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 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.
Monday 23 March 2026
19:48:28
Estimated Rising Time:
The House is expected to rise before 10pm.
The Grand Committee is expected to rise at around 6pm
Urgent Business:
Private Notice Question: Lord Harris of Haringey to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of UK homeland defence in light of the long-range missile capabilities demonstrated by Iran in their strike on the Diego Garcia military base. (Lord Coaker, MoD)
Dinner Break Business - at a convenient point around 7.30pm
Questions on an Oral Statement made in the House of Commons on Thursday 19 March (40 minutes)
‘UK Steel Strategy’ – Baroness Lloyd of Effra (DBT)
