Debate on bill on Tuesday, 7 January 2025, in the House of Commons, led by Darren Jones. The answering members were James Wild and James Murray.

Crown Estate Bill [Lords]

Second reading. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Public Bill Committee. Programme motion on proceedings in Public Bill Committee, consideration, third reading and other proceedings. Agreed to on question. King's recommendation signified. Money resolution. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 759 cc775-811
Session: 2024-26
Department: Treasury
Legislative stage: Second reading
Procedure: Programme motions; Money resolutions; King's recommendation
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Crown Estate Bill (HL) 2024-26. Brought from the Lords
Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Bills
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Alistair Carmichael | 759 c777 (Link to this contribution)
I understand that the Minister is proposing that, in relation to the seabed, the Crown Estate wil...; Darren Jones | 759 c775 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. May I commend my hon. Friend the Member f...; Stephen Flynn | 759 c775 (Link to this contribution)
I hope the Minister will not hear much disagreement about the points he is making so eloquently. ...; Darren Jones | 759 c778 (Link to this contribution)
As the right hon. Gentleman knows, Crown Estate Scotland is a separate organisation to the Crown ...; Stephen Flynn | 759 c778 (Link to this contribution)
On that point, will the Minister give way?; Darren Jones | 759 c776 (Link to this contribution)
I will make some progress.
The second objective of the Bill is to enable the Crown Estate t...; Mark Pritchard | 759 c776 (Link to this contribution)
Let us be clear that this is a huge departure for the Crown Estate. The Bill basically allows it ...; Darren Jones | 759 c776 (Link to this contribution)
I will come to a number of those points later in my speech. If I have not answered the right hon....; Mark Pritchard | 759 c776 (Link to this contribution)
Is there not a potential conflict of interest? The Minister mentions GB Energy, a new national or...; Darren Jones | 759 cc776-7 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman is doing a brilliant job of anticipating sections in my speech. Once aga...; Darren Jones | 759 c778 (Link to this contribution)
That is a great question. I have no idea, so I will commit to writing to the right hon. Gentleman...; Melanie Onn | 759 c778 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister give way?; Darren Jones | 759 c779 (Link to this contribution)
Only if it is a question to which I know the answer.; Melanie Onn | 759 c779 (Link to this contribution)
I might be able to help a little with the question asked by the right hon. Member for Orkney and ...; Darren Jones | 759 c779 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her help, which I hope gives the right hon. Member for Orkney...; Jayne Kirkham | 759 c779 (Link to this contribution)
Clause 3 covers this:
“The Commissioners must keep under review the impact of their activit...; Darren Jones | 759 c779 (Link to this contribution)
I am continually grateful for the team effort, and I am grateful to my hon. Friends for having pa...; Alistair Carmichael | 759 c780 (Link to this contribution)
I am aware of the duty to keep this under review, but that will surely be overridden, because the...; Darren Jones | 759 cc780-779 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman should not take my not knowing the answer as meaning that other people a...; Stephen Flynn | 759 c779 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister has mentioned GB Energy and the desire to get on with allowing the Crown Estate in E...; Darren Jones | 759 c779 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman will know that the ambitions for GB Energy are broader than those relati...; Steve Race | 759 c779 (Link to this contribution)
We have talked a little about Scotland and Wales, but does the Minister believe this Bill will st...; Darren Jones | 759 cc784-0 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his excellent question. He will know from the work of ministerial coll...; Judith Cummins | 759 c780 (Link to this contribution)
I call the shadow Minister.
3.28 pm; James Wild | 759 cc780-1 (Link to this contribution)
The work on reforming the Crown Estate was developed by the previous Government. I am pleased to ...; Mark Pritchard | 759 cc781-6 (Link to this contribution)
I agree with my hon. Friend that the Crown Estate and Treasury’s framework agreement was ineffect...; James Wild | 759 cc786-4 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the potential risk. There is no one-way bet...; Alistair Carmichael | 759 c784 (Link to this contribution)
Salmon farming is enormously important in my community and in many other communities around the h...; James Wild | 759 c787 (Link to this contribution)
Like me, the right hon. Gentleman will have read the Hansard reports of the debates in the other ...; Matt Rodda | 759 cc787-6 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to speak in today’s debate. I wish...; Caroline Nokes | 759 c786 (Link to this contribution)
