HISTORIC PROPERTY RIGHTS

Early day motion 487, tabled 9 January 2003 by Lord Mann (Labour). Signed by 16 members.

That this House notes the claim for compensation for historic property rights by hereditary peers; proposes that for consistency of approach retrials for all property thefts and associated misdemeanours committed by the ancestors of hereditary peers should be introduced; and further notes that special emphasis should be placed on events in the reign of Henry VIII.

Signatures by party: Labour 12, Liberal Democrat 2, Labour/Co-operative 1, Plaid Cymru 1.