The British parliament Parliament is one of the oldest and most honored parts of the British government. Its name, from the French word parler (to talk). The British Parliament is supreme legislature of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The British parliament the House of Lords the House of Commons The upper Chamber The lower Chamber

The British parliament The two Houses meet in separate chambers in the Palace of Westminster

The House of Commons Their main function is to make laws by passing Acts of Parliament, as well as to discuss current political issues.

The House of Commons is made up of 646 Members of Parliament (MP's for short) The House of Commons MP's are elected by voters for a period of five years The election is held in the form of the voting by secret ballot.

The House of Commons Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow (since 22 June 2009)

The House of Lords The main function of the upper Chamber, the House of Lords, is to examine and revise bills from the Commons.

The members of the House of Lords are not elected. The House of Lords is the only non- elected chamber of Parliament in the world. The House of Lords

It consists of Lords Temporal and Lords Spiritual Includes more than 1,000 members. Lords Temporal are 830 Lords by the right of inheritance (hereditary peers), 270 members are given life peerage (life peers). Lords Spiritual are 26 members of the House of Lordsand they are spiritual peers (bishops and archbishops).

The House of Lords The Lord Chancellor is the Chairman of the House of Lords. "WoolSack", a large bag of wool covered with red cloth.

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