During the summer of 1923, he spent the entire parliamentary recess inspecting the department's operations.

I'd seriously argue that the biggest constitutional event of the year is the parliamentary recess.

He is keen to give final confirmation by July 19 when the summer parliamentary recess begins."

Banks died aged about 40 during the long parliamentary recess and was buried at Chastleton.

As the coalition government speeds towards the summer parliamentary recess, the pace of policy change continues to be breathless.

Of course George Osborne is perfectly entitled to go on holiday during the parliamentary recess.

The indemnity had been rushed through prior to the summer parliamentary recess without notifying parliament.

However, most of My Early Life was written during the parliamentary recess in the summer of 1928.

It broadcasts live all sessions of parliament and the meetings of the department of parliamentary recess.

Richard Hooper will report his findings to Government before the 2012 summer Parliamentary Recess.

The parliamentary recess had been employed by the government in securing by lavish corruption a majority in favour of their policy.

During the parliamentary recess, however, the executive remained in the hands of the Privy Council, which was responsible to the Riksdag alone.

Fortunately for those who wanted him to continue in Downing Street, his period of incapacity and recovery coincided with the Parliamentary recess.

A Written Ministerial Statement confirming this measure will be made at the first opportunity following Parliamentary recess.

Parliamentary recesses last for three months over the summer and a couple of weeks over Easter and Christmas, so it's best to ring in advance.

Unfortunately most of the allotted time fell during the parliamentary recess, which further frustrated the effort to fully pursue the intended lines of inquery.

During the parliamentary recess in 1866 Verdon was sent to England to bring the question of the defences of Victoria before the English authorities.

During the summer Parliamentary recess the Trust started a series of exhibitions; the venue alternates yearly between the United Kingdom and a destination abroad.

Billot soon began to feel uneasy; he conjured his "old friend" to do nothing without having seen him; that is to say, until the end of the parliamentary recess.

This time with the Parliamentary Recess fast approaching, the Government urged the Commons not to insist on its disagreement with the Lords.

Mr. Khetab said Mr. Zaki was beaten two weeks ago, when he returned to Jowzjan, his home province in the north, for the parliamentary recess.

The law was passed by parliament during a special sitting in July, and signed into law by Nicolas Sarkozy in August (i.e. during the parliamentary recess).

At the beginning of each parliamentary recess, Tory MP Keith Simpson compiles a "reading list" for Tory MPs.

The decrees, signed during a parliamentary recess, are likely to meet with strong resistance from Parliament, controlled by the revived Communist Party, which is hostile to both reform and a strong presidency.

Allowing for parliamentary recesses, that adds up to between forty and forty-five Cabinet meetings a year - not a particularly significant statistic if more business is being taken in committees, of which more in a moment.