UK government

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The UK government is the central governing authority of the United Kingdom, responsible for national policy-making, legislation, and administration across areas such as the economy, education, health, and foreign affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf central government
executive branch
political institution
accountableTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons
alsoKnownAs His Majesty’s Government
surface form: Her Majesty's Government

His Majesty’s Government
surface form: His Majesty's Government
appointedBy British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
budgetaryAuthority HM Treasury
surface form: His Majesty's Treasury
canDissolve British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
constitutionalForm constitutional monarchy
country United Kingdom
defenceManagedBy War Office
surface form: Ministry of Defence
devolvedMatters education in Scotland
health in Scotland
many domestic policies in Northern Ireland
many domestic policies in Wales
educationSystemManagedBy Department for Education
executiveBody Cabinet Office
British Cabinet
surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom

Department for Business and Trade
Department for Education
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Department for Transport
Department for Work and Pensions
Department of Health and Social Care
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
HM Treasury
surface form: His Majesty's Treasury

Home Office
War Office
surface form: Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Justice
Prime Minister's Office
foreignRelationsManagedBy Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
foundedBy evolution of the English and later British state
governs England
headOfGovernment Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
headOfState British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
healthServicesManagedBy National Health Service
historicallyParticipatedIn European Union decision-making before Brexit
includes Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister
civil service
junior ministers
jurisdiction United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
legalBasis Acts of Parliament
Westminster system
surface form: Constitutional conventions of the United Kingdom

royal prerogative
legislativeChamber House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons

House of Lords
legislativePartner British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
locationOfHeadquarters London, England
surface form: London
oversees civil service
participatesIn G20
G7
NATO
United Nations
politicalSystem parliamentary democracy
powerExercisedInNameOf British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
responsibleFor defence policy
economic policy
education policy
environmental policy
fiscal policy
foreign policy
health policy
immigration policy
national policy-making
national security
transport policy
welfare policy
retainedPowers defence
foreign affairs
immigration
most taxation
seatOfGovernment 10 Downing Street
Whitehall
sharesPowerWith Northern Ireland Executive
Scottish Government
Welsh Government

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UK AI Council operatesInJurisdiction UK government
this entity surface form: United Kingdom government
UK AI Council appointedBy UK government
UK AI Council advises UK government
Lord of the Admiralty partOf UK government
this entity surface form: British government
North West Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency) governmentalJurisdiction UK government
this entity surface form: United Kingdom central government
Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66 supportedBy UK government
this entity surface form: United Kingdom government
London Gazette Victoria Cross citation issuingAuthority UK government
subject surface form: London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee
this entity surface form: British government
Kim Howells (politician) employer UK government
subject surface form: Kim Howells
this entity surface form: UK Government
Kim Howells (politician) partOf UK government
subject surface form: Kim Howells
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
COS Committee advises UK government
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
British official histories of the Second World War sponsor UK government
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
Commissioner of the Admiralty exercisedPowerOnBehalfOf UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Commissioner of the Admiralty isPositionIn UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition supportedBy UK government
this entity surface form: United Kingdom government
House of Commons Commission distinctFrom UK government
this entity surface form: UK Government
Great Bell associatedWith UK government
this entity surface form: United Kingdom government
United Kingdom Special Representative for International Trade and Investment appointedBy UK government
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom Special Representative for International Trade and Investment represents UK government
this entity surface form: United Kingdom government
Northern Territories of the Gold Coast establishedBy UK government
this entity surface form: British government
New Towns Act 1965 introducedBy UK government
this entity surface form: UK Government
2014 NATO Summit hostedBy UK government
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
UK Competition and Markets Authority parentOrganization UK government
this entity surface form: UK Government
Kaldor advised UK government
subject surface form: Nicholas Kaldor
John Hare employer UK government
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
Sir John Bourn affiliation UK government
Spencer Horatio Walpole areaOfActivity UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Edward John Dent commissionedBy UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Berkshire County Council higherLevelGovernment UK government
this entity surface form: UK central government
The Race to the Top: A Review of Government’s Science and Innovation Policies commissionedBy UK government
this entity surface form: UK Government
Whitehall Monitor focusesOn UK government
this entity surface form: UK central government
Northern Powerhouse launchedBy UK government
Board of Trade of the United Kingdom partOf UK government
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
London Corresponding Society opposedBy UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Scottish devolution referendum 1997 organizedBy UK government
subject surface form: Scottish devolution referendum, 1997
this entity surface form: UK Government
A Soldier’s Declaration addressedTo UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Thomas Peters petitioned UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Gordon Relief Expedition organizedBy UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Medical Research Committee governedBy UK government
this entity surface form: British government
MRC fundingSource UK government
subject surface form: Medical Research Council
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology jurisdiction UK government
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 introducedBy UK government
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Government
South West Regional Development Agency (former) parentOrganization UK government
subject surface form: South West Regional Development Agency
this entity surface form: UK central government
Wellesley family connectedToInstitution UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Joan Clarke employedBy UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Stewart Menzies employer UK government
this entity surface form: British government
HM Prison Belmarsh ownedBy UK government
CPS funding UK government
subject surface form: Crown Prosecution Service
CPS Wales funding UK government
CPS North West fundedBy UK government
this entity surface form: UK Government