Educational Institutions Schools or other educational institutions based in this country should normally contact their local MP to arrange a tour of the Houses of Parliament. However, the Parliamentary Education Unit arranges a series of educational visits suitable for older school children or adult education students. These take place in the autumn, but are advertised in the Times Educational Supplement in March. Teachers and others wishing to participate are advised to contact the Education Unit early. When the House of Commons is sitting, the Unit also arranges a programme of Wednesday visits during term time, which is aimed at year 8-10 pupils.
Further details are available from the address below.
The Parliamentary Education Unit acts for both Houses of Parliament. For all other educational visits, organisers should write to their local MP as in 2 above. An information leaflet, Educational Visits to Parliament , is available from the Parliamentary Education Unit on request. Attending a Debate There are separate pages that give details of how to visit the galleries in order to watch a debate in the House of Commons and the House of Lords .