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From: Tim Powys-Lybbe <>
Subject: Re: [SOG] UK BMDs on the Internet
Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 00:11:30 +0100

In message <>
"Jeanne Bunting, UK" <> wrote:

> Peter,
>
> If you go to:
>
> http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm/cmfbusi/91019c01.ht
> m
>
> you will find the following:
>
> House of Commons Session
> 1998-99
>
> Future Business Part C: Other Future Business
>
> Tuesday 26th October
>
> Mr Keith Darvill
>
> That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the law
> relating to access to registers of births, marriages and deaths; and for
> connected purposes.
>
> This is probably what Roy Harper was talking about. There are no details
> of the Bill though.
>

It looks like a private members' bill. This means that it must not
propose any expenditure of public funds. I suspect it will get
thrown out as putting things on the internet is not cheap.

Alternatively he is putting through some enabling legislation for the
PRO to put the process out for commercial operation.

Sounds odd that nothing more is known of it. Where's the spin-doctors?

--
Tim Powys-Lybbe
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This thread:

• [SOG] UK BMDs on the Internet by "Peter Park" <>
  • Re: [SOG] UK BMDs on the Internet by "Ian Miller" <>
  • Re: [SOG] UK BMDs on the Internet by Iain Kerr <>
  • [SOG] UK BMDs on the Internet by "Jeanne Bunting, UK" <>

  • Re: [SOG] UK BMDs on the Internet by Tim Powys-Lybbe <>

  • Re: [SOG] UK BMDs on the Internet by "David Bowring" <>