Duchy of Cornwall and Duchy of Lancaster
Commons · Question 20189 · Tabled 16 Dec 2024 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Mark Pritchard
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will hold discussions with the (a) Duchy of Lancaster and (b) Duchy of Cornwall on creating a shared costs formula for local authorities within those Duchy areas when a Royal visit takes place.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 20 Dec 2024
The Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster are private estates, and neither Duchy manages public money. The government has a limited number of functions in relation to their administration, prescribed by Acts of Parliament.