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Following the State Opening of Parliament, the House of Lords will debate the content of the King’s Speech over five days.

On the second day of debate, members will discuss justice, home affairs and the union.

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The private members’ bill ballot takes place today. 25 bills put forward by individual members will be pulled from a hat to determine the order in which they’ll be introduced to the House.

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Following the State Opening of Parliament, the House of Lords will debate the content of the King’s Speech over five days.

On the first day of debate, members will discuss economic growth, trade, and EU partnership.

Find out more about the King’s Speech debates: https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2026/may-2026/state-opening-of-parliament-2026/

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The State Opening of Parliament takes place this morning, formally marking the start of the parliamentary session. Following the ceremony, the House of Lords gets straight down to work with a debate on a motion for an ‘humble address’.

The debate on the address is the formal name for debates on the content of the King’s Speech. The House of Lords debates the different subject areas of the speech over five days. After which, bills are introduced and the Lords returns to work shaping laws, holding the government to account and investigating important issues of the day.

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‘Other measures will be laid before you’. 
 
The final words of the King’ s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament give the government the flexibility to introduce other bills (drafts laws) during the session. 

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Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive for the State Opening of Parliament. They processed through the Royal Gallery, with the King wearing the Imperial State Crown, to the House of Lords chamber.

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State Opening marks the formal start of Parliament’s working year. His Majesty the King will open Parliament by reading the Speech from the Throne in the House of Lords chamber. The Speech is written by the government and contains an outline of its policies and proposed legislation for the parliamentary session.

State Opening is the only regular occasion when the three parts of Parliament – the Sovereign, the House of Lords and the House of Commons – meet.

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The first event of the State Opening of Parliament is a ceremonial search of the cellars before the King’s arrival.

The search dates back over 420 years to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Today, the search begins in the Prince’s Chamber before moving into the chamber of the House of Lords.

The Yeomen of the Guard is the monarch’s bodyguard, who are the country’s oldest military force. They are led in the procession by a member of parliamentary staff carrying a key to the cellars.

State Opening is the start of UK Parliament’s working year and the only time the three constituent parts of Parliament – the monarch, House of Lords and UK House of Commons – regularly meet. The King’s Speech in the Lords chamber sets out the upcoming agenda of the government.

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Preparations are underway for the State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday 13 May.

Hear from Black Rod about his role in the ceremony.

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With only 2 days to go until the State Opening of Parliament, Leader of the House of Lords, Baroness Smith of Basildon, explains what happens during the event and her role in it.

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