Written questions

Sovereign Grant

Lords · Question HL14934 · Tabled 26 Feb 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 9 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 26 February 2025 (HL5095), what arrangements they are making for the review of the Sovereign Grant this year; and when they plan to bring forward the legislation to implem

Answer

Answered by Lord Livermore, 9 Mar 2026

As required by the Sovereign Grant Act 2011, the next review of the Sovereign Grant will take place this year. In addition, the Government has committed to bring forward legislation to reset the Grant to a lower level from 2027-28 once Buckingham Palace r...