I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
3.47 pm; Pippa Heylings | 759 cc786-7 (Link to this contribution)
I begin by extending my gratitude to all those who have worked tirelessly in the Lords on the Bil...; David Chadwick | 759 c787 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that this legislation should have set out a framework for devolving the...; Pippa Heylings | 759 cc787-8 (Link to this contribution)
Indeed, I read the report of the debate in the Lords, and there was a passionate request for the ...; Henry Tufnell | 759 cc788-790 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate. The Crown Estate sits as one of the mo...; Llinos Medi | 759 c789 (Link to this contribution)
The Crown Estate owns 65% of Wales’s foreshore and riverbeds, and more than 50,000 acres of land....; Catherine Fookes | 759 c789 (Link to this contribution)
The reality is that Plaid Cymru Members are divided on this issue and are confused as well. Their...; Llinos Medi | 759 cc791-3 (Link to this contribution)
I will come on to answer that question and perhaps show a pragmatic way of working forward.; Claire Hughes | 759 c793 (Link to this contribution)
Devolving the Crown Estate would needlessly jeopardise the role it is playing now to deliver good...; Llinos Medi | 759 c793 (Link to this contribution)
I will come on to that, too, because as an energy champion for my constituents for many years I a...; Jayne Kirkham | 759 c793 (Link to this contribution)
I represent Truro and Falmouth, which has huge potential to benefit from floating offshore wind. ...; Angus MacDonald | 759 c793 (Link to this contribution)
I will speak about the Crown Estate’s borrowing powers and the broadening of its investment scope...; Melanie Onn | 759 c795 (Link to this contribution)
Is the hon. Member aware of the example of Ørsted, which has just given £1 million to the Horizon...; Angus MacDonald | 759 c794 (Link to this contribution)
Funnily enough, as a Highland councillor, it is a subject that I have spent many years working on...; Perran Moon | 759 cc794-5 (Link to this contribution)
Meur ras, Madam Deputy Speaker.
I welcome the provisions made in the Bill to improve the go...; Jim Allister | 759 cc795-7 (Link to this contribution)
I can well understand the need to update the Crown Estate Act, particularly in regard to the fina...; Polly Billington | 759 c796 (Link to this contribution)
I am struck by the fact that many of the people living in the hon. and learned Gentleman’s consti...; Jim Allister | 759 c798 (Link to this contribution)
The point I am making is that the tension in the Bill between the environmental impacts and susta...; Dave Robertson | 759 cc798-7 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to take part in this debate alongside so many of my coastal colleagues. It puts ...; Melanie Onn | 759 cc797-9 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the Government’s proposed powers to enable the Crown Estate to drive greater investment...; Angus MacDonald | 759 c798 (Link to this contribution)
May I come back to the community benefits, which the hon. Member brought up in her intervention o...; Melanie Onn | 759 cc802-1 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for that comment. It is about how we view community benefits and how embe...; Luke Charters | 759 cc801-3 (Link to this contribution)
I am pleased to speak in today’s debate, because although the Bill is short, it is an incredibly ...; Chris Vince | 759 c802 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that the Bill is another example of how this Labour Government are roll...; Luke Charters | 759 cc802-3 (Link to this contribution)
I always agree with my hon. Friend. He will recognise the impact the Bill brings not only to the ...; Adam Jogee | 759 c803 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, which I am sure those on the Front Bench are enjoyi...; Luke Charters | 759 cc803-4 (Link to this contribution)
I was half-expecting my hon. Friend to mention Walleys quarry, although I cannot conceive of how ...; Caroline Nokes | 759 c804 (Link to this contribution)
I call the shadow Minister.
4.57 pm; James Wild | 759 c804 (Link to this contribution)
With the leave of the House, it is a pleasure to respond briefly on behalf of His Majesty’s loyal...; Caroline Nokes | 759 cc804-820 (Link to this contribution)
I call the shadow Minister to wind up.
5.1 pm; James Murray | 759 cc820-809 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to close this debate on the Crown Estate. May I wish you, Madam Deputy Speaker, ...
Subjects: Crown lands and estates Devolution Capital investment Borrowing Crown Estate Employment Fisheries Northern Ireland Powers Wales Scotland Sustainable development Renewable energy Seas and oceans Wind power Supply chains Seabed National grid Corporate governance Great British Energy
Legislation: Crown Estate Bill (HL) 2024-26
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on hansard.parliament.uk

Crown Estate Bill [Lords]

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