NOTICEBOARD Weekly Information Bulletin The next Bulletin will be published on Saturday 20 April 2002 Recess: House of Commons Whit Recess Subject to the progress of business, the House of Commons will rise on Friday 24 May and return on Tuesday 11 June 2002 Recess: House of Lords Whit Recess Subject to the progress of business, the House of Lords will rise on Thursday 30 May and return on Monday 10 June 2002 Budget The Budget will take place on Wednesday 17 April 2002 Non Sitting Fridays 29 June, 6 July, 7 and 14 December 2001 and 15 February, 22 March, 3 and 17 May, 14 and 28 June 2002 Private Members' Bills 26 October, 2, 23 and 30 November 2001; 11, 18 and 25 January, 15 March, 12 & 19 April, 10 May, 21 June and 19 July 2002. Palace of Westminster Summer Opening The Palace of Westminster will be open during the summer recess for guided tours of Parliament. The tours will take place from Friday 3rd August to Saturday 20th September. Tickets can be booked in advance from 28 March by contacting Firstcall Tel: 0870 9063773 Website: www.firstcalltickets.com http://www.parliament.uk The Parliament website provides information about new parliament procedures and miscellaneous facts about general elections as well as lists of Members, Ministers and Committees. See index for material available on the website.