British Parliament

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The British Parliament is the United Kingdom’s supreme legislative body, consisting primarily of the elected House of Commons and the appointed House of Lords, responsible for making and scrutinizing national laws and government policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislature
parliamentary body
alsoKnownAs British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

British Parliament
surface form: UK Parliament
city London, England
surface form: London
commonsMembersElectedBy universal suffrage
constitutionalDoctrine parliamentary sovereignty
country United Kingdom
electoralSystemForCommons first-past-the-post
establishedInYear 1707
hasCommitteeType joint committees
public bill committees
select committees
hasComponent House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons

House of Lords
Monarch
hasHouseType lower house
upper house
hasJurisdiction England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
United Kingdom
Wales
hasPower amend or repeal existing laws
approve the budget
enact primary legislation
hold government to account
ratify certain international treaties
isBicameral true
languageUsed English
legalSystem constitutional monarchy
location Palace of Westminster
lordsMembershipType Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords
surface form: Lords Spiritual

appointed
hereditary peers (limited number)
lowerHouse House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons
mainFunction authorizing taxation
controlling public expenditure
debating public policy
making laws
representing the electorate
scrutinizing government
meetsIn Palace of Westminster
oversees UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
precededBy Parliament of England
Parliament of Scotland
requiresRoyalAssent true
role supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom
royalAssentGivenBy Monarch
sovereignComponent Monarch
sovereignTitle King
upperHouse House of Lords
website https://www.parliament.uk/

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Reginald Maudling memberOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Aubrey Jones legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Third Home Rule Bill jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
Seaford representedIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
1987 United Kingdom general election legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
whip (parliamentary role) isRoleIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council legislatedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Frederick Erroll legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Harrow East parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Buckingham governmentalJurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
NHS policy governedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
SoS Health and Social Care reportsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
DIUS responsibleTo British Parliament
subject surface form: Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Third Baldwin government legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Security Service Act 1989 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament reportsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Family Allowances Act 1945 jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Family Allowances Act 1945 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Education Act 2002 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Children’s Commissioner for England reportsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Children’s Commissioner for England canAdvise British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament
Waverley parliamentary constituency hasParliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Lord George Cavendish parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Sunak parliamentaryGroup British Parliament
subject surface form: Rishi Sunak
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Richmond (Yorks) parliamentaryTerm British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Richmond (Yorks) governingBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Arthur Stanley, 5th Baron Stanley of Alderley partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency) parliamentName British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Education Act 2011 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Government of British India subordinateTo British Parliament
Thomas Grenville memberOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Kenneth Baker legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation associatedWith British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Synodical Government Measure 1969 requiresAssentFrom British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
canons of the Church of England requiresAssentFrom British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Measures of the Church of England hasAuthorityFrom British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Measures requiresApprovalBy British Parliament
subject surface form: Measures (Church of England)
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Chapter of Westminster Abbey associatedWith British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Neath (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Public Records Act 1958 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Freedom of Information Act 2000 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts enactedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom