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Prayers

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Homes (Fitness for Habitation) Bill
Friday 26th October 2018

(6 years, 2 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.

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Lyn Brown Portrait Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab)
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I beg to move, that the House sit in private.

Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163), and negatived.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I hope that the appetite has now been satisfied and we can proceed with alacrity to business.

Bill Presented

Healthcare (International Arrangements)

Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)

Secretary Matt Hancock, supported by the Prime Minister, Secretary Dominic Raab, Secretary Esther McVey, Secretary Jeremy Wright and Stephen Barclay, presented a Bill to make provision about paying and arranging for healthcare provided outside the United Kingdom and giving effect to healthcare arrangements; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 279) with explanatory notes (Bill 279-EN).

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