
• Modernisation of the House of Commons
• MPs/MEPs Pay, Allowances and Pensions
• Chair of Board of Trustees for Chevening Estate
• Minister for Women and Equality

Please see Harriet Harman's additional responsibilities as Minister for Women and Equality.

Private Office to The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP

Parliamentary Secretary, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons: Barbara Keeley MP

Barbara Keeley

Leads on:

• Supports the Leader in handling Government's business in the House
• Monitoring the legislative programme
• Ministerial Committee on the Law Commission
• Minister with responsibility for Correspondence, FOI and Green Issues

Private Office to Barbara Keeley MP

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Private Offices

Private Office to The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP

• Telephone: 020 7276 1005
• Fax: 020 7276 1006
• Email: leader@commonsleader.x.gsi.gov.uk

Private Office to Barbara Keeley MP

• Telephone: 020 7276 1005
• Fax: 020 7276 1006
• Email: deputy@commonsleader.x.gsi.gov.uk

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