UK Parliament 1997–2001

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The UK Parliament 1997–2001 was the legislative term dominated by Tony Blair’s first New Labour government, marked by major constitutional reforms and devolution measures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom term ⓘ
commonsMajorityParty Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
commonsSecondLargestParty Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
commonsThirdLargestParty Liberal Democrats ⓘ
constitutionalReform creation of the Greater London Authority ⓘ
creation of the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ
creation of the Northern Ireland Assembly ⓘ
creation of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
devolution to Scotland ⓘ
devolution to Wales ⓘ
reduction of hereditary peers in the House of Lords ⓘ
restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolvedBy 2001 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
endTime 2001-05-14 ⓘ
followedBy UK Parliament 2001–2005 ⓘ
generalElection 1997 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
government First Blair ministry ⓘ
hasPart House of Commons ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
leaderOfTheOpposition John Major ⓘ
William Hague ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
legislativePeriodNumber 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
location Palace of Westminster ⓘ
meetsIn London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
monarch Elizabeth II ⓘ
notableLegislation Bank of England Act 1998 ⓘ
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 ⓘ
Freedom of Information Act 2000 ⓘ
Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
Greater London Authority Act 1999 ⓘ
House of Lords Act 1999 ⓘ
Human Rights Act 1998 ⓘ
Learning and Skills Act 2000 ⓘ
National Minimum Wage Act 1998 ⓘ
Northern Ireland Act 1998 ⓘ
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 ⓘ
Scotland Act 1998 ⓘ
Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 ⓘ
Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 ⓘ
numberOfCommonsSeats 659 ⓘ
oppositionParty Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
politicalContext first term of New Labour government under Tony Blair ⓘ
precededBy UK Parliament 1992–1997 ⓘ
primeMinister Tony Blair ⓘ
rulingParty Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
speakerOfTheHouseOfCommons Betty Boothroyd ⓘ
startTime 1997-05-01 ⓘ

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Bob Ainsworth → parliamentaryTerm → UK Parliament 1997–2001 ⓘ
Andrew Robathan → parliamentaryTerm → UK Parliament 1997–2001 ⓘ
Bill Rammell → parliamentaryTerm → UK Parliament 1997–2001 ⓘ
UK Parliament 1992–1997 → followedBy → UK Parliament 1997–2001 ⓘ
Barbara Follett → partOf → Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1997–2001 ⓘ
linked to: UK Parliament 1997–2001
George Stevenson (politician) → partOf → UK Parliament 1997–2001 ⓘ
UK Parliament 1987–2001 → hasPart → Parliament of the United Kingdom 1997–2001 ⓘ
linked to: UK Parliament 1997–2001
Alan Keen → legislativeTerm → UK Parliament 1997–2001 ⓘ
Derek Wyatt → partOf → UK MPs 1997–2001 ⓘ
linked to: UK Parliament 1997–2001
Margaret Hodge → parliamentaryTerm → UK Parliament 1997–2001 ⓘ
subject linked to: Dame Margaret Hodge
UK Parliament 2001–2005 → precededBy → UK Parliament 1997–2001 ⓘ
Brigg and Cleethorpes → parliamentaryTermCoverage → 1997–2001 Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: UK Parliament 1997–2001