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Kew Gardens (Leases) Bill [HL] - First Reading

– in the House of Lords at 11:37 am on 13 July 2017.

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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.

The Bill was introduced by Lord True, read a first time and ordered to be printed.

Secretary of State

Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.