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- My Lords, I congratulate the Committee and the Beverley Freemen on having reached the end of a very long journey. It started some years ago when I came to the House and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mustill, was trying to get what was known as the Beverley Bill passed. It has been up and down and in and out of both Houses but I am very pleased to say that the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill, which has just gone through, had spatchcocked into it a major piece of legislation, which was an attempt to bring up to date the legislation that has dealt with freemen over many years. I am pleased to say that it has been very well received and I congratulate the Beverley freemen and all other freemen, who of course derive their power locally from medieval times. They do a marvellous job of work. I congratulate them and the Committee on having seen us this far.
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Lord Brabazon of TaraConservative
Lord Graham of EdmontonLabour