§ MR. T. L. CORBETTI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether there is any official record of the number of private burying grounds attached to monastic and conventual institutions; and whether he can state the conditions on which permission to use such private burying grounds is granted.
§ MR. GLADSTONEThere is not, to my knowledge, any such record, nor am I aware that any permission to use such grounds is required except in the case of a proposed new ground in a place where, in pursuance of the Burial Acts and Orders in Council thereunder for the protection of the public health, no new burial ground may be opened without
†See (4)Debates, clvii., 181.‡ See (4)Debates,clviii., 601, 603.231 the approval of the Local Government Board.
§ MR. SLOANDoes the right hon. Gentleman consider it right and proper that no official record should be kept of these places?
§ MR. GLADSTONEwas understood to to reply that he had not considered that point.
§ MR. CORBETTHas any one a right to use a private burial ground without special leave?
§ MR. GLADSTONEThat is a matter which is regulated by Act of Parliament.
§ MR. T. L. CORBETTCannot the right hon. Gentleman say more?
§ MR. GLADSTONEsaid he would make further inquiry if the hon. Member would tell him exactly what he wanted.
§ MR. FLAVIN (Kerry, N.)We will furnish the hon. Member with a burying ground if that is what he wants.