Bishop’s Stortford Cemetery Bill [HL]

Debate between Lord Etherton and Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Thursday 14th September 2023 Lords Chamber

[The Senior Deputy Speaker]

That the Bill do now pass.

[Lord Etherton (CB)]

My Lords, I take this opportunity as the chair of the Opposed Private Bill Committee to thank its other members: the noble Lord, Lord Reay, the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Thornhill and Lady Willis of Summertown. On behalf of the entire committee, I thank those who supported us: Chris Salmon Percival, Clerk of Private Bills, who stepped in to clerk when the previously designated clerk was unable to attend; Che Diamond, the assistant counsel to the Chairman of Committees; Mike Wright, the private and hybrid Bill manager; and Kiran Kaur, the committee operations officer.

I am happy to say that we amended the Bill in a way that improved it and was acceptable to both the presenters and the petitioner.