Who makes the laws in England?

Answer 1

Parliament

Answer 2

England is a constituent country of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland, and unlike Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland (the other three constituent countries), it does not have its own legislative (law-making) body. Instead, all laws in England are made by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as Westminster (the name of the palace Parliament holds its meetings in).

Parliament is divided into two chambers: the House of Commons (roughly equivalent to the House of Representatives of the United States) and the House of Lords (veryroughly equivalent to the United States Senate). All though the power of these two bodies has changed through time, reforms made in 1911 and 1949 mean that all laws in the UK are now made by the House of Commons - this is because its members are elected, unlike the House of Lords, which is appointed. Members of Parliament (those with seats in the Commons; MPs) propose, discuss, debate and vote on proposed laws - if the Commons approves a proposed law, it then gets sent to the House of Lords. In the Lords, experts try to improve the law and make sure it is "up to scratch", before voting on it themselves - if they approve the law, it then goes onto the Queen who must grant royal assent (approval) to it. If the Lords rejects the law, then it is either delayed for one year (veto) or - more commonly - sent back to the Commons for further consideration. The vast majority of laws in the United Kingdom are actually created by the Government of the day, and then put to the House of Commons by one of its MPs on its behalf, usually the relevant government minister. Other Members of Parliament can then propose amendments to the bill. Other parties and MPs can also propose legislation, but it is very rare for these laws to succeed without the Government of the day supporting them.

Any law passed by Parliament, unless otherwise specified, applies to the entirety of England, but not necessarily the entirety of Britain. As such, laws in England are also influenced by representatives of other countries in the United Kingdom, whereas English influence on their affairs is relatively minimal in comparison. As such, there is a growing movement in the United Kingdom for the creation of an English Parliament, or even separate Assemblies (lesser parliaments) for each of England's ten major regions, though the latter has proven unpopular, in large part due to the political complications and regional tensions it would create.

It is worth noting that Greater London, the area including and surrounding the United Kingdom's capital city, has its own Assembly. The powers of this Assembly are, however, extremely limited in comparison to those of Wales and Northern Ireland or the Parliament of Scotland. As such, they cannot be truly described as law-makers.

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Parliament

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Parliament

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Parliament