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Record Copies of Acts

Proceeding contribution from Robert Jenrick (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 20 April 2016. It occurred during Backbench debate on Record Copies of Acts.

When I heard that the hon. Lady was opposed to the proposal, I took the liberty—I hope she does not mind—of looking up whether there are any important documents from the town of Grimsby that are printed on vellum and would not have existed had they been printed on paper. It turns out that in Grimsby town hall there are 14 boxes of them including, from 1227, the charter creating the town of Grimsby; from 1256, the charter granting the town of Grimsby its right—

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
608 c1022 
Session
2015-16
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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