Lord Berkeleyasked the Chairman of Committees:
What events have taken place in the Royal Gallery in the past five years. [HL5506]
§ The Chairman of Committees (Lord Brabazon of Tara)The Royal Gallery is part of Her Majesty The Queen's residual estate in the Palace of Westminster, and as such is administered on Her behalf by the Lord Great Chamberlain. Its use, other than as a working/ meeting area for Peers, is largely limited to state, royal and major parliamentary occasions. Events held in the Royal Gallery in the period 1998 to the present day were as follows:
Year Month Event 1998 April Silks Ceremony 1998 November State Opening1 1999 April Silks Ceremony 1999 May Council of Europe 50th Anniversary Address 1999 November Farewell to Hereditary Peers 1999 November State Opening1 1999 December Millennium Award Winners1 2000 January Mixed Faith Communities1 2000 May Silks Ceremony 2000 July Australian Passage of Rights Address 2000 July American Bar Association Opening Ceremony 2000 December State Opening1 2001 April Silks Ceremony 2001 June State Opening1 2001 June British Council Address 2002 April Silks Ceremony 2002 April Golden Jubilee Reception1 2002 November State Opening1 2003 April Silks Ceremony 2003 November State Opening¹ 1Her Majesty The Queen and/or members of the Royal Family were present at these events.