Parliament of the United Kingdom 1987–1992

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The Parliament of the United Kingdom 1987–1992 was the legislative term dominated by Margaret Thatcher’s final years and John Major’s early premiership, during which significant domestic reforms and constitutional legislation were enacted.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
legislative term ⓘ
commonsSpeaker Bernard Weatherill ⓘ
Betty Boothroyd ⓘ
commonsSpeakerChangeYear 1992 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dominantPartyInCommons Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
enacted Broadcasting Act 1990 ⓘ
Child Support Act 1991 ⓘ
Companies Act 1989 ⓘ
Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 ⓘ
Criminal Justice Act 1991 ⓘ
Education Reform Act 1988 ⓘ
Environmental Protection Act 1990 ⓘ
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 ⓘ
Local Government Finance Act 1988 ⓘ
National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 ⓘ
Official Secrets Act 1989 ⓘ
Poll Tax (Community Charge) legislation ⓘ
Railways Act 1991 ⓘ
Security Service Act 1989 ⓘ
War Crimes Act 1991 ⓘ
Welsh Language Act 1991 ⓘ
endDate 1992-03-16 ⓘ
followedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom 1992–1997 ⓘ
generalElection 1987 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
government First Major ministry ⓘ
Fourth Thatcher ministry ⓘ
Third Thatcher ministry ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
legislativeBody House of Commons ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
location Palace of Westminster ⓘ
mainOppositionPartyInCommons Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
monarch Elizabeth II ⓘ
numberOfCommonsSeats 650 ⓘ
periodCharacterisedBy early premiership of John Major ⓘ
final years of Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister ⓘ
precededBy Parliament of the United Kingdom 1983–1987 ⓘ
primeMinisterAtEnd John Major ⓘ
primeMinisterAtStart Margaret Thatcher ⓘ
sawEvent introduction of the Community Charge (Poll Tax) ⓘ
leadership election of John Major as Conservative Party leader in 1990 ⓘ
resignation of Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister in 1990 ⓘ
widespread opposition and protests against the Poll Tax ⓘ
startDate 1987-06-11 ⓘ

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Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 → parliamentarySession → Parliament of the United Kingdom 1987–1992 ⓘ
UK Parliament 1983–1987 → followedBy → UK Parliament 1987–1992 ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of the United Kingdom 1987–1992
UK Parliament 1992–1997 → precededBy → UK Parliament 1987–1992 ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of the United Kingdom 1987–1992
Neil Hamilton → parliamentaryTerm → UK Parliament 1987–1992 ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of the United Kingdom 1987–1992
UK Parliament 1987–2001 → hasPart → Parliament of the United Kingdom 1987–1992 ⓘ