House of Commons of the United Kingdom

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The House of Commons of the United Kingdom is the lower house of the UK Parliament, composed of elected Members of Parliament who debate and pass legislation and scrutinize the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
legislative body
lower house of parliament
broadcastBy Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit (Parliamentlive.tv)
buildingUsed Palace of Westminster
surface form: House of Commons Chamber
coatOfArms Portcullis with chains
country United Kingdom
createdBy Acts of Union 1800
dominatesOver House of Lords in most legislative matters
electoralSystemUsed first-past-the-post voting
elects Speaker of the House of Commons
establishedInPeriod 13th century
governingDocument Acts of Parliament
Constitutional conventions of the United Kingdom
hasCommitteeSystem public bill committees
select committees
hasJurisdiction United Kingdom
hasNumberOfMembers 650
hasOfficer Chief Whip
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
Leader of the House of Commons
Speaker of the House of Commons
hasOfficialPublication Hansard
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.parliament.uk/business/commons/
hasPower to approve the budget
to pass primary legislation
to withdraw confidence from the government
hasPresidingOfficer Speaker of the House of Commons
hasSeatingArrangement opposing benches
hasUpperHouse House of Lords
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeProcessRole debates and passes legislation
scrutinizes the government
locatedIn London, England
surface form: London

London, England
surface form: Westminster
meetsAt Palace of Westminster
memberTitle Member of Parliament
oversees UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
partOf British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
precededBy House of Commons of Great Britain
House of Commons of the United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: House of Commons of Ireland (for representation after union)
residesInBuilding Palace of Westminster
shortName Commons
House of Commons of the United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: House of Commons
termLength up to five years
typeOfLegislature bicameral parliament lower chamber
votingMethod division lobbies
voice votes

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Petitions Committee reportsTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
1951 United Kingdom general election legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Sir Alan Haselhurst legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Alan Haselhurst
Sir Alan Haselhurst employer House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Alan Haselhurst
Leslie Hore-Belisha memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
January 1910 United Kingdom general election legislature House of Commons of the United Kingdom
December 1910 United Kingdom general election legislature House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Irish Unionist Alliance parliamentaryRepresentation House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Viscount Jowitt parliamentaryGroup House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: William Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt
1983 United Kingdom general election electedBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
1987 United Kingdom general election elects House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
whip (parliamentary role) isRoleIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Frederick Erroll memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Harrow East house House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Buckingham representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Buckingham legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
SoS Health and Social Care accountableTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
SDLP parliamentaryGroup House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Austen Chamberlain memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom general election, 1929 legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament house House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Family Allowances Act 1945 debatedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Waverley parliamentary constituency representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Waverley parliamentary constituency legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Sunak legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Rishi Sunak
Richmond (Yorks) partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Richmond (Yorks) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Education Act 2011 introducedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Kenneth Baker parliamentaryGroup House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Measures of the Church of England requiresApprovalBy House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Minister of State for Industry memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
William Whitelaw parliamentaryGroup House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Neath (UK Parliament constituency) partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Baron Lamont of Lerwick titleHolderHouse House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
James Wild legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
George Russell Strauss memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Economic Secretary to the Treasury hasSeatIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Wandsworth Central representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Stirling (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Runnymede and Weybridge representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Henry Seymour King partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: British House of Commons
Bevin parliamentaryBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Ernest Bevin
Lancaster and Fleetwood representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Earl of Derby (as Prime Minister, first term) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: The Earl of Derby (first term as Prime Minister)
New Party (UK) legislativeBodyContested House of Commons of the United Kingdom
West Derbyshire representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom