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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Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London commissionedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Local Government Act 1985 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Charlotte Leslie parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords positionHeldIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Bury North parliamentary constituency parliament British Parliament
subject surface form: Bury North
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Baron Sacks jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
Lieutenancies Act 1997 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Bury South parliamentary constituency parliament British Parliament
subject surface form: Bury South
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Academy of Medical Sciences advises British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Nicky Morgan memberOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Town and Country Planning Act 1990 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Liam Byrne legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Henry Hood, 2nd Viscount Hood legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
North East Cambridgeshire parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Edward Stanley, 6th Baron Stanley of Alderley parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Trade Boards Act 1909 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Children Act 1908 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Education (Administrative Provisions) Act 1907 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Payment of Members Act 1911 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Payment of Members Act 1911 locationOfEffect British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
Shop Hours Act 1911 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Cabinet of Henry Campbell-Bannerman legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Liverpool ministry legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Gagging Acts legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Goderich ministry legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Trial of Queen Caroline appliesToJurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Nicholas Vansittart partOf British Parliament
Orpington (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
PLP jurisdiction British Parliament
subject surface form: Parliamentary Labour Party
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Leader of the Labour Party (UK) positionHeldInLegislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Leader of the Labour Party (UK) officeLocation British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom, Westminster
MP for Dunfermline East parliament British Parliament
subject surface form: Dunfermline East (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Policing and Crime Act 2017 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Civil Contingencies Act 2004 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
City of London (Various Powers) Acts jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Vernon Hartshorn parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
David Miliband parliamentaryGroup British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Cecil Brown parliament British Parliament
subject surface form: Cecil Brown (British politician)
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Stephen Kinnock parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
3rd Earl of Carnarvon politicalSystem British Parliament
subject surface form: Henry Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
William Stone legislativeBody British Parliament
subject surface form: William Stone (MP)
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
William Jefferson Hague describedBySource British Parliament
subject surface form: William Hague
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Shadow Foreign Secretary legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Jonathan Evans parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Michael Mackintosh Foot memberOf British Parliament
subject surface form: Michael Foot
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Foot memberOf British Parliament
subject surface form: Michael Foot
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom