2010–2012 UK Parliament

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The 2010–2012 UK Parliament was the early session of the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government that pursued major austerity measures and public sector reforms, including a significant restructuring of the National Health Service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
chancellorOfTheExchequerDuringTerm George Osborne
country United Kingdom
deputyPrimeMinisterDuringTerm Nick Clegg
economicPolicyFocus deficit reduction
electionDate 2010-05-06
endTime 2012-05-01
fiscalPolicy austerity programme
followedBy 2012–2015 UK Parliament
foreignSecretaryDuringTerm William Hague
formedAfter 2010 United Kingdom general election
governmentType coalition government
hasGovernment Cameron–Clegg coalition government
surface form: Cameron–Clegg coalition

Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
hasPart House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons

House of Lords
homeSecretaryDuringTerm Theresa May
juniorCoalitionParty Liberal Democrats
jurisdiction England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
knownFor austerity measures
public sector reforms
restructuring of the National Health Service
leaderOfTheOppositionDuringTerm David Cameron
Ed Miliband
legislativeBody British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
legislativeTermOf British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
locatedIn London, England
surface form: London
mainOppositionParty Labour Party (UK)
surface form: Labour Party
majorityParty Conservative Party (UK)
surface form: Conservative Party
meetsAt Palace of Westminster
monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II
numberOfMPs 650
oversaw reforms to welfare system
response to the Great Recession in the UK
spending cuts to public services
tuition fee increases in England
parliamentNumber 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom
passed Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related)
surface form: Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011

Health and Social Care Act 2012
Public Bodies Act 2011
Welfare Reform Act 2012
precededBy 2005–2010 UK Parliament
primeMinisterDuringTerm David Cameron
speakerOfTheHouseOfCommonsDuringTerm John Bercow
startTime 2010-05-18
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Health and Social Care Act 2012 parliamentarySession 2010–2012 UK Parliament
Education Act 2011 parliamentarySession 2010–2012 UK Parliament
this entity surface form: 2010–2012 Parliament of the United Kingdom