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Environment Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Berkeley (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 13 October 2021. It occurred during Debate on bills on Environment Bill.

My Lords, I congratulate everyone who has taken part in this Bill. My own contribution was very small.

I want to ask the Minister why the consent of the Crown and the Prince of Wales is required. The roles and responsibilities are set out very clearly in Clause 147 and Schedule 19, which is pretty long, so what assets are actually involved? The Duchy of Cornwall has been saying for a long time that it is in the private sector. In that respect, there are thousands or maybe millions of other stakeholders who are also in the private sector, so why have the Government not sought the approval or consent of all these other people? What is so special about the Duchy? I look forward to his response.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
814 c1842 
Session
2021-22
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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