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Guided tours take visitors into both the Commons and Lords chambers and historic Westminster Hall. Visitors can also attend debates in both Houses and watch committee hearings.</p> </div>  <div class="tabs-wrapper parent"> </div> <div id="sub-landing-advanced"> <div class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20120302164102/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/ukvisitors/">UK visitors</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_hypImageLink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302164102/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/ukvisitors/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302164102im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_5414.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_imgThumbWithLink" alt=""/></a> <p></p> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_hypLink" href="/web/20120302164102/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/ukvisitors/tours/">Arrange a tour through your MP</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_hypLink" href="/web/20120302164102/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/ukvisitors/summeropening/">Saturday and Summer Opening </a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl03_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl03_hypLink" href="/web/20120302164102/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/ukvisitors/bigben/">Climb Big Ben</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl04_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl04_hypLink" href="/web/20120302164102/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/ukvisitors/art-and-architecture-tours/">Contemporary portraiture in Portcullis House</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl05_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl05_hypLink" href="/web/20120302164102/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/ukvisitors/royalty-and-splendour/">Royalty and splendour in the House of Lords</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl06_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl06_hypLink" href="/web/20120302164102/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/ukvisitors/debates/">Attend debates</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl07_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl07_hypLink" href="/web/20120302164102/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/ukvisitors/committees/">Watch committees</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl08_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl00_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl08_hypLink" href="/web/20120302164102/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/ukvisitors/question-time/">Question time</a> </li> <li 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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120302164102im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_8074.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctlMainImageThumb_imgThumbWithLink" alt=""/></a> <p></p> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl01_hypLink" href="/web/20120302164102/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/overseasvisitors/summeropening/">Saturday and Summer Opening </a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl02_hypLink" href="/web/20120302164102/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/overseasvisitors/art-and-architecture-tours/">Contemporary portraiture in Portcullis House</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl03_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl03_hypLink" href="/web/20120302164102/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/overseasvisitors/royalty-and-splendour/">Royalty and splendour in the House of Lords</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl04_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl04_hypLink" href="/web/20120302164102/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/overseasvisitors/debates/">Attend debates</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl05_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl05_hypLink" href="/web/20120302164102/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/overseasvisitors/committees/">Watch committees</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl06_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl06_hypLink" href="/web/20120302164102/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/overseasvisitors/question-time/">Question time</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl07_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlChildPageListing_repChildPages_ctl01_ctrlSectionPromotion_ctrlSimplePageListing_repLinks_ctl07_hypLink" href="/web/20120302164102/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/overseasvisitors/westminster-hall-debates/">Westminster Hall debates</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20120302164102/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/students/">Education service</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a 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