Summer schedule

Westminster takes flight for the summer

The Parliament in Westminster is in recess along with the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly.

During the summer break BBC Parliament will broadcast the following programmes in rotation

Whenever you tune in you will catch the pickings of recent political activity in the UK and Europe as programmes are shown in a 17-hour cycle.

Programmes

The Record (60mins) - Tessa Duggleby reviews the highlights of the last term in Westminster

The Record: Europe (30mins) - Shirin Wheeler chairs debates on CIA flights in European airspace and the level of CO2 emissions from aircraft

Scottish Parliament (2 hours) - The executive debate on climate change (from Thursday 8th June)

Welsh Assembly (85 mins) - Debate on the First Minister's Annual Report (from Wednesday 12th July)

BookTalk: Betty Boothroyd (15mins) - Mark D'Arcy talks to Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell about his book If¿Marches On

Immigration Statement (2hours) - House of Commons statement on immigration by Home Secretary John Reid (Tuesday 25th July)

Public Admin Committee (80mins) - session on Ministers and Civil Servants, with evidence from Michael Howard and David Blunkett (Thursday 29th June)

The Record (60mins) - Tessa Duggleby reviews the highlights of the last term in Westminster

The Record: Europe (30mins) - Shirin Wheeler chairs debates on CIA flights in European airspace and the level of CO2 emissions from aircraft

Northern Ireland Assembly (2hours 5mins) - Debate on the economics of Northern Ireland (Tuesday 16th May)

A-Z Parliament - The Whips (10mins) - Alicia McCarthy examines the role of whips in Parliament

PMQs (30mins) - The prime minister's last question session in the Commons from Wednesday 19 July

Lords Speaker election (25mins) - Coverage of the election of the House of Lords Speaker (from Tuesday 4th July)

Westminster Hall (90mins) - Commons debate in Westminster Hall on Lords Reform (Tuesday 20th June)

BOOKtalk-Healeys (20mins) - Mark D'Arcy talks to Nick Jones about his book Trading Information

BBC Parliament will broadcast a full schedule of political activity when the chambers return on Monday 9 October.