The inaugural Parliament Week took place in 2011 between 31 October and 6 November with events taking place around the country. Running from 19–23 November, the schedule for 2012 included visits to schools and debates with school children. The third Parliament Week ran from 15–21 November 2013 and included events about women in democracy. Since 2013, the European Parliament has held an entirely separate event for members of national parliaments under the name "European Parliamentary Week". Parliament Week 2014 took place from 14–20 November. Discussion topics included digital democracy and a social media campaign called "Do Democracy" which aimed to encourage 16- to 24-year-olds to make their views heard in Parliament and other democratic institutions across the UK. In 2015, Parliament Week was held on 16–22 November and focused on "the future of democracy". It was coordinated with a year-long programme of events called "Parliament in the Making" which celebrated the 750th anniversary of the first English Parliament to include representatives of the towns and cities of England on 20 January 1265, and the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta on 15 June 1215. The official name of the event was changed in 2016 to "UK Parliament Week" from "Parliament Week". This change was intended to signify the emphasis on delivering events throughout the United Kingdom and to help distinguish it from activities relating to other Parliaments and Assemblies in the UK: the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly. Parliament Week was held on 14–20 November 2016 which saw 280 events take place around the country including a visit to a school by cabinet minister, Chris Skidmore. Parliament Week 2017 was held on 13-19 November during which 4,596 events took place across the UK involving 360,000 people. In 2018, Parliament Week was held on 12-18 November. It focused on events celebrating 100 years of women's suffrage in parliamentary elections in the United Kingdom and all men getting the vote. This was coordinated with Parliament's "Vote100" events. In 2019, Council of British International Schoolsaround the world were encouraged to participate in UK Parliament Week, taking place form 2-8 November. The Church of England and Nottingham Trent University also participated. There were over 9,000 activities lined up.
