Parliamentary Calendar - Project Open Gov

A public schedule showing when Parliament is sitting and what business is planned.

Category: Parliamentary documents and sources Parliamentary procedure

Also used as: parliamentary calendar, parliamentary calendars, Parliament calendar, parliamentary schedule, calendar of parliamentary business

Official website: View what’s on in Parliament

Source / explainer: Read UK Parliament information on daily business

Last reviewed: 23 August 2026

The Parliamentary Calendar helps readers see when the House of Commons, House of Lords and committees are expected to sit and what business is scheduled. It is useful for following upcoming debates, questions, statements, committee meetings and non-sitting periods. Scheduled business can change, so it should be treated as planned business rather than a settled record.

Related terms

Forthcoming BusinessBusiness expected to be considered by Parliament on future sitting days.Non-sitting DayA day when a House of Parliament is not meeting to conduct ordinary business.RecessA break during a parliamentary session when the Houses do not meet to conduct business.Sitting DayA day on which a House of Parliament meets to conduct business.What’s on in ParliamentThe UK Parliament service showing scheduled Commons and Lords business.