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OpenBorough Freedom (No. 2) Bill [HL]

1st reading in the Lords

02 Apr 20081 speechView in Hansard ↗
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    My Lords, I beg to introduce a Bill to enable rights of admission to the freedom of cities or towns to be extended to women; to enable other amendments relating to admission to be made; to confer powers to admit persons as honorary freemen of certain places in the Confederation of the Cinque Ports; and for connected purposes. I beg to move that this Bill be now read a first time. Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Bill read a first time, and ordered to be printed.