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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Kilmarnock and Loudoun parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Warrington South parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Henley constituency parliament British Parliament
subject surface form: Henley (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Tony Benn memberOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
UK central government departments accountableTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Mental Capacity Act 2005 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland reportsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Jonathan Evans, politician parliament British Parliament
subject surface form: Jonathan Evans
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury residence British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
UK Electoral Commission independentOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
UK Electoral Commission accountableTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Clare Short parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
PPS legislativeBody British Parliament
subject surface form: Parliamentary Private Secretary
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Civil List Act 1952 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Civil List approvedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Royal Trustees reportsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Social Security Act 1966 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Duchy of Cornwall Management Acts enactedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Shapurji Saklatvala parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Birmingham Edgbaston parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Birmingham Edgbaston governmentalJurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
Bolton West parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Bolton West governmentalJurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
Chris Grayling employer British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Andrea Leadsom partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Steve Baker parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Transport Act 1953 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Gas Act 1972 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Iron and Steel Act 1953 jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Iron and Steel Act 1953 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Suffolk Coastal parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Canningite parliamentaryContext British Parliament
James Wilson (economist) memberOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Electricity (Supply) Act 1926 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Gas Act 1986 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Electricity Act 1957 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Banbury constituency representedIn British Parliament
subject surface form: Banbury (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Clement Freud parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Caroline Lucas parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Caroline Lucas employer British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Sajid Javid memberOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
James Lowther, 1st Viscount Ullswater legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
James Lowther, 1st Viscount Ullswater governingBodyServed British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Sydney Irving parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Town and Country Planning Act 1932 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Town and Country Planning Act 1932 enactedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom