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id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlMainBody_wrapperDiv" class="rte"> <p></p><div> <p><strong>Attend a debate</strong></p> <p>You can watch laws being made and debates in both Houses by visiting the public galleries when Parliament is meeting. <br/><a href="/web/20120118052842/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/attend/debates/" target="_self">Attend debates</a> <br/></p> <p><strong>Watch a committee</strong></p> <p>Public committee sessions are open to everyone, including the press. There are meetings Monday to Thursday most weeks when Parliament is sitting (meeting). Visitors queue on the day, places cannot be booked in advance. <br/><a href="/web/20120118052842/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/attend/committees/" target="_self">Watch committees</a> <br/></p> <p><strong>Arrange a tour</strong></p> <p>Overseas visitors are welcome to tour Parliament on Saturdays and during the Summer Opening, when paid-for tickets are available. However, overseas visitors may still attend debates and committees throughout the year. </p> <p>Saturday and Summer Opening pre-booked tickets are available to buy either, online through <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118052842/http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/Houses-of-Parliament-tickets-London/venue/148550">Ticketmaster</a> (external website) or by phoning 0844 847 1672. Groups of 10+ should phone 0844 847 2498.  On the day tickets (subject to availability) may be purchased from the Ticket Office, next to the Jewel Tower by Abingdon Green. <br/><br/><strong>Visit the Parliamentary Archives</strong></p> <p>The Archives are open from Monday to Friday, 09.30 to 17.00. Proof of identity is required. <br/><a href="/web/20120118052842/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/archives/" target="_self">Visit the Parliamentary Archives</a> </p> <p> </p> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div id="panel"> <div class="local-module">  <h2> </h2>  <div class="local-module-content"> <div class="itemImageWithTitle"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_ctlRightHandModuleContainer_ctl00_rptLocalModuleItems_ctl00_ctlLocalModuleItem_hypLink"> <strong>Virtual tours</strong> </a> </div> <div class="itemText">  <div class="rte main-introduction"> <p>Can't visit Parliament in person? 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