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Parliamentary time

A resource for parliamentary time, provided by the Commons Library.

Calculators

Time periods can be calculated for dates after June 2017.

Scrutiny end date calculator - a tool for calculating the end date for scrutiny of a paper subject to a particular procedure.

Sitting days during an interval calculator - a tool for calculating the number of sitting days between two dates.

Time periods

Parliaments, dissolutions, sessions, prorogations and recesses in both Houses.

Data for Parliaments, dissolutions, sessions and prorogations is populated from the first Parliament of the United Kingdom, in 1801.

Recess data is populated from June 2017.

Calendar

A calendar showing House of Commons and House of Lords sitting, virtual sitting and adjournment days. The data is populated from June 2017.

Calendar subscriptions

Subscribe to calendars for future recess periods, sitting, virtual sitting and adjournment days for the House of Commons or the House of Lords.

Formerly known as

The egg timer.