What is the name of the person who presides over debates in the House of Lords?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The Lord Speaker
- Step 1: The Lord Speaker is the presiding officer, chairman and highest authority of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Answer: The Lord Speaker. Why not the others: None of these fit: The Lord Chancellor; The Clerk; The Black Rod.
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