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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this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
46th Parliament of the United Kingdom category British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliaments of the United Kingdom
Telford (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
British nationality law jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
British Nationality Act 1981 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Articles of Association targetedAuthority British Parliament
Temple family associatedWith British Parliament
Lansdowne family associatedPoliticalSphere British Parliament
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Newbury (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Earl of Selborne jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
British Nationality Act 1948 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
BST Act 1972 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Clwyd West governingBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Archie Hamilton partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Old Bexley and Sidcup parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Summer Time Act 1925 jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Summer Time Act 1925 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Public Health Act 1848 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Westminster press lobby basedAround British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister appliesToJurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
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this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
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this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
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this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
PIP governingBody British Parliament
subject surface form: Personal Independence Payment
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Child Support Act 1991 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Ministers of State at the Department for Work and Pensions requiresMembership British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
2010–2012 UK Parliament legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
2010–2012 UK Parliament legislativeTermOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
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this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Andrew Lansley employer British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
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this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Lord Steel of Aikwood legislativeBody British Parliament
subject surface form: David Steel
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Mutiny Act enactedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Wokingham (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Mid Worcestershire legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Mid Worcestershire electsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Summer Time Act 1947 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Bury South parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Bury South governingBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Harold Best parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Public Health Act 1872 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Lord Keith Bradley parliament British Parliament
subject surface form: Keith Bradley, Baron Bradley
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
British associatedWith British Parliament
Jobseekers Act 1995 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Ed Balls parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
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this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
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this entity surface form: UK Parliament
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this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom