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HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The clause amends schedule 1 to the Crown Estate Act 1961. Specifically, it will increase the number of commissioners from eight to 12 and require them to be paid out of the…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am grateful for the contributions on this point and for the Minister’s response. I have read the framework agreement closely. At the moment, the Crown Estate will notify the…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Clause 3, the first of several clauses added on Report in the House of Lords, will amend section 1 of the 1961 Act to require the commissioners to review the impact of their…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Okay. Amendment 1 would require the Crown Estate commissioners to have regard to net zero targets, regional economic growth and ensuring resilience in various areas.…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)My point about the new clause is trying to get some transparency about what those proceeds might be. I do not whether the hon. Member can enlighten me as to from where they might…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I rise briefly to speak to amendment 9, not least because I represent North West Norfolk, which is next door to North Norfolk where I grew up. It is sometimes quite difficult to…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I will briefly speak to new clause 11. On Second Reading, we heard a lot of debate and discussion about the role of community benefits. As I mentioned, I represent a coastal area…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)As the Minister said, clause 4 was added on Report in the House of Lords to require the Crown Estate’s annual report to include activities under the partnership between the Crown…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again so soon, Mr Mundell. As the Minister noted, the clause was added in the other place, particularly following the efforts of…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)This is a pretty straightforward clause. It is one of those that were added to the Bill in the other place to improve it, and I hope the Minister might learn the lesson of those…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Thank you for calling me to speak again, Mr Mundell—it is good to get the exercise. There is not much to add on this very straightforward clause and amendment, other than that the…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I will respond to Government new clause 2 and to new clause 3, which was tabled in my name. As we heard from the Minister, Government new clause 2 will require the Crown Estate…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The Minister talked about flexibility, but the Crown Estate would not suddenly decide tomorrow to sell some asset; it will have a business case and a process. That business case…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I will not detain the Committee for long. The hon. Member for Ynys Môn referred to the previous Conservative Government’s position, which has not changed today. The proposal would…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Well—06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I am up now. I will not detain the Committee long. We did not support new clause 5, so it follows that we do not support new clause 6, although it raises a thought in my mind. The…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I am grateful, Mr Mundell, for your chairing this afternoon, and I am grateful to Ms Furniss for chairing the first session this morning. I am grateful for the support, help and…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportThe right hon. Lady referred to neighbourhood policing. In Norfolk, the new settlement will mean four officers on duty at any one time over an area of 2,000 square miles.…05 Feb 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)The hon. Member has probably seen the same evidence produced by the industry as I have; I do not think that we should dismiss it out of hand. Representatives from the industry do,…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)After that intervention, I hope the hon. Member will support my amendment when I press it to a vote. The Government are moving in this direction, so let us get this in the…30 Jan 2025