Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

The Office of the Leader of the House of Lords is a ministerial department of the Cabinet Office with the duty of providing support to the Leader of the House of Lords, currently Baroness Smith of Basildon. Duties include assisting the leader in providing information, as well as answering questions from members of the House of Lords and the British Government.
The deputy leader also provides support for the office including questioning government ministers and working on legislation debated by the house. The deputy leader is not a cabinet level minister. It also supports the Lords Whips' Office.

Ministers

The ministers are as follows, with cabinet ministers in bold:

Minister	Portrait	Office	Portfolio
The Rt Hon The Baroness Smith of Basildon		Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal	Management and delivery of the Government's legislative programme and facilitating the passage of individual bills; Leading the House ; Issues connected to the House of Lords and its governance; Speaking for the Government in the Chamber on a range of issues, including repeating in the House of Lords statements made to the Commons by the Prime Minister; Ceremonial and other duties as the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.
The Rt Hon The Lord Collins of Highbury		Deputy Leader of the House of Lords	The Deputy Leader of the House of Lords supports the House of Lords in its job of questioning government ministers, improving legislation and debating topics of national significance.