Parliament 2009 Sitting Calendar
The recommended House sitting programme for 2009 has been out for a while. So how does it look:
- Two weeks from 10 February
One week recess - Two weeks from 3 March
One week recess - Three weeks from 24 March
Two weeks recess - Three weeks from 28 April
One week recess - Two weeks from 26 May
One week recess - Three weeks from 16 June
Two weeks recess - Three weeks from 21 July
One week recess - Two weeks from 18 August
One week recess - Three weeks from 8 September
Two weeks recess - Three weeks from 13 October
Two weeks recess - Two weeks from 17 November
One week recess - Three weeks from 8 December
Rise around 22 December
A total of 31 weeks spread over 12 sessions. This seems about normal off memory.
Contrary to what some may think, it is not holiday time for MPs in recess weeks. You still have constituency work, some select committees, caucus committees, policy development, stakeholder meetings, party activities, correspondence etc – plus of course Ministers are still governing.