# The Speaker Explains - Keeping Order in the House of Commons

We asked John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, to explain how he keeps order in the House of Commons.

Keeping order - ensuring that MPs are behaving appropriately so that debate can take place - is a key part of the Speaker's role.

Find out more about the role of the Speaker: https://www.parliament.uk/business/commons/the-speaker/the-role-of-the-speaker/role-of-the-speaker/

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2019
- Runtime: 3 min
- By: UK Parliament
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Speaker_Explains_-_Keeping_Order_in_the_House_of_Commons.webm)
- Licence or status: [OPL 3.0](http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/copyright/open-parliament-licence/) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: UK Parliament
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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