House of Commons, London

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:address gptkb:Westminster,_London_SW1A_0AA,_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:city gptkb:London
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentSpeaker gptkb:Lindsay_Hoyle
gptkbp:debateBroadcast gptkb:BBC_Parliament
gptkbp:electionCycle every 5 years or less
gptkbp:established 1295
gptkbp:firstSession 1295
gptkbp:hasBackbenchBusinessCommittee yes
gptkbp:hasBlackRod no
gptkbp:hasClerk gptkb:Tom_Goldsmith
yes
gptkbp:hasCommittee yes
gptkbp:hasDespatchBoxes yes
gptkbp:hasDivisionBell yes
gptkbp:hasGreenBenches yes
gptkbp:hasHansard yes
gptkbp:hasLobbySystem yes
gptkbp:hasMace yes
gptkbp:hasOfficialReport gptkb:Hansard
gptkbp:hasPrimeMinisterQuestions yes
gptkbp:hasPublicGallery yes
gptkbp:hasSelectCommittees yes
gptkbp:hasSerjeantAtArms gptkb:Ugbana_Oyet
yes
gptkbp:hasSpeaker'sChair yes
gptkbp:hasWhips yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label House of Commons, London
gptkbp:lastElection 2019
gptkbp:legislature bills must pass both Houses
gptkbp:location gptkb:Palace_of_Westminster
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mainFunction gptkb:legislation
representation of the people
scrutiny of government
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:House_of_Commons_chamber
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Dieu_et_mon_droit
gptkbp:nextEdition 2024
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:the_Commons
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 650
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Welsh
English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:Speaker_of_the_House_of_Commons
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Portcullis
gptkbp:termLength maximum 5 years
gptkbp:upperHouse gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:votingSystem first-past-the-post
gptkbp:website https://www.parliament.uk/business/commons/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Bellingham
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6