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	Parliament of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Parliament evolved from the ancient council that advised the Sovereign.
		The Irish Parliament was founded to represent the English community in the Lordship of Ireland, while the native or Gaelic Irish were ineligible to vote or stand for office, the first known meeting being in 1264.
		Parliament controls the executive by passing or rejecting its Bills and by forcing Ministers of the Crown to answer for their actions, either at "Question Time" or during meetings of the parliamentary committees.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Westminster_Parliament (6823 words)

	Westminster System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Westminster system is a democratic parliamentary system of government modelled after that of the United Kingdom system, as used in the Palace of Westminster, the location of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
		Most of the procedures of the Westminster system have originated with the conventions, practices and precedents of the UK parliament, which are a part of what is known as the British constitution.
		The Westminster system tends to have extremely well-disciplined legislative parties in which it is highly unusual for a legislator to vote against their party, and in which no-confidence votes are very rare.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Westminster_System (1343 words)

	Scottish Parliament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Parliament was temporarily relocated to the former Strathclyde Regional Council debating chamber in Glasgow in May 2000 and to the University of Aberdeen in May 2002.
		Critics of this view argue that the old Parliament of Scotland remains merged in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, because the United Kingdom parliament continues to represent constituencies in Scotland, and Scotland remains subject, ultimately, to a government responsible to the United Kingdom parliament.
		Popular arguments against the parliament before the UK general election of 1997, levelled mainly by the Conservative and Unionist Party, were that the Parliament would create a "slippery slope" to Scottish independence, and provide the pro-independence Scottish National Party with a route to power.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scottish_parliament (2037 words)

	Palace of Westminster
		The Palace of Westminster was the principal residence of the kings of England from the middle of the 11th century until 1512.
		This fire destroyed almost all of the Palace except Westminster Hall, the crypt of St Stephen's Chapel, the adjacent cloisters and the Jewel Tower.
		While Parliament has never met in the Hall on a regular basis, it was the existence of the Hall, which at that time was the largest in Europe, that helped to make Westminster the judicial and administrative centre of the kingdom.
	www.parliament.uk /parliament/guide/palace.htm (1318 words)

	A Westminster Bibliography Part 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Parliament also specified a civil committee of lay commissioners for each county to whom spiritual causes could be appealed from the church courts.
		Parliament claimed on April 21, 1646 in response to the Assembly's petition that the Parliament "hath jurisdiction in all causes, spiritual and temporal;" that its directions were binding on "all persons of this kingdom of what quality soever;" and the divines of the Assembly were reminded that they were strictly an advisory council.
		Parliament regarded the Assembly's petition as a threat of disobedience to the new enactment.
	www.fpcr.org /blue_banner_articles/wb3.htm (2745 words)

	Edinburgh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Apart from elections to the Scottish Parliament, politics in Edinburgh are evident in elections to the City of Edinburgh Council and the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
		In elections to the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), the city area is divided between six of the nine constituencies in the Lothians electoral region.
		In elections to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster), the city area is divided between five first past the post constituencies, all entirely within the city area, and each electing one Member of Parliament (MP): Edinburgh South, Edinburgh West, Edinburgh South West, Edinburgh North and Leith, and Edinburgh East.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edinburgh (5710 words)

	Houses of Parliament, London
		The Houses of Parliament are officially known as the Palace of Westminster, recalling the fact that they occupy the site of a former royal palace, originally built by Edward the Confessor and enlarged by William the Conqueror and William Rufus.
		The whole palace was destroyed by a catastrophic fire in 1512, with the exception of Westminster Hall, the 14th century St Stephen's Chapel and the Crypt.
		In 1547 it became the seat of Parliament, the House of Commons meeting in St Stephen's Chapel and the House of Lords in a hall at the south end of Old Palace Yard.
	www.planetware.com /london/houses-of-parliament-gb-l-hp.htm (434 words)

	England: Parliament 1640-1660 @ Archontology.org: presidents, kings, prime ministers, biography, database
		The Long Parliament summoned by King Charles I and convened on 3 Nov 1640 at Westminster became a revolutionary body, and was the center of resistance to the king during the English Civil Wars (1642-1651).
		By a resolution of 6 Jul 1653 the assembly assumed the name of Parliament (extended to the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England on 7 Jul 1653) that was officially announced in the Proclamation of 12 Jul 1653.
		This Parliament was dissolved by the Lord Protector on 4 Feb 1658.
	www.archontology.org /nations/england/commonwealth/01_parl_1640.php (1243 words)

