Lords conclude detailed check of Crown Estate Bill

The Crown Estate Bill aims to widen the borrowing and investment powers of the Crown Estate to speed up the development of offshore wind projects, in collaboration with Great British Energy, and to deliver long-term financial returns to the taxpayer.

Line by line examination 

Committee stage is a thorough examination of the individual parts (clauses) of the bill.

Starting from the front of the bill, members work through the clauses in order, considering changes (amendments) to the wording or proposals for new clauses.

Proposed changes   

Members speaking on day two of committee stage put forward amendments  (changes) to the bill on subjects including:

• the size of the Sovereign Grant, money paid by the government to the monarchy to fund official duties
• impact of salmon farms on the Crown Estate.

Watch or read the debate

• Watch the Parliament TV recording.
• Read the Lords Hansard transcript.

Explore further information 

Find out more about the bill in the House of Lords Library briefing. 

Next steps

Report stage – a further chance to closely scrutinise elements of the bill and make changes – is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 5 November.

What's happened so far

Committee stage day one: Monday 14 October

Members speaking on day one of committee stage put forward amendments (PDF) (changes) to the bill on subjects including:

• introducing a cap on borrowing
• parliamentary scrutiny of the chair of commissioners of the Crown Estate
• the bill's application to Wales.

Catch up

• Watch the Parliament TV recording - part one and part two.
• Read the Lords Hansard transcript - part one and part two.

Second reading

Second reading, a full debate on the key principles of the bill, took place on Monday 2 September.

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