House of Commons commission Speaker: Jose Fernando Gonzalez Deputy Speaker: Juan Diego Gomez Speaker: Jose Fernando Gonzalez Deputy Speaker: Juan Diego Gomez

WHAT IS THE HOUSE OF COMMONS The House of Commons is the most powerful of Parliament's two houses. It has 659 members who are elected when the whole nation votes in a general election. The members are called MPs. They are elected by people in their constituency

MPs: A member of parliament represents its constituency interests Diversity of Charges (Ministers, shadow ministers) Discuss and fight for the rights of the UK people.

The MPs are allow to interrupt and refuse other MP at any time Try to keep the composure and the respect to other delegates all the time Obey the speakers Manage the most respectful language during the debate.

Procedure in debate The delegate can speak in first person It is the Speaker’s duty to keep order in debate and to call MPs to speak. The MP selected must address the Chair, and must refer to other MPs by their constituency or to Ministers by their office. Thus MPs will refer to each other as “The Honourable Member for …”, or (to Privy Counsellors) “The Right Honourable Member for …”. If the MP referred to is of the same party, they will generally be “My Honourable Friend”. By custom, only Ministers and Opposition spokesmen and women (front-benchers) may speak from the Despatch Boxes.

Motion In the moment a motion comes to the committee, the procedure will change a little: When the voting part arrives, the delegates who are in favor must answer when the speaker say “Aye” and for the delegates that are against must answer “no” When the chair ask for the ones in favor and the ones against, the delegates must stand up.

BILLS AND ACTS A Bill is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to change an existing law, presented for debate before Parliament. A Bill can start in the Commons or the Lords and must be approved in the same form by both Houses before becoming an Act (law).

PORTFOLIOS How to make an Opening speech in HOC It explicitly contains the greetings to the Chamber, the personal presentation of the MP and the position of the MP towards the topic. It should be written in first person, as you were the MP. No longer than 40 seconds. The structure is: -Greetings to the Speakers, the members of Parliament and whole House of Commons Chamber. -Personal presentation of the MP, his constituency and if is the case his Ministry. -Brief description of the topic -Position of the MP towards the topic, with few arguments. -Possible solutions -Thank everyone for listening

How to make an Position Paper in HOC The position paper is a more detailed document from the Opening speech. At the beginning you must mention a part of the bibliography of your MP, investigate how did the MP got into the Chamber and how his or her decisions and opinions are important for the party he or G belongs. After that, you need to write about the topic that is going to be discussed (both from the model) in which it contains the position from the MP, the possible solutions the MP propose and the main ideas the party your MP belongs has. The structure is: -Bibliography of your MP -Importance In the Chamber and the Party she or he belongs -Explanation of the topic being discussed -Position the MP has regarding the topic -The possible solutions the MP and the party propose -How the MP want to see the problem solved

CHAIR AND COMMITTEE INFO SPEAKER: DEPUTY SPEAKER: PORTFOLIO DEAD LINE: 30/OCT/2014 Maximum 12:00 (Midnight)