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Crown Estate

Lords · Question HL1697 · Tabled 16 Oct 2024 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 29 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Lord Wigley

To ask His Majesty's Government, in each year from 1999 to 2024, what directions have been given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, or the relevant Secretary of State, to the Crown Estate Commissioners under section 1 of the Crown Estate Act 1961.

Answer

Answered by Lord Livermore, 29 Oct 2024

Section 1 of the Crown Estate Act 1961 provides that the Chancellor of the Exchequer may direct the Commissioners as to the discharge of their functions under the Act, but in doing so must have regard to the general statutory duties of the Commissioners. ...