Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Keith Vaz (Labour), on Wednesday, 18 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 7 members in total.

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BURIAL OF RICHARD III

That this House is delighted that the burial ceremony of Richard III will begin on 22 March 2015, ending with his remains being re-interred on 26 March 2015 in Leicester Cathedral; believes that this event unites the Protestant and Catholic communities of the UK, as his re-interment will be led by both the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster; thanks the Rt Rev Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester, for such incredible work in making these events possible; and notes that this will be a historic day for Leicester, and highlight the rich cultural history of the city.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

891 

Session

2014-15

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Kelvin Hopkins

Lord Murphy of Torfaen

Mike Hancock

David Anderson

Subjects

Funerals Monarchy

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk