House of Commons, United Kingdom

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/House_of_Commons,_United_Kingdom

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Lok_Sabha gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:HoC
gptkbp:color	green
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentSpeaker	gptkb:Lindsay_Hoyle
gptkbp:election_next_scheduled	by July 2029
gptkbp:established	1707
gptkbp:firstAppearance	1707
gptkbp:hasCommittee	gptkb:Backbench_Business_Committee gptkb:Committee_of_the_Whole_House gptkb:Education_Committee gptkb:Environmental_Audit_Committee gptkb:Environmental_Food_and_Rural_Affairs_Committee gptkb:European_Scrutiny_Committee gptkb:Exiting_the_European_Union_Committee gptkb:Foreign_Affairs_Committee gptkb:Health_and_Social_Care_Committee gptkb:Home_Affairs_Committee gptkb:Housing,_Communities_and_Local_Government_Committee gptkb:Human_Rights_Committee gptkb:International_Development_Committee gptkb:International_Trade_Committee gptkb:Justice_Committee gptkb:Liaison_Committee gptkb:Northern_Ireland_Affairs_Committee gptkb:Petitions_Committee gptkb:Privileges_Committee gptkb:Procedure_Committee gptkb:Public_Accounts_Committee gptkb:Public_Administration_and_Constitutional_Affairs_Committee gptkb:Regulatory_Reform_Committee gptkb:Science_and_Technology_Committee gptkb:Scottish_Affairs_Committee gptkb:Select_Committees gptkb:Standards_Committee gptkb:Standards_and_Privileges_Committee gptkb:Statutory_Instruments_Committee gptkb:Transport_Committee gptkb:Treasury_Committee gptkb:Welsh_Affairs_Committee gptkb:Women_and_Equalities_Committee gptkb:Work_and_Pensions_Committee gptkb:Committee_on_Standards_in_Public_Life gptkb:Defence_Committee gptkb:Standing_Committees gptkb:Business_and_Trade_Committee gptkb:Culture,_Media_and_Sport_Committee gptkb:Committee_on_Arms_Export_Controls gptkb:Committee_on_Privileges gptkb:Committee_on_Standards gptkb:Committee_on_the_Administration_of_Justice gptkb:Committee_on_the_Conduct_of_Members gptkb:Committee_on_the_Environment,_Food_and_Rural_Affairs gptkb:Committee_on_the_Future_Relationship_with_the_European_Union gptkb:Committee_on_the_Future_of_the_House_of_Commons gptkb:Committee_on_the_Modernisation_of_the_House_of_Commons gptkb:Committee_on_the_Scrutiny_of_Bills gptkb:Committee_on_the_Scrutiny_of_Delegated_Legislation gptkb:Committee_on_the_Scrutiny_of_European_Legislation gptkb:Committee_on_the_Scrutiny_of_Public_Appointments gptkb:Committee_on_the_Scrutiny_of_Public_Expenditure gptkb:Committee_on_the_Scrutiny_of_Public_Policy gptkb:Committee_on_the_Scrutiny_of_Public_Services gptkb:Committee_on_the_Scrutiny_of_Public_Works gptkb:Committee_on_the_Scrutiny_of_Public_Works_and_Services gptkb:Committee_on_the_Scrutiny_of_Public_Works_and_Services_and_Expenditure gptkb:Committee_on_the_Scrutiny_of_Public_Works_and_Services_and_Expenditure_and_Policy gptkb:Committee_on_the_Scrutiny_of_Public_Works_and_Services_and_Expenditure_and_Policy_and_Appointments gptkb:Committee_on_the_Scrutiny_of_Public_Works_and_Services_and_Expenditure_and_Policy_and_Appointments_and_Legislation gptkb:Committee_on_the_Use_of_the_Chamber
gptkbp:hasCounterpart	gptkb:House_of_Lords
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	House of Commons, United Kingdom
gptkbp:lastElection	4 July 2024
gptkbp:legislative_function	passes laws
gptkbp:legislature	gptkb:parliamentary_committee
gptkbp:location	gptkb:London
gptkbp:meetingPlace	gptkb:Palace_of_Westminster
gptkbp:membersCalled	gptkb:Members_of_Parliament
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:the_Commons gptkb:the_Lower_House
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	650
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:Welsh English
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:House_of_Commons_of_England gptkb:House_of_Commons_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle	gptkb:Speaker_of_the_House_of_Commons
gptkbp:scrutinizes	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:Portcullis
gptkbp:termLength	maximum 5 years
gptkbp:votingSystem	first-past-the-post
gptkbp:website	https://www.parliament.uk/business/commons/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Dadabhai_Naoroji
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5