Prorogation ceremony 9 September 2019
24 September 2019
At at the end of business on 9 September a prorogation ceremony took place. The Supreme Court judgment of 24 September 2019 found this prorogation to be unlawful meaning that the 2017-19 parliamentary session will resume on 25 September 2019.
Supreme Court judgment 24 September 2019
Prorogation ceremony 9 September 2019
- Read the Lords Hansard transcript: Royal Commission, Royal Assent and Prorogation: Her Majesty's Speech.
- Watch the Prorogation ceremony
What is prorogation?
Prorogation marks the formal end of the Parliamentary session. It usually takes the form of an announcement, read on behalf of the Queen, in the House of Lords chamber.
About the prorogation announcement
The announcement lists the major pieces of legislation passed during the session and also describes other measures taken by the government during the Parliamentary year.
Once it has been read in the Lords, the same announcement is repeated by the Speaker in the House of Commons.
Image: Copyright House of Lords 2019 / Photography by Roger Harris