House of Lords - Recess Dates

House of Lords

House of Lords Recess Dates 1945 - 2002
For recess information since 2002, please see the main House of Lords Recess Dates page

S = State Opening
P = Prorogation
D = Dissolution
G = General Election
R = Recall of Parliament
Bold horizontal line = Parliament
Narrow horizontal line = Session

SESSION

DATES RECESSES

NOTES

Whitsun/ Spring

Summer

Christmas
Half Term
Easter
Whitsun/ Spring
Summer

2001-2002 Wed 20/06/01 (S)
Tue 24/07/01 -
Mon 15/10/01
Thur 20/12/01 -
Mon 08/01/02
Thur 14/02/02 -
Mon 25/02/02
Thur 28/03/02 -
Mon 08/04/02
Thur 30/05/02 -
Mon 10/06/02
Thur 07/06/01 (G)
Fri 14/09/01 (R)
Thur 04/10/01 (R)
Mon 08/10/01 (R)

2000-2001 Wed 06/12/00 (S)
Mon 14/05/01 (D)
Thu 21/12/00 -
Mon 15/01/01
Thur 22/02/01 -
Mon 26/02/01
Tue 10/04/01 -
Mon 23/04/01

1999-2000 Wed 17/11/99 (S)
Thur 30/11/00 (P)
Thur 16/12/99 -
Mon 10/01/00
Wed 23/02/00 -
Mon 28/02/00
Thur 20/04/00 -
Tue 02/05/00
Thur 25/05/00 -
Mon 05/06/00
Fri 28/07/00 -
Wed 27/09/00

1998-1999 Tues 24/11/98 (S)
Thurs 11/11/99 (P)
Thur 17/12/98 -
Mon 11/01/99
Wed 31/03/99 -
Mon 12/04/99
Thur 27/05/99 -
Mon 07/06/99
Fri 30/07/99 -
Mon 11/10/99

1997-1998 Wed 14/05/97 (S)
Thur 19/11/98 (P)
Fri 23/05/97 -
Tue 03/06/97
Fri 01/08/97 -
Tue 14/10/97
Thur 18/12/97 -
Mon 12/01/98
Thur 09/04/98 -
Mon 20/04/98
Thur 21/05/98 -
Mon 01/06/98
Fri 31/07/98 -
Mon 05/10/98
Thur 01/05/97 (G)
Thur 03/09/98 (R)

1996-1997

Wed 23/10/96 (S)
Fri 21/04/97 (D)
Thur
19/12/96 - Mon 13/01/97

1995-1996

Wed 15/11/95 (S)
Thur 17/10/96 (P)
Wed
20/12/95 - Tue 09/01/96
Wed 03/04/96 - Mon 15/04/96 Thur 23/05/96 - Mon 03/06/96 Thur 25/07/96 - Tue 15/10/96

1994-1995

Wed 16/11/94 (S)
Wed 08/11/95 (P)
Fri
16/12/94 - Mon 09/01/95
Thur
06/04/95 - Tue 18/04/95
Thur 25/05/95 - Mon 05/06/95 Fri 21/07/95 - Mon 16/10/95 Wed 31/05/95 (R)

1993-1994 Thur 18/11/93 (S)
Thur 03/11/94 (P) Fri
17/12/93 - Mon 10/01/94
Thur
31/03/94 - Mon 11/04/94
Thur
26/05/94 - Mon 06/06/94
Tue
26/07/94 - Mon 10/10/94

1992-1993 Mon 27/04/92 (S)
Fri 05/11/93 (P)
Thur
21/05/92 - Mon 01/06/92
Thur
16/07/92 - Mon 19/10/92
Thur
17/12/92 - Mon 18/01/93
Thur
01/04/93 - Wed 14/04/93
Thur
27/05/93 -
Mon 07/06/93
Wed
28/07/93 - Mon 11/10/93
Thur 09/04/92 (G)
Thur 24/09/92 (R)
Fri 25/09/92 (R)

1991-1992 Thur 31/10/91 (S)
Mon 16/03/92 (D)
Thur
19/12/91 - Thur 09/01/92

1990-1991 Wed 07/11/90 (S)
Tue 22/10/91 (P)
Thur
20/12/90 - Mon 14/01/91
Thur
28/03/91 - Mon 15/04/91
Thur
23/05/91 - Mon 03/06/91
Thur
25/07/91 - Mon 14/10/91

1989-1990 Thur 21/12/89 (S)
Mon 15/01/90 (P)
Thur
21/12/89 - Mon 15/01/90
Thur
05/04/90 - Wed 18/04/90
Thur
24/05/90 - Mon 04/06/90
Thur
26/07/90 - Mon 08/10/90
Thur 06/09/90 (R)

