Consituency Tours
We are able to arrange tours of Parliament for our consituents free of charge. The tours must be booked approximately a month in advance, and you will be required to provide your full address
as proof of being in our consituency. To book a tour, contact us in writing, by email or by phone.
Prime
Minister's Question Time
We are able to organise tickets for our consituents to sit in the gallery during Prime Minister's Question Time at midday on Wednesdays. However, we are only allocated four
tickets per year, and these have already gone for 2008. They are obviously in very high demand and are very limited, so we regret that some of you will be disappointed. However, you can
sit in the Public Gallery of the House of Commons for any other ministers (see below) or we are happy to arrange any other tour for you.
Tours of Parliament
Tours run differently on days when the house is sittinv compared with those when the house is not sitting: You can find out when the House is sitting from the parliamentary website, http://www.parliament.uk/business/what_s_on.cfm
Sitting Days Mondays - 09.00 to 12 Noon Full Tours
Tuesdays - 09.00 to 12 Noon Full Tours
Wednesdays - 09.00 to 09.56 Full Tours
10.00 to 12 - Noon Partial Tours (Lords Only)
Thursdays - No Tours
Fridays - 15.30 to 17.00 Full Tours
Non Sitting Days & Recesses Non-sitting Fridays - 09.30-17.00
Christmas / New Year Closed
Easter and Spring Weekdays 09.30 - 17.00
Whitsun Recess Weekdays 09.30 - 17.00
Prorogation Weekdays 09.30 - 17.00
Tours
of Big Ben
Big Ben tours run Monday - Friday at 10.30, 11.30 and 14.30, and last 55 minutes. Please note that this tour involves climbing 334 spiral stone steps with only a small respite. There is no
lift, therefore visitors should feel confident about making the climb and descent. This tours are in high demand so we recommend booking well in advance.
Please note that Big Ben tours are now fully booked for April and May, and there are only limited spaced between June and August.
Gallery
Tickets
When the House is sitting, it is possible to arrange for you to sit in the public gallery of the House of Commons to watch the debate. This is particularly exciting during ministerial question
times. For the Parliamentary programme, visit http://www.parliament.uk/business/what_s_on.cfm. Gallery tickets are usually available at
14.30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, 11.30am on Wednesdays, 10.30am on Thursdays, and 9.30am on some Fridays, depending on when the House is sitting.
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