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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Parliamentary Archives ownedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Parliamentary Archives operatedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Parliamentary Archives partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Cm usedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Cmd presentedTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Cmd associatedWith British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Cmnd usedInContextOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Cd usedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
House of Commons papers publishedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
House of Commons papers jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Thomas Frankland Lewis memberOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Timothy Shelley memberOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Baron Hague of Richmond jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Baron Hague of Richmond legislativeBody British Parliament
subject surface form: William Hague
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey governmentalJurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
British Library Act 1972 enactedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Paddy Ashdown parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Henry Morton Stanley memberOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Clock Tower governingBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Clwyd South parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Durham Report placeOfPresentation British Parliament
Legislative Council of Jamaica relatedTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Carshalton and Wallington parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Law Commission foundedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Scottish Law Commission foundedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Baroness Jay of Paddington parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Roger Mullin parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
North Yorkshire Council legislatedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Reform Acts legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Lesley Laird parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Clerk’s Table associatedWith British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
Richard Bell workLocation British Parliament
High Courts Act 1861 enactedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Esher and Walton parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Greenwich and Woolwich parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Lewisham East parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Winchester (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Saint Helena Act 1833 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
First Law Commission for India appointedBy British Parliament
First Law Commission for India reportedTo British Parliament
National Lottery Heritage Fund oversight British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Wansbeck parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Boundary Commissions reportsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists reportsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
John Pugh parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom