Full details are given below in section 3 - Overseas Visitors. The MP or Peer concerned can usually arrange for them to take a tour in English or another language. Applications should be made as far in advance as possible. Tours are usually available only on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings, and Friday afternoons after 3.30 pm. Thursday morning tours are confined to the House of Lords only.
Times vary during recess.
Guided tours of the Houses of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster will take place during the summer recess from 6th August and 29 September 2001. Further details are given in Section 1 - Summer Opening of the Palace of Westminster . Overseas Visitors A very limited number of permits is available to visitors from overseas to tour the Houses of Parliament. To arrange a tour during this period, see Section 1 - Summer Opening of the Palace of Westminster . For tours outside this period when the House of Commons is sitting, a permit can be issued which will enable a party of up to 16 people to tour the Palace of Westminster between 3.30 - 5.30 pm on a Friday afternoon, provided that both Houses have concluded their business for the week.