British Parliament

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:archiveType gptkb:Parliamentary_Archives
gptkbp:authority gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:broadcasts gptkb:Parliament_TV
gptkbp:city gptkb:London
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:electionIntervalHouseOfCommons Every 5 years or less
gptkbp:emblem Crowned portcullis
gptkbp:established 1707
gptkbp:firstSession 1707
gptkbp:hasCommittee Yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Parliament
gptkbp:language gptkb:Scottish_Gaelic
gptkb:Welsh
English
Irish
gptkbp:legislature Bill passes both houses and receives Royal Assent
gptkbp:location gptkb:Palace_of_Westminster
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkbp:mainFunction Control public spending
Pass laws
Represent the people
Scrutinize government
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Palace_of_Westminster
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Dieu_et_mon_droit
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Westminster
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Great_Reform_Act_(1832)
gptkb:Guy_Fawkes'_Gunpowder_Plot_(1605)
gptkb:Parliament_Acts_(1911,_1949)
Brexit debates
gptkbp:numberOfMembersHouseOfCommons 650
gptkbp:numberOfMembersHouseOfLords ~800
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:parliamentarySovereignty Yes
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:president gptkb:Charles_III
gptkbp:presidingOfficerHouseOfCommons gptkb:Speaker_of_the_House_of_Commons
gptkbp:presidingOfficerHouseOfLords gptkb:Lord_Speaker
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Northern_Ireland_Assembly
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Welsh_Parliament
gptkbp:state gptkb:Monarch_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Portcullis
gptkbp:termLengthHouseOfCommons Maximum 5 years
gptkbp:termLengthHouseOfLords Life tenure or hereditary
gptkbp:upperHouse gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:votingSystemHouseOfCommons First-past-the-post
gptkbp:votingSystemHouseOfLords Appointment, Hereditary, Bishops
gptkbp:website https://www.parliament.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party
gptkb:Constitution_Act,_1867
gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkb:J._S._Mill
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4