Seating Layout House Of Commons. Male MPs outnumber women in the Commons by four to one. The division lobbies run parallel to the Chamber on either side. Most are members of one of the main political parties but. The Clerk of the House usually sits in this chair and the Clerk Assistant there.
Layout of Commons chamber. The list below details the composition of the House of Commons which is made up for a total of 650 seats based on the number of MPs in each party. Its that time of year again. Backbenchers cabinet ministers the. Banks of five- and seven-seat desks were built for the last two rows of seating on both sides of the chamber. Seating in the Commons.
Meanwhile the public at home prepare themselves for the ritual fanfare and verbal onslaught that is Prime Ministers Questions PMQs.
At the moment by convention MPs in the House of Commons usually sit in political party groups. The new desks in the fourth row feature seats that can fold up to allow MPs seated in. There are no formal rules but leading members of the opposition usually sit. If an MP is not a member of a political party they are known as an Independent. The list below details the composition of the House of Commons which is made up for a total of 650 seats based on the number of MPs in each party. In case of the house of commons it is simply based on the former use of the space as a chapel.