On 4th September 2024, the House of Lords debated a regret motion to the Holocaust Memorial Bill. A vote was held on the motion, in which Bishops took part:
The Bishop of Southwark and the Bishop of St Albans took part in a vote on an amendment to the bill tabled by Baroness Deech: “at end to insert “but this House regrets that the Bill fails to allow for a full appraisal and consultation on any preferred site for a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre; and that in preparing the bill the Government have failed to establish the true cost of the project or deal with issues of security around the Memorial”.
The amendment was disagreed. Content: 99 / Not Content: 49
The Bishop of St Albans and the Bishop of Southwark voted Content.
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