Get Involved – Group Tours

Group tours of the Parliament

It is possible on some days for groups to tour the Parliament, and receive a brief orientation on the Red House as well as the work of the Parliament. It is imperative that these sessions are pre-arranged in order to ensure that there is no conflict with the schedule of the Parliament. Here are the general rules for visits to the Parliament Chamber.

1. Requests are to be made in writing to the Office of the Clerk of the House at least one week in advance of the proposed visit. (View the Contact Us section for the address.)
2. Mondays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. are the days and times scheduled for visits to the Parliament Chamber on non-meeting days. Please note that these days are subject to change in the event that there is a sitting of either House of Parliament
3. A maximum of fifty students, accompanied by three or four teachers, are allowed at any one time on non-meeting days.
4. On meeting days a maximum of thirty students, accompanied by two or three teachers, are allowed at any one sitting of either House of Parliament, and students are to be seated at least fifteen (15) minutes before the start of the sitting.
5. There is to be no visit to the Parliament Chamber during budget debates.
6. There is to be no eating or drinking in the Chamber at anytime.
7. Vehicles used by tour groups are NOT to be parked along any of the streets surrounding the Red House. Parking on these streets is prohibited.
8. Persons visiting Parliament are kindly asked to dress appropriately.

N.B. Visits to the Parliament Chamber are privileges extended by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. These privileges can be curtailed at anytime if the above-mentioned rules are not strictly adhered to.