Subject to the progress of business, the recess dates are expected to be as follows:
SUMMER RECESS
The House will be adjourned at the end of business on Thursday 24 July and return on Monday
1 September.
CONFERENCE RECESS
The House will be adjourned at the end of business on Thursday 18 September and return on Monday 13 October.
NOVEMBER ADJOURNMENT
The House will be adjourned at the end of business on Wednesday 5 November and return on Monday 10 November.
CHRISTMAS RECESS
The House will be adjourned at the end of business on Thursday 18 December and return on Monday 5 January.
FEBRUARY RECESS 2026
The House will be adjourned at the end of business on Thursday12 February and return on Monday 23 February.
EASTER RECESS 2026
The House will be adjourned at the end of business on Thursday 26 March and return on Monday 13 April.
WHITSUN RECESS 2026
The House will be adjourned at the end of business on Thursday 21 May and return on Monday 1 June.
SITTING FRIDAYS
The House is expected to sit on the following Fridays:
Further sitting Fridays may be announced in due course.
LORD KENNEDY OF SOUTHWARK
May 2025
Estimated Rising Time:
The House may sit late
Questions on an Oral Statement:
‘Changes to winter fuel payments 2025’ -
Lord Livermore (HMT)
Questions on an Oral Statement:
‘Free School Meals eligibility expansion’ -
Baroness Smith of Malvern (DfE)