BBC Parliament

Broadcasting 24-hours-a-day, BBC Parliament is the UK's only dedicated politics channel.  The channel is available on Freeview channel 81, Freesat channel 201, Virgin channel 612, Tiscali channel 502, Sky channel 504 and online via iPlayer.

BBC Parliament shows live proceedings from the House of Commons and coverage of the House of Lords, Westminster Hall, select committees, the Scottish Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the Welsh Assembly.

BBC Parliament Remit

The remit of BBC Parliament is to make accessible to all the work of the UK's parliamentary and legislative bodies and the European Parliament. The service should also analyse and set in context the issues and politics behind parliamentary debates.

BBC Parliament will continue to contribute towards the delivery of the BBC's public purposes in the range of ways set out in its service licence. Key developments in the way in which the service will contribute to each purpose are outlined below. These are designed to address the priorities identified by the BBC Trust, future-proof the delivery of the purposes, and address perceived gaps in delivery in line with strategies in the BBC's purpose plans.

Main Programmes

The Record - rounds up the day's events in Parliament at 11pm from Monday to Thursday, repeated at 9am Tuesday to Friday.

The Record Review - wraps up the week's events in Westminster at 11pm on Fridays, repeated at 11am on Sundays and 9am on Mondays.

The Record: Europe - takes a weekly look at the key events and issues in the EU institutions at 11pm on Saturdays, repeated 10am on Mondays.