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            <text>RESTRICTED&lt;br /&gt;10 Downnig Street&lt;br /&gt;London SW1A 2AA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From the Prime Minister's Appointments Unit&lt;br /&gt;4 March 2015&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Mr Denyer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Her Majesty THE Queen has been graciously pleased to agree the title and territorial description which Sir Bob Kerslake wishes to appear in the Letter Patent creating him a Baron in the United Kingdom&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SIR ROBERT WALTER KERSLAKE&lt;br /&gt;To be created a Baron for Life&lt;br /&gt;By the style and title of&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BARON KERSLAKE,&lt;br /&gt;of Endcliffe in the City of Sheffield&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been asked by the Prime Minister to request that the necessary steps may be taken to give effect to Her Majesty's commands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am sending a copy of this letter to the Garter Principal King of Arms.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LAURA WYLD&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mr Ian Denyer MVO, Crown Office&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cc. Mr Thomas Woodcock CVO, DL, FSA, Garter Principal King of Arms.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RESTRICTED</text>
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              <text>Letter from Laura Wyld to Ian Denyer informing him that the Queen had approved the title to be used for Sir Robert Kerslake's peerage. </text>
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              <text>&lt;a href="https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/confirmation_document_proposing#incoming-831667"&gt;WhatDoTheyKnow&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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