UK Parliament 2001–2005

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The UK Parliament 2001–2005 was the legislative term dominated by Tony Blair’s second Labour government, during which major decisions such as involvement in the Iraq War were debated and approved.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom term
commonsSpeaker Michael Martin
country United Kingdom
enactedLegislation Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
Civil Partnership Act 2004
Communications Act 2003
Criminal Justice Act 2003
Enterprise Act 2002
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (brought fully into force 2005)
Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003
Higher Education Act 2004
Hunting Act 2004
Licensing Act 2003
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Sexual Offences Act 2003
endTime 2005-04-11
firstSessionStart 2001-06-20
followedBy UK Parliament 2005–2010
generalElection 2001 United Kingdom general election
governmentDuringTerm Second Blair ministry
hasPart House of Commons
House of Lords
jurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
linked to: United Kingdom
lastSessionEnd 2005-04-07
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
location Palace of Westminster
majorEventDebated Iraq War
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
majorVote March 2003 House of Commons vote on Iraq War
monarch Elizabeth II
notableIssue civil partnerships for same-sex couples
fox hunting ban in England and Wales
tuition fees reform in England
numberOfCommonsSeats 659
oppositionLeader Iain Duncan Smith
Michael Howard
William Hague
oppositionParty Conservative Party (UK)
politicalContext large Labour majority
precededBy UK Parliament 1997–2001
primeMinisterDuringTerm Tony Blair
reasonForDissolution 2005 United Kingdom general election
rulingParty Labour Party (UK)
sessionCount 4
startTime 2001-06-07

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Bob Ainsworth parliamentaryTerm UK Parliament 2001–2005
Andrew Robathan parliamentaryTerm UK Parliament 2001–2005
Bill Rammell parliamentaryTerm UK Parliament 2001–2005
Ben Chapman partOf Labour MPs 2001–2005
linked to: UK Parliament 2001–2005
Derek Wyatt partOf UK MPs 2001–2005
linked to: UK Parliament 2001–2005
Margaret Hodge parliamentaryTerm UK Parliament 2001–2005
subject linked to: Dame Margaret Hodge
UK Parliament 2005–2010 follows UK Parliament 2001–2005
UK Parliament 1997–2001 followedBy UK Parliament 2001–2005
Brigg and Cleethorpes parliamentaryTermCoverage 2001–2005 Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: UK Parliament 2001–2005