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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Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Acts enactedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Acts legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
James Wild governingBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
George Russell Strauss parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Terry Davis employer British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Wandsworth Central legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Stirling (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
England and Wales hasLegislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Earl of Derby (as Prime Minister, first term) parliament British Parliament
subject surface form: The Earl of Derby (first term as Prime Minister)
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
West Derbyshire parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Baron McFall of Alcluith legislativeBody British Parliament
subject surface form: John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Baron McFall of Alcluith partOf British Parliament
subject surface form: House of Lords
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Luke Hansard and Sons hasCustomer British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Luke Hansard associatedWith British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Kensington South parliamentaryBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
the Cabinet reportsTo British Parliament
subject surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Chesham and Amersham (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Beaconsfield (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
National Health Service Act 1977 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
South West Surrey constituency parliament British Parliament
subject surface form: South West Surrey
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Navigation Acts (England) legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
NHS Act 2006 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Eccles Borough Council legislatedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Health and Social Care Act 2008 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Government of the Dominion of Canada subordinateTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: British Parliament (initially)
Department of National Heritage responsibleTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Levelling Up Fund monitoredBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Welsh law hasLegislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Harrow West parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
House of Lords (as a life peer’s wife) jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Westmorland and Lonsdale legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Sedgefield parliamentaryTerm British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Sedgefield governingBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Human Tissue Act 2004 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Stalybridge and Hyde (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
National Government legislativeBody British Parliament
subject surface form: National Government (United Kingdom)
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
British Empire legal system regulatedBy British Parliament
London Borough of Wandsworth electsToBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Vale of Glamorgan parliamentary constituency electsTo British Parliament
subject surface form: Vale of Glamorgan (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom