House of Lords Recess Dates
Subject to the progress of business, the recess dates are expected to be as follows:
EASTER RECESS
The House will be adjourned at the end of business on Friday 27 March and return on
Monday 13 April.
WHITSUN RECESS
The House will be adjourned at the end of business on Thursday 21 May and return on
Monday 1 June.
SUMMER RECESS
The House will be adjourned at the end of business on Thursday 23 July and return on
Tuesay 1 September.
CONFERENCE RECESS
The House will be adjourned at the end of business on Thursday 17 September and return on Monday 12 October.
CHRISTMAS RECESS
The House will be adjourned at the end of business on Thursday 17 December and return on Tuesday 5 January 2027.
SITTING FRIDAYS
The House is expected to sit on the following Fridays:
- Friday 27 February
- Friday 6 March
- Friday 13 March
- Friday 20 March
- Friday 27 March
- Friday 24 April
Further sitting Fridays may be announced in due course.
LORD KENNEDY OF SOUTHWARK
February 2026
CONFERENCE RECESS
The House will be adjourned at the end of business on Thursday 17 September and return on Monday 12 October.
Tuesday 3 March 2026
16:38:25
Estimated Rising Time:
Chamber:
The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of Report stage on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Grand Committee:
The Grand Committee is expected to rise at around 6pm
Questions on an Oral Statement:
‘Publication of the draft text of the UK-EU Treaty on Gibraltar’ - Lord Collins of Highbury (FCDO)
