A Bill to provide that the Secretary of State’s powers in relation to the management of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, include the power to grant a lease in respect of land for a period of up to 150 years
House of Lords
10 September 2019
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This bill would give the Secretary of State the power to grant long leases of land at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, for up to 150 years. It concerns how Kew Gardens is managed and funded by enabling long-term leasing as part of its operation. The bill is a Lords measure and is currently at the 2nd Reading in the Lords.
The bill is in the Lords at the 2nd Reading stage; it originated in the Lords and has not yet progressed in the Commons. If it advances, it would move to further readings in the Lords and then to the Commons for consideration.
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13 Jul 2017
First reading took place on 13 July. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
The 2017-2019 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
