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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Middlesex Guildhall, Parliament Square, London ownedBy UK government
subject surface form: Middlesex Guildhall
this entity surface form: United Kingdom government
UKSC independentFrom UK government
subject surface form: Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: UK Government
Royal Dockyards fundedBy UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia workedWith UK government
this entity surface form: United Kingdom government
Portsmouth North governmentalJurisdiction UK government
this entity surface form: United Kingdom central government
Secretary of State for International Development memberOf UK government
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Decentralisation partOf UK government
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government partOf UK government
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
Torrey Canyon oil spill participant UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London appointedBy UK government
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
British authorities in Mandatory Palestine reportedTo UK government
this entity surface form: British government in London
Arab general strike of 1936 opposedBy UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Peel Commission inquiry establishedBy UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Peel Commission inquiry appointedBy UK government
this entity surface form: United Kingdom government
1939 White Paper on Palestine issuedBy UK government
this entity surface form: British government
BEF mobilizedBy UK government
subject surface form: British Expeditionary Force (World War II)
this entity surface form: United Kingdom government
United Kingdom declaration of war on Germany (1939) government UK government
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
Lord Suffolk memberOf UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Henry Seymour Conway areaOfActivity UK government
this entity surface form: British government
British Aircraft Corporation majorShareholder UK government
this entity surface form: British government
UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills jurisdiction UK government
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills partOf UK government
this entity surface form: United Kingdom central government
Academy of Medical Sciences advises UK government
Nicky Morgan partOf UK government
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
Nicky Morgan employer UK government
this entity surface form: UK Government
Henry Salt employer UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Catherine Ashton employer UK government
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
Cato Street Conspiracy opponent UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Trial of Queen Caroline hasParticipant UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Luddite disturbances opposedBy UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Blanketeers march wasSuppressedBy UK government
this entity surface form: British government
Lord Harrowby areaOfActivity UK government
subject surface form: Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby
this entity surface form: British government
Lord Westmorland employer UK government
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
Army Council subordinateTo UK government
this entity surface form: British Government
United Kingdom offshore wind sector supportedBy UK government
this entity surface form: UK Government
My Life, Our Times aboutInstitution UK government
this entity surface form: UK Government
Civil Contingencies Act 2004 introducedBy UK government
this entity surface form: United Kingdom Government
St. John Philby employer UK government
this entity surface form: British government
British High Commissioner for Germany subordinateTo UK government
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
Commissioners for the Affairs of India parentOrganization UK government
this entity surface form: British government
British Resident at Waitangi appointedBy UK government
this entity surface form: British Government
OPSI jurisdiction UK government
this entity surface form: United Kingdom government
Click-Use Licence jurisdiction UK government
this entity surface form: United Kingdom government
Ministry of Defence parentOrganization UK government
this entity surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
Cm usedBy UK government
this entity surface form: UK Government
Cmd usedBy UK government
this entity surface form: UK Government
Cmnd usedBy UK government
this entity surface form: UK Government
Cd publisher UK government
this entity surface form: British government