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This article is about the legislative institution. For alternative meanings, see: Parliament (disambiguation).

A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modelled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French parlement, the action of parler (to speak): a parlement is a talk, a discussion, hence a meeting (an assembly, a court) where people discuss matters.

Parliamentary government


While all parliaments are legislatures, not all legislatures are known as parliaments. Those legislatures called parliaments typically operate under a parliamentary system of government in which the executive is constitutionally answerable to the parliament. This can be contrasted with a presidential system, on the model of the United States' congressional system, which operate under a stricter separation of powers whereby the executive does not form part of, nor is appointed by, the parliamentary or legislative body. Typically, congresses do not select or dismiss heads of governments, and governments cannot request an early dissolution as may be the case for parliaments. Some states have a semi-presidential system which combines a powerful president with an executive responsible to parliament.

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United Kingdom Parliament - Official site offers information on the House of Commons, the House of Lords and national parliamentary services. Includes Hansard transcripts and texts of bills and acts.
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BBC News - House of Lords - Online project of Open University and BBC Online explores various aspects of the House of Lords, its function, history, conflicts with the Commons and plans for reform.

BBC News Online - A-Z of Parliament - Alphabetical guide to explain the workings of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
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BBC News: MPs Database - Guide to every MP offers search by surname, region or cabinet job.
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Explore Parliament - The United Kingdom Houses of Parliament educational website. Aimed at, and especially suitable for, children.

Guardian Politics Ask Aristotle: MPs - Presents individual profiles for members of Parliament with biographies, jobs and committees, voting records and contact information.

House of Commons - Select Committees - An alphabetical index to the Home Pages of individual Select Committees of the House of Commons.

House of Commons Debates - Hansard - View the five most recently published debates from the floor of the Commons.

House of Commons Weekly Information Bulletin - Full schedule for the week.

House of Lords Debates - Hansard - Site contains the transcripts of the UK House of Lords debates. Full text from June 1996 to present available. The site is updated with the previous day's edition by 08:00.

House of Lords Debates - Hansard (uncorrected) - View uncorrected transcripts of debates from the floor of the Lords.

House of Lords Government Whips Office - Provides information on the business of the House and a facility for Peers to sign up to speak in debates.
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Oultwood Members of Parliament Index - Links to homepages and email addresses of British MPs.
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500 Parliamentary Monitoring and Intelligence Service - PAMIS. The Local Government Association's specialist coverage of the activities of parliament.

Parliamentlive.tv: Live Webcasting of Parliament - Live webcasts of proceedings from the UK Parliament comprising video feeds from The House of Commons, The House of Lords, Westminster Hall and an audio feed of Select Committee hearings.

Parlianet - Subscription service providing bibliographic indexing of all UK parliamentary information, including links to full text documents.
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TheyWorkForYou.com - Provides links to Hansard speeches and written answers, organized by date, topic or MP. Allows users to add comments and links to individual speeches.
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UK Parliament: Bills before Parliament - Official directory of Bills from both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, with links to full text, explanatory notes and amendments for each.

United Kingdom Legislation - Provides the full text of UK legislation, including Acts of Parliament, Statutory Instruments and Measures of the General Synod of the Church of England.
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