Dissolution of Parliament
At dissolution, every seat in the House of Commons becomes vacant. All business in the House comes to an end. MPs stop representing their constituencies. There will be no MPs until after the general election. MPs and their staff can come into Parliament for a few days after dissolution to clear their offices. Those who wish to be MPs again must stand again as candidates for election.
The House will focus on making preparations for the return of newly elected Members of Parliament who will make their way to Parliament in the days following the election.
Media relations service during dissolution
During dissolution the House of Commons media relations team will remain operational from 09:00 until 17:00 during weekdays.
You can contact us by phone on 0207 219 0969 during these hours or via email at commonspressoffice@parliament.uk. Out of hours, please leave a message stating your name, contact number and query, and the on-call media officer will get back to you.
Find out more about dissolution on Parliament’s website.
A media briefing on dissolution will take place at 11:30 on Thursday 30th May, and a separate press notice has been sent out regarding this.
Filming in Parliament
As Parliament is dissolved, the filming points in the Parliamentary Estate are unable to be booked. They will re-open for passholding broadcasters from 0900 on Friday 5th July.
Library briefings
The House of Commons Library has a general election hub where you can find all election-related content in one place.