1988-1989 Tue 22/11/88 (S)
Thur 16/11/89 (P)
Thur
22/12/88 - Mon 16/01/89
Thur
23/03/89 - Mon 03/04/89
Thur
25/05/89 - Mon 05/06/89
Thur
27/07/89 - Mon 09/10/89

1987-1988 Thur 25/06/87 (S)
Tue 15/11/88 (P)
Thur
23/07/87 - Tue 20/10/87
Thur
17/12/87 - Mon 11/01/88
Thur
30/03/88 - Mon 11/04/88
Thur
26/05/88 - Mon 06/06/88
Fri
29/07/88 - Mon 10/10/88
Thur 11/06/87 (G)

1986-1987 Wed 12/11/86 (S)
Mon 18/05/87 (D)
Thur
18/12/86 - Mon 12/01/87
Thur
09/04/87 - Mon 27/04/87

1985-1986 Wed 06/11/85 (S)
Fri 07/11/86 (P)
Thur
19/12/85 - Mon 14/01/86
Wed 26/03/86 - Mon 07/04/86 Thur 22/05/86 - Mon 02/04/86 Thur
31/07/86 - Mon 06/10/86

1984-1985 Tue 06/11/84 (S)
Wed 30/10/85 (P)
Thur
20/12/84 - Mon 14/01/85
Thur 04/04/85 - Mon 15/04/85 Thur
23/05/85 - Mon 03/06/85
Wed
31/07/85 - Mon 14/10/85

1983-1984 Wed 22/06/83 (S)
Wed 31/10/84 (P)
Wed
27/07/83 - Mon 24/10/83
Wed
21/12/83 - Mon 16/01/84
Thur
12/04/84 - Wed 25/04/84
Thur
24/05/84 - Mon 04/06/84
Wed
01/08/84 - Tue 16/10/84
Thur 09/06/83 (G)

1982-1983 Wed 03/11/82 (S)
Fri 13/05/83 (D)
Wed
22/12/82 - Mon 17/01/83
Wed
30/03/83 - Mon 11/04/83

1981-1982 Wed 04/11/81 (S)
Thur 28/10/82 (P)
Thur
18/12/81 - Mon 18/01/82
Wed
07/04/82 - Mon 19/04/82
Thur
27/05/82 - Mon 07/06/82
Mon
02/08/82 - Tue 12/10/82
Sat 03/04/82 (R)
Wed 14/04/82 (R)

1980-1981 Thur 20/11/80 (S)
Fri 30/10/81 (P)
Thur 18/12/80 - Tue 13/01/81 Thur
16/04/81 - Mon 27/04/81
Thur
21/05/81 - Mon 01/06/81
Fri
31/07/81 - Tue 06/10/81

1979-1980 Tue 15/05/79 (S)
Thur 13/11/80 (P)
Thur
24/05/79 - Tue 12/06/79
Thur
27/07/79 - Tue 23/10/79
Thur 20/12/79 - Tue 15/01/80 Thur
03/04/80 -
Mon
14/04/80
Fri 23/05/80 - Mon 02/06/80 Fri 08/08/80 - Mon 06/10/80 Thur 03/05/79 (G)
Fri 01/02/80 (R)

1978-1979 Wed 01/11/78 (S)
Sat 07/04/79 (D)
Thur 14/12/78 - Tue 16/01/79 Thur
05/04/79 - Wed 09/05/79

1977-1978 Thur 03/11/77 (S)
Tue 24/10/78 (P)
Thur
15/12/77 - Tue 17/01/78
Thur 23/03/78 - Tue 04/04/78 Thur
25/05/78 - Tue 06/06/78
Wed 02/08/78 - Tue 24/10/78

1976-1977 Wed 24/11/76 (S)
Wed 26/10/77 (P)
Wed 22/12/76 - Tue 18/01/77 Thur 31/03/77 - Tue 19/04/77 Thur
26/05/77 - Tue 14/06/77
Fri 29/07/77 - Wed 26/10/77

1975-1976 Wed 19/11/75 (S)
Mon 22/11/76 (P)
Fri
19/12/75 -
Tue 13/01/76
Wed 14/04/76 - Tue 27/04/76 Thur
27/05/76 - Tue 08/06/76
Thur
29/07/76 - Mon 27/09/76

