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Parliament of the United Kingdom

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The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. Since 1999, varying degrees of powers have been devolved to the national parliaments of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Each devolved parliament has different devolved powers, with Scotland being the most powerful amongst the three devolved parliaments. The central UK Parliament retains the power to legislate in reserved matters, including broadcasting, defence, and currency.

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“We may be proud that England is the ancient country of Parliaments. With scarcely any intervening period, Parliaments have met constantly for 600 years, and there was something of a Parliament before the Conquest. England is the mother of Parliaments.”
— John Bright, Speech at Birmingham, (18 January 1865).
“The House of Commons is called the Lower House, in twenty Acts of Parliament; but what are twenty Acts of Parliament amongst Friends?”
— John Selden, Table Talk (1689), p. 38.
“The causes of the multiplicity of the English laws are, the extent of the country which they govern; the commerce and refinement of its inhabitants; but above all, the liberty and property of the subject.”
— Sir William Blackstone, Bk. III., ch. 25, p. 232.
“Every facility ought undoubtedly to be given to all persons applying to either House of Parliament or to any Court of Justice for the redress of any alleged grievance.”
— Littledale, J., Stockdale v. Hansard (1837), 3 St. Tr. (N. S.) 922.
“If the legislature have not gone far enough, it is for them, not for us, to remedy the defect.”
— Chambre, J., Grigby v. Oakes (1801), 1 Bos. & Pull. 529.
“The decisions of the House of Lords are binding on me and upon all the Courts except itself.”
— Sir John Romilly, M.R., Att.-Gen. v. The Dean and Canons of Windsor (1858), 24 Beav. 715.

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Overview

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. Since 1999, varying degrees of powers have been devolved to the national parliaments of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Each devolved parliament has different devolved powers, with Scotland being the most powerful amongst the three devolved parliaments. The central UK Parliament retains the power to legislate in reserved matters, including broadcasting, defence, and currency.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“We may be proud that England is the ancient country of Parliaments. With scarcely any intervening period, Parliaments have met constantly for 600 years, and there was something of a Parliament before the Conquest. England is the mother of Parliaments.”
— John Bright, Speech at Birmingham, (18 January 1865).
“The House of Commons is called the Lower House, in twenty Acts of Parliament; but what are twenty Acts of Parliament amongst Friends?”
— John Selden, Table Talk (1689), p. 38.
“The causes of the multiplicity of the English laws are, the extent of the country which they govern; the commerce and refinement of its inhabitants; but above all, the liberty and property of the subject.”
— Sir William Blackstone, Bk. III., ch. 25, p. 232.
“Every facility ought undoubtedly to be given to all persons applying to either House of Parliament or to any Court of Justice for the redress of any alleged grievance.”
— Littledale, J., Stockdale v. Hansard (1837), 3 St. Tr. (N. S.) 922.
“If the legislature have not gone far enough, it is for them, not for us, to remedy the defect.”
— Chambre, J., Grigby v. Oakes (1801), 1 Bos. & Pull. 529.
“The decisions of the House of Lords are binding on me and upon all the Courts except itself.”
— Sir John Romilly, M.R., Att.-Gen. v. The Dean and Canons of Windsor (1858), 24 Beav. 715.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.