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Parliament is in recess from 23 July. The House of Commons and the House of Lords next sit on 6 October.

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Reducing waste in the UK
Lords Science and Technology Committee report says Government efforts to reduce waste should focus more on companies and public sector organisations, not individuals
Waste Reduction
Slavery Abolition Act
Parliament exhibits a commemorative quilt and vase in Westminster Hall from 25 August to mark the 175th anniversary of the Slavery Abolition Act
Slave Trade exhibition
Lords Hansard
From passport queues in airports to Workers Registration Scheme - Hansard publishes text of recently received statements and answers
Recess written answers and statements
New Committee inquiry
Have reforms since 2004 Phillis Review resulted in more effective system of government communication? Committee issues call for evidence
Lords Communications Committee
Cromwell statue
Work to conserve the Cromwell statue by William Hamo Thornycroft on Cromwell Green began on Monday 11 August and is due to be completed in early September
Cromwell conservation work
Systematics and taxonomy
Lords Science and Technology Committee report calls for greater Government leadership to secure the future of the science of describing and identifying organisms
Systematics and Taxonomy: Follow-Up
Constitutional reform
Joint Committee publishes volume of evidence gathered over course of inquiry into Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill, part of wider programme of reforms aimed at making Government more accountable to Parliament
Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
42-day detention
Constitution Committee report criticises proposed involvement of Parliament in detention of terrorism suspects for up to 42 days
Counter-Terrorism Bill: The Role of Ministers, Parliament and the Judiciary

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Your Parliament

Education Service and Dods run interactive exhibition on the work of Parliament

Parliament on YouTube

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Summer opening

Find out how you can book a tour of the Houses of Parliament this summer

Parliament podcasts

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