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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Transport Act 1947 jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Transport Act 1947 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Electricity Act 1947 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Electricity Act 1947 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Gas Act 1948 enactedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Iron and Steel Act 1949 jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Iron and Steel Act 1949 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Lettres philosophiques discusses British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament
New Towns Act 1946 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
New Towns Act 1946 introducedIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Henry Brougham placeOfActivity British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
Central Lobby partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Central Tower associatedWith British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Parliamentary Estates Directorate partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Parliamentary Estates Directorate jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
House of Lords chamber partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Edward FitzRoy oversaw British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Edward FitzRoy employer British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Ceylon Independence Act 1947 enactedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Succession to the Crown Act 2013 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Medical Act 1983 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Father of the House of Commons scope British Parliament
this entity surface form: Westminster Parliament
Lord Advocate officeHolderMaySitIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament (House of Lords historically)
Lord Liverpool ministry legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Criminal Cases Review Commission oversight British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Information Commissioner’s Office subordinateTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Lord Speaker of the House of Lords partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Armed Forces Act enactedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Advocate General for Scotland subordinateTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom (through ministerial accountability)
Parliamentary Labour Party jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
St Stephen’s Hall usedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
St Stephen’s Hall ownership British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
St Stephen’s Hall governingBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Baron Roberts peerageJurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Crown-in-Parliament appliesTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Crown-in-Parliament category British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Crown colony legalAuthority British Parliament
Ed Miliband employer British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Nuclear weapons policy of the United Kingdom oversightBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Blasphemous and Seditious Libels Act 1819 jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
London Government Act 1963 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Part VII – Judicature enactedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Part X – Intercolonial Railway enactedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Command Papers presentedTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Victoria Tower usedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Michael Foot memberOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Court of Directors regulatedBy British Parliament
Court of Proprietors subordinateTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: British Parliament in matters defined by statute
Court of Proprietors interactedWith British Parliament