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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Forensic Science Regulator reportsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Civil Service Commission reportsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: the UK Parliament
East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Official Secrets Act 1989 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (historically) legislatedBy British Parliament
subject surface form: Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (United Kingdom)
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry reportsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland reportsTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Baron Mandelson of Foy in the County of Herefordshire and of Hartlepool in the County of Durham jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
Noel Pemberton Billing memberOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Shaun Woodward parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Feargus O'Connor parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Air Board (United Kingdom) legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Aberavon (UK Parliament constituency) parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Glenda Jackson parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Baroness Hayman legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
1935 United Kingdom general election partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
John Wilmot legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Frederick Lee legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
John Eden partOf British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
35th United Kingdom Parliament legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Peter Robinson affiliatedWith British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
DUP parliamentaryBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
DUP Westminster group jurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Parliament
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Jack Straw parliamentaryGroup British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
John memberOf British Parliament
subject surface form: John Jeremy Thorpe
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1940 legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1940 enactedBy British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
39th Parliament of the United Kingdom legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Philip Snowden parliamentaryGroup British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Swansea West constituency parliamentaryTerm British Parliament
subject surface form: Swansea West
this entity surface form: UK Parliament
United Kingdom politics legislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Swansea East constituency parliament British Parliament
subject surface form: Swansea East
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Jeffrey Donaldson legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Petitions Committee hasJurisdiction British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland legal system hasLegislature British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Alex Salmond parliamentaryBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
John Boyd-Carpenter legislativeBody British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Sir Alan Haselhurst parliament British Parliament
subject surface form: Alan Haselhurst
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Anglican authorities interactWith British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council subordinateTo British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Leslie Hore-Belisha parliament British Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
New Jersey Provincial Council relatedTo British Parliament