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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British Parliament alsoKnownAs British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
New York Colonial Assembly subordinateTo British Parliament
Autumn Statement legislativeContext British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Official Opposition (United Kingdom) legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Chief Whip jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
British colonial authorities governedBy British Parliament
Palace of Westminster managedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom separatedFrom British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Old Age Pensions Act 1908 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
British Cabinet reportsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Usher of the Black Rod partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Six Acts legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland Executive subjectTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
British Armed Forces oversightBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
British Crown delegatesPowerTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Constitution Act, 1867 enactedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
British East India Company influencedBy British Parliament
Speaker of the House of Commons partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Constitution Act, 1982 enactedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Partition of India enactedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Government of India Act 1858 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Indian Independence Act 1947 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Shrewsbury and Atcham parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Defence responsibleTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Deputy Leader of the Opposition (UK) appliesToJurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Deputy Leader of the Opposition (UK) requiresMembershipOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom (usually)
Crown dependencies notMemberOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
Victorian era legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
David Steel legislativeBodyRepresented British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Junior Lords of the Treasury appliesToJurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Glenrothes (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Scotland Act 1998 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Witney parliamentaryTerm British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Scottish representative peers in House of Lords legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Montford Reforms legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Council of State createdBy British Parliament
subject surface form: Council of State (British India)
Lord regulatedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Baroness jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
House of Lords Act 1999 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Office for Budget Responsibility reportsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Scottish Parliament foundedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
Fourth Party activeIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
poll tax (Community Charge) legislatedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Lord Speaker partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 appliesToJurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Life Peerages Act 1958 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Life Peerages Act 1958 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom