I may be able to help my right hon. Friend because when I was a councillor in the London Borough of Barnet, I was responsible for cemeteries, particularly the one in Hendon. The reason why the legislation was not used when I was the responsible cabinet member is that alternative locations were used. The Victorian planners of the cemetery originally decided that that land would not be used for burial, so we used those alternative locations, as well as other parts of the cemetery that were not originally intended for burials.
New Southgate Cemetery [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Matthew Offord
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 29 November 2016.
It occurred during Debate on bills on New Southgate Cemetery [Lords].
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