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Commons, House Of


Lower chamber of the UK Parliament. It consists of 646 elected members of Parliament (MPs), each of whom represents a constituency. Its functions are to debate, legislate (pass laws), and to oversee the activities of government. Constituencies are kept under continuous review by the Parliamentary Boundary Commissions (1944). The House of Commons is presided over by the Speaker. Proceedings in the House of Commons have been televised since November 1989.

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