Rt Hon Dame Cheryl Gillan MP

House of Commons, LONDON, SW1A 0AA

Date :  28 August 2019

STATEMENT BY THE RT HON DAME CHERYL GILLAN, MP FOR CHESHAM AND AMERSHAM, ABOUT THE PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT

Dame Cheryl Gillan MP commented:

“ Parliament has been sitting for 340 days which is the longest in almost 400 years. It will prorogue in the second sitting week in September and return on Monday 14 October.

“ This is what would have happened as the House would be on Recess for all the Party Conferences and the Prime Minister has written a letter to MPs giving information about this.”