	London/Westminster - Wikitravel
		Westminster [1] is an important locality in the centre of Greater London, and a city in its own right, the twin to the ancient City of London further down the River Thames - together they formed the focus to the modern conurbanation that is London.
		For the traveller, it is important to remember that Westminster in the narrow, traditional sense (that used in Wikitravel) is bounded to the north by Trafalgar Square and Soho, to the east by Covent Garden, and so on.
		The Palace of Westminster came to be the principal royal residence after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, and later housed the developing Parliament and law courts of England.
	wikitravel.org /en/London/Westminster (622 words)

	The Oxford Parliament
		The Oxford Parliament was proposed during the first year of the English Civil War by the King's advisor SIr Edward Hyde as a means of challenging the legitimacy of the Westminster Parliament.
		When the new Parliament met on 22 January 1644, many would-be participants were unavoidably absent because of the war; the opening was attended by 44 members of the House of Lords and 118 members of the Commons.
		In the light of Westminster's recent adoption of the Solemn League and Covenant, King Charles' opening speech called upon all loyal subjects to join him in resisting the Scottish invasion of England.
	www.british-civil-wars.co.uk /glossary/oxford-parliament.htm (579 words)

	AIM25: University of Westminster: Polytechnic Parliament
		The Polytechnic Parliament, established in 1883, was a debating society whose members examined contemporary issues.
		It was perhaps the oldest model parliament in the country.
		There was an increasing division between the educational side of the Polytechnic, which dealt with students and the organisation of classes, and the Polytechnic Institute, which catered for members of the social and sporting clubs.
	www.aim25.ac.uk /cats/15/5182.htm (274 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Programmes \| BBC Parliament \| Westminster to your ears
		The sister programme, Yesterday in Parliament, is a more informal view of the preceding day's activities in the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
		He spent six years as the Local Government correspondent for the BBC in the East Midlands, and before that was the political correspondent on the Leicester Mercury, where he won an award as the UK Press Gazette's Regional Columnist of the Year.
		Susan was seconded to Westminster for a while and liked it so much she stayed, as a producer and reporter in the parliamentary unit.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/programmes/bbc_parliament/3081534.stm (917 words)

	Parliament Home Page \| Houses of Parliament
		This year's Summer guided tours of the Houses of Parliament will run from August 1st to 30th September.
		The House of Commons and the House of Lords are in recess until October 9.
		You can watch or listen to live coverage of all UK Parliament proceedings - including all Committees which are meeting in public.
	www.parliament.uk (278 words)

	Basic facts about the Scottish Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Although the Westminster Parliament retains power over UK tax matters, the Scottish Parliament does have the power to vary (increase or decrease) the base rate of income tax in Scotland by up to 3 pence in the pound.
		The Scottish Parliament is a devolved Parliament, which means that the UK Parliament at Westminster remains sovereign.
		One of the MSPs is elected by the Parliament to serve as its Presiding Officer (equivalent to the Speaker role in the Westminster Parliament).
	www.adviceguide.org.uk /nm/scotland/your_rights/civil_rights_scotland/basic_facts_about_the_scottish_parliament_scotland.htm (2272 words)

	London Travel Guide: Best places to visit in London - Westminster
		The number of monuments in Westminster Abbey is overwhelming but the monuments are incredibly interesting and reveal much about the history of the United Kingdom.
		The Houses of Parliament in Westminster (often called the Palace of Westminster) are one of the most striking sights in London.
		The famous clock tower at the end of Parliament houses the bell Big Ben (and at thirteen and a half tons, it is big) that has become one of the most familiar symbols of the London and the United Kingdom.
	www.thereareplaces.com /Guidebook/pdest/London/London_Westminster.htm (1349 words)

	Archives Centre images
		On 16 October 1834, Westminster’s ancient Parliament buildings were largely destroyed by fire caused by an overheated stove.
		No lives were lost, and Westminster Hall was saved, but many historic records were burnt.
		Westminster City Archives holds a large collection of theatre programmes celebrating the rich history of theatre in the City.
	www.westminster.gov.uk /libraries/archives/images.cfm (304 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions \| The Campaign for an English Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Westminster Parliament is the UK Parliament, containing MPs from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England.
		In spite of having their own Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly, Scottish and Welsh MPs are still entitled to attend the Westminster Parliament and vote on matters affecting only England, such as health, education and transport, etc. However, English MPs are not entitled to vote on matters affecting Scotland or Wales.
		But if they got their own parliament again, then they could point to it knowing it was originally founded in 1153 and existed as the very Mother of Parliaments and the seed bed of modern democracy, and proudly say, that’s part of what we’ve achieved as the English nation.
	www.thecep.org.uk /questions.shtml (2544 words)

