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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1902 Education Act legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury subordinateTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Andrew Murray Burnham parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
East Florida metropolitanGovernment British Parliament
Peerage Act 1963 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Standing Orders of the House of Lords jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
Lords of Parliament partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Lords of Parliament componentOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK legislature
House of Lords Committee for Privileges and Conduct partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Cashel representedIn British Parliament
subject surface form: Cashel (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Local Government Act 1972 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Scotland reportsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
George Clive (barrister) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Bromley and Chislehurst parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Great Britain hasLegislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Huntingdon parliament British Parliament
subject surface form: Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Edward Clive (judge) memberOf British Parliament
Dundee East governingBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Defence Council of the United Kingdom reportsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Chairman of Ways and Means partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Portcullis emblem of the UK Parliament usedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Portcullis emblem of the UK Parliament represents British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Reserve Forces Act 1996 (United Kingdom) parliament British Parliament
subject surface form: Reserve Forces Act 1996
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Stroud (UK Parliament constituency) parliamentaryBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Minister for the Civil Service reportsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
European Research Group (associated) activeInInstitution British Parliament
subject surface form: European Research Group
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Morley–Minto Reforms legislatedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Committee rooms of the House of Commons ownedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Mary Anne Disraeli associatedWith British Parliament
Bandon representedIn British Parliament
subject surface form: Bandon (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Charles Clive Bigham, 2nd Viscount Mersey politicalSystem British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Ofcom isAccountableTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament legislatedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Bexley representedIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Edward Cadogan legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Hugh Fraser employer British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Hugh Fraser legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Leader of the Liberal Party (UK) positionHeldIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Governor-General of Bengal subordinateTo British Parliament
South Thanet partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
South Thanet governingBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
House of Lords Appointments Commission appliesToJurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Constitution of the United Kingdom legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
House of Lords Reform relatedTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
OBR reportsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom