HL Deb 14 October 2004 vol 665 c25WS
Lord Grocott

At Commons Business Questions today, my right honourable friend Peter Hain MP announced the following provisional recess dates for the House of Commons:

Christmas

  • Rise close of play—Tuesday 21 December
  • Return—Monday 10 January

Constituency week

  • Rise close of play—Thursday 10 February
  • Return—Monday 21 February

Easter

  • Rise close of play—Thursday 24 March
  • Return—Monday 4 April

Whitsun

  • Rise close of play—Thursday 26 May
  • Return—Monday 6 June

Summer

  • Rise close of play—Thursday 28 July
  • Return—Monday 10 October

It is my intention to match these dates for the House of Lords, subject of course to the requirements and progress of business.

It is not proposed to have a September sitting next year, because work needs to be done in the Commons Chamber.