1974-1975 Tue 29/10/74 (S)
Wed 12/11/75 (P)
Thur 19/12/74 - Tue 21/01/75 Thur
27/03/75 - Tue 08/04/75
Thur
22/05/75 - Mon 09/06/75
Thur
7/08/75 - Mon 22/09/75
Thur
25/09/75 - Mon 13/10/75
Thur 10/10/74 (G)

1974 Tue 12/03/74 (S)
Wed 31/07/74 (D)
Wed 10/04/74 - Tue 30/04/74 Thur 23/05/74 - Mon 10/06/74 Wed
31/07/74 - Tue 22/10/74
Thur 28/02/74 (G)
Mon 03/06/74 (R)

1973-1974 Tue 30/10/73 (S)
Fri 08/02/74 (D)
Thur
20/12/73 - Tue 22/01/74
Wed 09/01/74 (R)

1972-1973 31/10/72 (S)
25/10/73 (P)
Thur
21/12/72 - Tue 23/01/73
Wed 18/04/73 - Tue 01/05/73 Wed 23/05/73 - Tue 05/06/73 Thur 26/07/73 - Mon 15/10/73

1971-1972 02/11/71 (S)
26/10/72 (P)
Thur 16/12/71 - Tue 18/01/72 Thur 30/03/72 - Tue 18/04/72 Thur 18/05/72 - Mon 05/06/72 Fri 11/08/72 - Mon 11/09/72
Fri 22/09/72 - Mon 16/10/72

1970-1971 02/07/70 (S)
28/10/71 (P)
Thur 23/07/70 - Tue 28/10/70 Thur
17/12/70 - Tue 12/01/71
Thur 08/04/71 - Tue 20/04/71 Thur 27/05/71 - Tue 08/06/71 Thur
05/08/71 - Mon 11/10/71
Thur 18/06/70 (G)
Wed 22/09/71 (R)

1969-1970 28/10/69 (S)
29/05/70 (D)
Thur 18/12/69 - 20/01/70 Thur 26/03/70 - Tue 07/04/70 Wed 20/05/70 - Thur 28/05/70

1968-1969 30/10/68 (S)
22/10/69 (P)
Wed 18/12/68 - Tue 21/01/69 Thur 27/03/69 - Tue 15/04/69 Thur 22/05/69 -
Tue 10/05/69
Fri 25/07/69 - Mon 13/10/69

1967-1968 31/10/67 (S)
25/10/68 (P)
Wed 20/12/67 - Tue 23/01/68 Wed 10/04/68 - Tue 23/04/68 Thur 30/05/68 - Tue 11/06/68 Thur 01/08/68 - Mon 07/10/68 Mon 22/01/68 (R)
Mon 26/08/68 (R)

1966-1967 21/04/66 (S)
27/10/67 (P)
Thur 26/05/66 - Tue 14/06/66 Fri 12/08/66 - Tue 18/10/66 Wed 21/12/66 - Tue 17/01/67 Wed
22/03/67 - Tue 04/04/67
Thur 11/05/67 - Wed 31/05/67 Thur
27/07/67 - Mon 23/10/67
Thur 31/03/66 (G)

1965-1966 09/11/65 (S)
10/03/66 (D)
Wed 22/12/65 - Tue 25/01/66

1964-1965 03/11/64 (S)
08/11/65 (P)
Wed 23/12/64 - Tue 19/01/65 Wed 14/04/65 - Tue 27/04/65 Wed 02/06/65 - Tue 15/06/65 Thur
05/08/65 - Tue 26/10/65
Thur 15/10/64 (G)
Mon 25/01/65 (R)

1963-1964 12/11/63 (S)
25/09/64 (D)
Thur 19/12/63 - Tue 14/01/64 Wed 25/03/64 - Tue 07/04/64 Wed 13/05/64 - Tue 02/06/64 Fri
31/07/64 - Mon 27/10/64

1962-1963 30/10/62 (S)
24/10/63 (P)
Thur 20/12/62 - Tue 22/01/63 Wed 10/04/63 - Tue 23/04/63 Thur 30/05/63 - Mon 17/06/63 Wed 31/07/63 - Thur 24/10/63 Mon 25/11/63 (R)

1961-1962 31/10/61 (S)
25/10/62 (P)
Wed 20/12/61 - Tue 23/01/62 Wed 18/04/62 - Tue 01/05/62 Thur 07/06/62 - Tue 26/06/62 Thur 02/08/62 - Thur 25/10/62

1960-1961 01/11/60 (S)
24/10/61 (P)
Wed 21/12/60 - Tue 24/01/61 Thur 30/03/61 - Tue 11/04/61 Thur 18/05/61 - Wed 31/05/61 Thur 03/08/61 - Tue 24/10/61 Tue 17/10/61 (R)

