Find the examples of Infinitive in the text “Government in the UK”.
The centre of the national government in the UK is Parliament, which makes all important laws for the country. Parliament is made up of the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and the Queen or King. The Houses of Parliament are in part of London called Westminster, and the word Westminster is often used to mean Parliament. The House of Commons is more powerful than the House of Lords. It has 650 members who have been elected by the people of the UK, called Members of Parliament or MPs, each representing a constituency (an area of land and the people who live in it). The House of Lords has over 1000 members.
The government brings bills (suggested new laws) to the House of Commons, where they are discussed by MPs. The bills then go to a bill, but does not have the power to stop it from becoming law. When the bills come back to the Commons, MPs vote on them, and if they are passed they are signed by the Queen or King and become Acts of Parliament, which means that they become part of British law.
In 1997, the people of Scotland and Wales voted for devolution, which means that they will have their own separate parliaments, known as the Scottish Parliament or the Scottish Assembly, and the Welsh Assembly. Westminster will continue to deal with things such as foreign affairs, deference and immigration, and the Scottish and Welsh parliaments will deal with things such as health, education, transport, and the environment.
The organizations that are responsible for local government in the UK are called councils. Their main job is provide local service such as schools, libraries, and the Fire service. They are also responsible for the local environment, and take rubbish from people’s houses and clean the streets.

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