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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Will Crooks parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Lib–Lab electoral pact of 1903 appliesToJurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Sir John Wheeler parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Dulwich and West Norwood representedIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Dulwich and West Norwood parliamentaryBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Philip Hammond parliamentaryBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Michael Fallon parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Mother of the House of Commons usedIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Advocate General for Northern Ireland createdBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
John Cavendish partOf British Parliament
North Dorset parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Pembrokeshire County Council legislativeAuthority British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
FCA overseenBy British Parliament
subject surface form: Financial Conduct Authority
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Criminal Appeal Act 1995 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Criminal Justice Act 1967 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Data Protection Act 2018 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Information Commissioner reportsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
James Molyneaux partOf British Parliament
James Molyneaux partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
UK government minister accountableTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Ceredigion (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Peter Riddell writesAbout British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament
Courts Act 2003 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
UK Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 presentedTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Neale Hanvey parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
St Albans (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Royal Titles Act 1953 (United Kingdom) legislature British Parliament
subject surface form: Royal Titles Act 1953
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero positionHeldIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
UK Parliament 2015–2017 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Doncaster North governingBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
King-in-Parliament appliesTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Dreadnought-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines fundingApprovedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Nuclear Explosions (Prohibition and Inspections) Act 1998 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
UKSC independentFrom British Parliament
subject surface form: Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Mole Valley parliamentary constituency parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Charles Kennedy parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Criminal justice system of England and Wales governedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Nigel Dodds (acting) parliament British Parliament
subject surface form: Nigel Dodds
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Unemployment Insurance Act 1921 jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Unemployment Insurance Act 1921 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Portsmouth North parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Portsmouth North hasRepresentationIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Westminster Parliament
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Decentralisation positionHeldByMemberOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government memberOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Keir Mather parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Bill Rodgers memberOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Richmond Park constituency parliament British Parliament
subject surface form: Richmond Park (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Twickenham constituency parliament British Parliament
subject surface form: Twickenham (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom