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House of Commons - recess dates

Description Start date End date
Whitsun recess 2025 Friday 23 May 2025 Sunday 1 June 2025
Easter recess 2025 Wednesday 9 April 2025 Monday 21 April 2025
February recess 2025 Friday 14 February 2025 Sunday 23 February 2025
Christmas recess 2024 Friday 20 December 2024 Sunday 5 January 2025
November recess 2024 Thursday 7 November 2024 Sunday 10 November 2024
Conference recess 2024 Friday 13 September 2024 Sunday 6 October 2024
Summer recess 2024 Wednesday 31 July 2024 Sunday 1 September 2024
Easter recess 2024 Wednesday 27 March 2024 Sunday 14 April 2024
February recess 2024 Friday 9 February 2024 Sunday 18 February 2024
Christmas recess 2023 Wednesday 20 December 2023 Sunday 7 January 2024
Conference recess 2023 Wednesday 20 September 2023 Sunday 15 October 2023
Summer recess 2023 Friday 21 July 2023 Sunday 3 September 2023
Whitsun recess 2023 Friday 26 May 2023 Sunday 4 June 2023
Coronation recess 2023 Thursday 4 May 2023 Monday 8 May 2023
Easter recess 2023 Friday 31 March 2023 Sunday 16 April 2023
February recess 2023 Friday 10 February 2023 Sunday 19 February 2023
Christmas recess 2022 Wednesday 21 December 2022 Sunday 8 January 2023
November recess 2022 Thursday 10 November 2022 Sunday 13 November 2022
Conference recess 2022 Saturday 24 September 2022 Monday 10 October 2022
Period of mourning for HM Queen Elizabeth II 2022 Sunday 11 September 2022 Tuesday 20 September 2022
Summer recess 2022 Friday 22 July 2022 Sunday 4 September 2022
Whitsun recess 2022 Friday 27 May 2022 Sunday 5 June 2022
Easter recess 2022 Friday 1 April 2022 Monday 18 April 2022
February recess 2022 Friday 11 February 2022 Sunday 20 February 2022
Christmas recess 2021 Friday 17 December 2021 Tuesday 4 January 2022
November recess 2021 Wednesday 10 November 2021 Sunday 14 November 2021
Conference recess 2021 Friday 24 September 2021 Sunday 17 October 2021
Summer recess (post recall) 2021 Thursday 19 August 2021 Sunday 5 September 2021
Summer recess 2021 Friday 23 July 2021 Tuesday 17 August 2021
Whitsun recess 2021 Friday 28 May 2021 Sunday 6 June 2021
Easter recess 2021 Friday 26 March 2021 Sunday 11 April 2021
February recess 2021 Friday 12 February 2021 Sunday 21 February 2021
Recess 2021 Thursday 7 January 2021 Sunday 10 January 2021
Christmas recess (post recall) 2020 Thursday 31 December 2020 Tuesday 5 January 2021
Christmas recess 2020 Friday 18 December 2020 Tuesday 29 December 2020
Recess 2020 Saturday 24 October 2020 Sunday 1 November 2020
Summer recess 2020 Thursday 23 July 2020 Monday 31 August 2020
Whitsun recess 2020 Thursday 21 May 2020 Sunday 31 May 2020
Easter recess 2020 Thursday 26 March 2020 Monday 20 April 2020
February recess 2020 Friday 14 February 2020 Sunday 23 February 2020
Christmas recess 2019 Saturday 21 December 2019 Monday 6 January 2020
Summer recess 2019 Friday 26 July 2019 Monday 2 September 2019
Whitsun recess 2019 Friday 24 May 2019 Monday 3 June 2019
Easter recess 2019 Friday 12 April 2019 Monday 22 April 2019
Christmas recess 2018 Friday 21 December 2018 Sunday 6 January 2019
November recess 2018 Wednesday 7 November 2018 Sunday 11 November 2018
Conference recess 2018 Friday 14 September 2018 Monday 8 October 2018
Summer recess 2018 Wednesday 25 July 2018 Monday 3 September 2018
Whitsun recess 2018 Friday 25 May 2018 Sunday 3 June 2018
Easter recess 2018 Friday 30 March 2018 Sunday 15 April 2018
February recess 2018 Friday 9 February 2018 Monday 19 February 2018
Christmas recess 2017 Friday 22 December 2017 Sunday 7 January 2018
November recess 2017 Wednesday 8 November 2017 Sunday 12 November 2017
Conference recess 2017 Friday 15 September 2017 Sunday 8 October 2017
Summer recess 2017 Friday 21 July 2017 Monday 4 September 2017