1959-1960 27/10/59 (S)
27/10/60 (P)
Thur 17/12/59 - Tue 26/01/60 Wed 13/04/60 - Tue 26/04/60 Fri 03/06/60 - Tue 21/06/60 Fri 29/07/60 - Tue 25/10/60 Thur 08/10/59 (G)
Fri 18/09/59 (R)

1958-1959 28/10/58 (S)
18/09/59 (D)
Thur 18/12/58 - Tue 20/01/59 Wed 25/03/59 - Tue 07/04/59 Thur
14/05/59 - Tue 02/06/59
Wed
29/07/59 - Thur 22/10/59

1957-1958 05/11/57 (S)
23/10/58 (P)
Thur 19/12/57 - Tue 21/01/58 Wed 02/04/58 - Tue 15/04/58 Thur
22/05/58 - Tue 10/06/58
Fri 01/08/58 - Tue 21/10/58

1956-1957 06/11/56 (S)
01/11/57 (P)
Thur
20/12/56 - Tue 22/01/57
Wed 17/04/57 - Tue 30/04/57 Fri 07/06/57 - Tue 25/06/57 Thur
01/08/57 - Tue 29/10/57
Wed 12/09/56 (R)

1955-1956 09/06/55 (S)
05/11/56 (P)
Wed 27/07/55 - Tue 25/10/55 Wed 21/12/55 - Tue 24/01/56 Wed 28/03/56 - Tue 10/04/56 Thur 17/05/56 - Tue 29/05/56 Thur 02/08/56 -
Tue 23/10/56
Thur 26/05/55 (G)

1954-1955 30/11/54 (S)
06/05/55 (D)
Wed 22/12/54 - Tue 25/01/55 Wed 06/04/55 - Tue 19/04/55

1953-1954 03/11/53 (S)
25/11/54 (P)
Fri
18/12/53 - Tue 19/01/54
Thur
15/04/54 - Tue 27/04/54
Fri 04/06/54 - Tue 15/06/54 Fri 30/07/54 - Tue 19/10/54

1952-1953 04/11/52 (S)
29/10/53 (P)
Wed 17/12/52 - Tue 20/01/53 Thur
02/04/53 - Tue 14/04/53
Wed 20/05/53 - Tue 09/06/53 Fri 31/07/53 - Tue 20/10/53

1951-1952 06/11/51 (S)
31/10/52 (P)
Fri
07/12/51 - Tue 29/01/52
Wed 09/04/52 - Tue 22/04/52 Fri 30/05/52 - Tue 10/06/52 Fri 01/08/52 - Tue 14/10/52 Thur 25/10/51 (G)

1950-1951 31/10/50 (S)
05/10/51 (D)
Fri
15/12/50 - Tue 23/01/51
Wed 21/03/51 - Tue 03/04/51 Thur 10/05/51 - Tue 29/05/51 Wed 01/08/51 - Tue 09/10/51 Thur 04/10/51 (R)

1950 06/03/50 (S)
26/10/50 (P)
Wed 05/04/50 - Tue 18/04/50 Fri 26/05/50 - Tue 13/06/50 Fri 28/07/50 - Tue 17/10/50 Thur 23/02/50 (G)
Tue 12/09/50 (R)

1948-1949 26/10/48 (S)
16/12/49 (D)
Thur 16/12/48 - Tue 18/01/49 Wed 13/04/49 - Tue 26/04/49 Thur 02/06/49 - Tue 21/06/49 Sat 30/07/49 - Tue 18/10/49 Thur 27/09/49 (R)

1948 14/09/48 (S)
25/10/48 (P)
Fri 24/09/48 - Mon 25/10/48

1947-1948 21/10/47 (S)
13/09/48 (P)
Thur 18/12/47 - Tue 20/01/48 Wed 24/03/48 - Tue 06/04/48 Thur 13/05/48 - Tue 25/05/48 Fri 30/07/48 - Mon 13/09/48

1946-1947 12/11/46 (S)
20/10/47 (P)
Thur 19/12/46 - Tue 21/01/47 Thur 03/04/47 - Tue 15/04/47 Fri 23/05/47 - Tue 03/06/47 Wed 13/08/47 - Mon 20/10/47

1945-1946 15/08/45 (S)
06/11/46 (D)
Fri
24/08/45 - Tue 09/10/45
Thur
20/12/45 - Tue 22/01/46
Thur 18/04/46 - Tue 30/04/46 Thur 06/06/46 - Tue 18/06/46 Thur 01/08/46 - Tue 08/10/46 Thur 05/07/45 (G)