Prayers Debate

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John Bercow

Main Page: John Bercow (Speaker - Buckingham)
Tuesday 14th May 2013

(11 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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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.

This information is provided by Parallel Parliament and does not comprise part of the offical record

[Mr Speaker in the Chair]
John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. I draw Members’ attention to the fact that the book for entering the private Member’s Bill ballot is now open for Members to sign in the No Lobby. It will be open until the House rises today and when the House is sitting on Wednesday 15 May. The ballot will be drawn on Thursday 16 May, and a note setting out those arrangements and the dates when ten-minute rule motions can be made and presentation Bills introduced are published in the Order Paper.

BUSINESS BEFORE QUESTIONS

Sessional Returns

Ordered,

That there be laid before this House Returns for Session 2012-13 of information and statistics relating to:

(1) Business of the House.

(2) Closure of Debate, Proposal of Question and Allocation of Time (including Programme Motions);

(3) Sittings of the House;

(4) Private Bills and Private Business;

(5) Public Bills;

(6) Delegated Legislation and Regulatory Reform Orders;

(7) European Legislation, etc;

(8) Grand Committees;

(9) Panel of Chairs; and

(10) Select Committees.—(The Chairman of Ways and Means).