A general election will take place on 4 July. Before this, Parliament will be prorogued tomorrow, 24 May before dissolution on 30 May. The House of Lords and its committees will not then meet until after the election.
The new Parliament will meet on 9 July, when members will take the oath and the
@HouseofCommons
will elect a Speaker. The ‘Royal Approbation’ ceremony for the Speaker will take place in the Lords chamber.
The
#StateOpening
of Parliament and King’s Speech take place on 17 July.
@UKHouseofLords
In my hotel there are 800 males and 100 women and this is unacceptable because equity is important so it has to be 50% males 50% women. There must be away to increase females inside London. Which way do you know?