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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North West Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Sir Graham Bright parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Islington North parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
2017 United Kingdom general election electoralBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Kim Howells (politician) partOf British Parliament
subject surface form: Kim Howells
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Sovereign’s Throne associatedWith British Parliament
Sovereign’s Throne governingBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham electsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
House of Commons Commission appliesToJurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Recording Unit operatesIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Peers' Entrance governingBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Great Bell commissionedBy British Parliament
Great Bell associatedWith British Parliament
Great Bell owner British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Great Bell governingBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
1st Viscount Melville memberOf British Parliament
subject surface form: Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Gisela Stuart parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
New Towns Act 1959 jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
New Towns Act 1959 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Angus (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Prince of Wales’s chair governingBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
New Towns Act 1965 jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
New Towns Act 1965 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Burnley (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Burnley (UK Parliament constituency) governingBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
House of Lords Commission partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
House of Lords Commission jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Spencer Horatio Walpole areaOfActivity British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
Windsor (UK Parliament constituency) parliamentaryBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
John Farmer (politician) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party representedIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland Act 1974 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Robert Jenkins associatedWith British Parliament
John Francis McFall legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Chorley (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Higher Education and Research Act 2017 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Higher Education and Research Act 2017 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Medical Act 1956 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Health Act 1999 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Wilton legislativeBody British Parliament
subject surface form: Wilton (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Hindon representedIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Father of the House of Lords appliesToJurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Cardiff Central (historical constituency configurations) legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Cardiff Central (historical constituency configurations) jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
Criminal Justice Act 1987 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom through the Attorney General hasComponent British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
James Parker parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom