Fridays are normally set aside for constituency business. The parliament meets in plenary on Wednesday afternoons and all-day Thursday. Committees meet on Mondays, Tuesdays and on Wednesday mornings. Rarely, parliament will meet in plenary all day on a Wednesday.
The following is a guide to normal recess dates:
Summer – normally eight weeks from end of June to end of August
October half-term – normally two weeks in mid-October
Winter festivals – normally last week in December and first in January
February half-term – normally one week in mid-February
Spring festivals – normally two weeks around Easter
A ‘sitting’ day is a day that is not during a recess and is not a Saturday or Sunday or public/bank holiday. A ‘counting’ day is a day when the Office of the Clerk is open, which is normally every weekday except public/bank holidays.
