Magna Carta: 800th Anniversary Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Magna Carta: 800th Anniversary

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Excerpts
Monday 17th December 2012

(11 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Portrait Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale
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My Lords, does the Minister agree that it might be appropriate if this House cleaned the figures of the signatories to the Magna Carta? That would be a nice gesture, would it not?

Lord McNally Portrait Lord McNally
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For one minute, I thought that I was going to be dragged into Scottish politics. My brief tells me that Scotland did not sign the Magna Carta—neither did King John, before anyone corrects me on that. Every time we have this Question on the Order Paper, another good suggestion comes forward. I must say that the suggestion of the cleaning is an excellent one.