	Westminster Palace, London, England
		The Palace of Westminster, known also as the Houses of Parliament, is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) conduct their sittings.
		The Palace of Westminster occupies a site of 32,400 m² hectares (8 acres) on the west bank of the Thames as it runs from south to north on one of its serpentine diversions through the city.
		Although some parts of the building, such as Westminster Hall predate the 1834 fire, much of the present structure is from the 1870 construction.
	www.magicaljourneys.com /England/england-interest-london-westminsterpalace.html (1382 words)

	About the Scottish Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Holyrood members of Parliament are also to be paid considerably less than those who will swan about the corridors and bars of the Westminster parliament.
		During the Great Debate, Doddie Robertson, the Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland reaffirmed Labour's promise not to reduce the number of Scottish seats at Westminster and claimed that he would be 'honoured' to stand for the Scottish Parliament.
		Doddie Robertson prefers to stay at Westminster, while as a fop to Tam Dalyell's West Lothian Question, the number of Scottish Westminster Parliamentary seats are to be reduced.
	www.alba.org.uk /scottish/scottishparliament.html (1026 words)

	History of the Palace of Westminster - Explore-Parliament.net
		In the 1820's all the sheds and ale houses adjacent to the West Wall of Westminster Hall were demolished, and John Soane's new Law Courts were built creating a New west facade to the Palace, and a new entrance to the House of Commons.
		In October 1834 the central section of the Palace of Westminster was almost entirely destroyed by a fire.
		The major sections to survive, which still exist to this day, were Westminster Hall with its courtrooms and the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft located underneath the ruins of St Stephen's Chapel.
	www.explore-parliament.net /nssMovies/11/1111/1111_.htm (1168 words)

	Juergs London Guide - Westminster
		Until 1868 the area in front of the Houses of Parliament used to be a slum area, it was then cleared and turned into a park.
		In 1042 Edward the Confessor undertook the restoration of the church, at the end of 1065 the new church was consecrated, 8 days later he died and was buried before the high alter.
		This area used to be within the precincts of Westminster Abbey and could therefore be used as a place of sanctuary.
	www.juerg.ch /london/westminster/index.shtml (2243 words)

	Slugger O'Toole: Why SF MPs will not take their seats
		In that respect they are not refusing to sit in the parliament that they are elected to, as Senator Brian Hayes would have it, rather they are fulfilling their election promises by not sitting in the British parliament.
		Westminster is an Irish parliament in the sense that it is representative of and legislates for Northern Ireland.
		Posted by: willowfield at September 20, 2005 12:23 PM I think a fair trade would be SF to take their seats at the mother of talking-shops (subject to amendment of the oath), in return for northern MPs being given reciprocal membership of the Dail on the same basis as TDs.
	www.sluggerotoole.com /archives/2005/09/why_sf_mps_will.php (4290 words)

	westminster
		The Westminster museum, entrance just by the red pillbox, houses many old memorabilia to sovereigns past, including the death effigies often made.
		The rather odd building to the left is Portcullis House, the recently finished "overflow" to Parliament.
		Just opposte the entrance to parliament are the permanent protestors and their placards.
	www.ch.ic.ac.uk /rzepa/Westminster (196 words)

	Westminster Palace
		Westminster Palace or Houses of Parliament,in Westminster, London.
		Parliament - Parliament, legislative assembly of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
		City of Westminster - Westminster, City of, inner borough (1991 pop.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0851954.html (329 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Programmes \| BBC Parliament \| Westminster digest
		The Record is BBC Parliament's regular round-up of the preceding day's stories in Westminster.
		After taking evidence from some of the key players in the peerages system, the committee announced that it was suspending its inquiry, because it didn't want to prejudice the police investigation.
		And there was criticism when the bill arrived in the Lords too - with the former Labour leader Neil Kinnock describing elements of it as "educational crazy paving" and the former Education Secretary Estelle Morris also voicing some concern.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/programmes/bbc_parliament/3005447.stm (652 words)

	RCN: Deficits; mass lobby of Westminster Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Westminster Central Hall will be open from 11am - tea and coffee will be available for lobby briefings taking, with the main events beginning from noon.
		If your MP is unable to meet with you in Westminster on the 11 you could suggest arranging a meeting with them in the constituency.
		On the day stewards will accompany you from Westminster Central Hall to the St Stephen’s entrance to the Houses of Parliament, to guide you through security and ensure you meet with your MP on time.
	www.rcn.org.uk /news/campaigns/deficits/lobby.php (1734 words)

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