As an MP’s office, we are happy to help facilitate visits to parliament. Depending on when you are visiting and what you want from your visit, we are able to offer different options to guests.

Before filling out the request form (linked at the bottom of this page), please ensure you are a Halifax constituent. If you are unsure, please use this link to confirm: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP

Tours

The Visitor Tour Route includes the Chambers of both Houses, the State Rooms in the House of Lords, Central Lobby, St Stephen’s Hall and Westminster Hall. When the Houses are sitting, the full tour route may not always be available and can be subject to last minute changes or cancellation due to parliamentary business. However we will do our best to secure you a tickets for the viewing galleries for both chambers.

Tours begin in Westminster Hall and run every 15 minutes starting between the following times:

During parliamentary sessions

• Monday: 9.00am-12 noon
• Tuesday: 9.00am-10.00am
• Tuesday: 10.15am-12.00 noon*
• Wednesday: 10.15am-12.00 noon*
• Friday: 3.30pm-5.00pm

*Slightly shorter tours which include the House of Lords, Central Lobby, St Stephen’s Hall and Westminster Hall, but not the House of Commons chamber although we will do our best to get you into the viewing gallery.

Tickets for Prime Minister’s Questions

Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) in the Commons Chamber is a ticketed event which takes place every Wednesday at 12 noon when Parliament is sitting. Tickets are free of charge and are only available to Halifax constituents (use this link to see if you are a constituent: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP).

Advance booking is essential, and each MP has an allocation of 4 tickets per month. As you can imagine, PMQs are by far the most popular event in the parliamentary schedule. So, in order to give yourself the best chance possible of securing tickets we recommend making your request at least 3 months in advance.

PMQs only takes place during weeks when Parliament is sitting, so please make sure you do not make your request for a Wednesday when Parliament is in recess. Here are the upcoming recess dates:

Summer recess: House rises: 20 July 2023, returns: 4 Sept 2023
Conference recess: House rises: 19 Sept 2023, returns 16 Oct 2023
Christmas recess: House rises: 19 Dec 2023, returns: 8 Jan 2024

Please also be aware, occasionally, other MPs may represent the Prime Minister or the Leader of the Opposition at PMQs when either or both cannot attend.