What Is the Legislative Body in England?

The legislative body of England (and the whole UK) is the Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly called Westminster Parliament. It is bicameral:

House of Commons (Lower House)

• 650 elected MPs (single-member constituencies, FPTP).
• Government formed from majority party/coalition.
• Prime Minister + Cabinet drawn from Commons (convention).
• Primary legislative initiative; financial bills must originate here.

House of Lords (Upper House)

• ~800 members (no fixed number):
  • Life Peers (appointed by PM, vetted by House of Lords Appointments Commission) — majority.
  • 92 Hereditary Peers (elected internally from historic aristocracy).
  • 26 Lords Spiritual (Church of England bishops).
• Revising chamber: scrutinizes, amends, delays (max 1 year under Parliament Acts).
• No veto on money bills; no elected legitimacy.

King-in-Parliament

Formally, legislation requires Royal Assent (monarch) — last refused 1708. De facto, Parliament is sovereign.

Devolved Legislatures (Not "England-only")

• Scottish Parliament (Edinburgh)
• Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament (Cardiff)
• Northern Ireland Assembly (Belfast)
• London Assembly (strategic, not primary legislative)

England has no separate parliament; English MPs vote on English-only matters via English Votes for English Laws (EVEL) (suspended 2021, under review).