Prayers mark the daily opening of Parliament. The occassion is used by MPs to reserve seats in the Commons Chamber with 'prayer cards'. Prayers are not televised on the official feed.
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The Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker (Standing Order No. 3).
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)
I beg to move, That the House sit in private.
Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163), and negatived.
Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Eleanor Laing)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his motion, which is roundly defeated.