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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Stephen Flynn parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Meirionnydd (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Dwyfor Meirionnydd (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies appliesToBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Public Health Act 1936 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Public Health (London) Act 1891 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
South West Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency) jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Aldershot (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Unionist Party (Scotland) representedIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Durham County Council legislatedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Derek Twigg employer British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
James Grundy parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Doug Henderson workLocation British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
Welsh Language Act 1993 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly hasMemberBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
John David Pugh parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Bracknell (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Perth and North Perthshire parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Glasgow South West (UK Parliament) partOf British Parliament
subject surface form: Glasgow South West (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency) legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Hillingdon London Borough Council subordinateTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Second Labour Government (1929–1931) legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
South West Wiltshire parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Wycombe parliament British Parliament
subject surface form: Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Earl of Arran associatedWith British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo parliamentaryBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Lawrence politicalSystem British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Stanhope family politicalInfluence British Parliament
Alterations to the Houses of Parliament precincts appliesToJurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Sewel Convention appliesToBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Welfare Reform Act 2007 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency) electsToBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Kevan Jones parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom law hasLegislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Local Government Act 1992 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Brigg and Goole (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Cleethorpes (UK Parliament constituency) partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Anthony Meyer parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Section 128 of the Australian Constitution enactedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Croydon North parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom