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Crown Estate Act 2025

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Lords, Session 2024-25

Act of Parliament (1)

Full text of the Act of Parliament as passed by Parliament (this is the Act in its original state. The Act may have been amended by another Act and any such amendments are not shown in this version).

Crown Estate Act 2025 (c. 7)
11 March 2025

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

HL Bills 74 Commons Amendments
25 February 2025
Lords
Bill 176 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
6 February 2025
Commons
Bill 176 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large print
6 February 2025
Commons
Bill 176 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - xml download
6 February 2025
Commons
Bill 135 2024-2025 (as brought from the Lords)
19 November 2024
Commons
Bill 135 2024-2025 (as brought from the Lords) - large print
19 November 2024
Commons
Bill 135 2024-2025 (as brought from the Lords) - XML
19 November 2024
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

25 February 2025
Lords
Bill 135 EN 2024-2025
19 November 2024
Commons
Bill 135 EN 2024-2025 - large print
19 November 2024
Commons
HL Bill 5 Explanatory Notes
25 July 2024
Lords

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

Speaker’s grouping and selection of Amendments - 24 February 2025
24 February 2025
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 6 February 2025
6 February 2025
Commons

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed. Page and line references in amendment papers refer to the PDF version of the Bill.

HL Bill 74-I Marshalled list for Consideration of Commons Amendments
3 March 2025
Lords
HL Bill 74(a) Motion for Consideration of Commons Amendments
27 February 2025
Lords
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 24 February 2025
24 February 2025
Commons
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 24 February 2025 - large print
24 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 21 February 2025
21 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 20 February 2025
20 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 14 February 2025
14 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 12 February 2025
12 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 10 February 2025
10 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 7 February 2025
7 February 2025
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
6 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 5 February 2025
5 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 4 February 2025
4 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 3 February 2025
3 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 30 January 2025
30 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 21 January 2025
21 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 8 January 2025
8 January 2025
Commons
HL Bill 5-R-I Marshalled list for Report
1 November 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5-R Running list of amendments – 31 October 2024
31 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5-R Running list of amendments – 30 October 2024
30 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5-R Running list of amendments – 29 October 2024
29 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5-R Running list of amendments – 28 October 2024
28 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5-R Running list of amendments – 25 October 2024
25 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5-II Second marshalled list for Committee
18 October 2024
Lords
HL 5-I(c) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
17 October 2024
Lords
HL 5-I(b) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
15 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5-I(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
11 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5-I Marshalled list for Committee
10 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5 Running list of amendments – 9 October 2024
9 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5 Running list of amendments – 8 October 2024
8 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5 Running list of amendments – 7 October 2024
7 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5 Running list of amendments – 4 October 2024
4 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5(g) Amendments for Committee
1 October 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5(f) Amendments for Committee
27 September 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5(e) Amendment for Committee
20 September 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5(d) Amendment for Committee
13 September 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5(c) Amendments for Committee
11 September 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5(b) Amendments for Committee
9 September 2024
Lords
HL Bill 5(a) Amendment for Committee
4 September 2024
Lords

Details of proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House, on any report (consideration) stage, and on any consideration of Lords Amendments or any subsequent Lords Messages. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

Report Stage Proceedings as at 24 February 2025
24 February 2025
Commons
All proceedings up to 6 February 2025 at Public Bill Committee Stage
6 February 2025
Commons

House of Commons Library and House of Lords Library briefing papers aim to be politically impartial, containing factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Briefing papers on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

Crown Estate Bill [HL] 2024-25
14 February 2025
Commons
Crown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 29
3 February 2025
Lords
Crown Estate Bill [HL] 2024-25
20 December 2024
Commons
Crown Estate Bill [HL]: HL Bill 5
6 August 2024
Lords

The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

First Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
5 September 2024
Lords

Archive of press notices related to the Bill.

Crown Estate Bill:call for evidence
13 January 2025
Commons

Written submissions from outside bodies and individuals are circulated to MPs appointed to examine the Bill during committee stage in a Public Bill Committee. The following written submissions were sent to this committee.

Written evidence submitted by Salmon Scotland (CEB01)
6 February 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Luke Fletcher MS (CEB02)
6 February 2025
Commons

Occasionally questions put to government Ministers during debates on Bills in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords may be answered by the Minister saying 'I will write to the Hon Member'. Such “will write” replies are not published in Hansard but are placed in the Library of the House concerned and published on the Parliamentary website.

Letter from Lord Livermore to Lord Teverson regarding government policy on Marine Net Gain (MNG) and whether it would apply to and be implemented by The Crown Estate (TCE).
4 November 2024
Letter from Lord Livermore to the Earl of Leicester regarding pollution from crew transfer boats in relation to the development of offshore renewables.
4 November 2024
Letter from Lord Livermore to Lord Berkeley concerning the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall.
4 November 2024
Letter from Lord Livermore to Baroness Kramer regarding 4 documents for deposit in the House libraries
29 October 2024
Letter from Lord Livermore to the Earl of Devon regarding questions raised during the second reading: borrowing and investment powers and parliamentary oversight, original limits on investment in the Crown Estate Act 1961, statutory transfer to the Crown Estate's capital account, Great British Energy and location of energy projects, procurement regulations, and progress on marine net gain.
17 September 2024
Letter from Lord Livermore to Earl Courtown regarding questions raised in the second reading: the Crown Estate's (TCE) investment strategy, governance and the relationship between the Treasury ministers and TCE, and proposed borrowing powers.
17 September 2024
Letter from Lord Livermore to Baroness Ritchie regarding questions raised in the second reading: consultation with the fishing industry, the impact of Great British Energy (GBE) on the energy market in Northern Ireland, and discussions between GBE, ministers and the Irish Government.
17 September 2024

Full transcripts

Commons Committee stage

Compilation PDF of all Committee Debate sittings so far
6 February 2025
Commons
6 February 2025
Commons
6 February 2025
Commons

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
7 January 2025
Commons

Commons Report stage

Report stage - Commons Hansard link
24 February 2025
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

3rd reading - Commons Hansard link
24 February 2025
Commons

Lords 1st reading

25 July 2024
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

2 September 2024
Lords

Lords Committee stage

22 October 2024
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 1
14 October 2024
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
14 October 2024
Lords

Lords Report stage

5 November 2024
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

18 November 2024
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons

4 March 2025
Lords

Royal Assent

11 March 2025

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
25 July 2024
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
2 September 2024
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Minutes of Proceedings
22 October 2024
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
14 October 2024
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
14 October 2024
Lords

Lords Report stage

Minutes of Proceedings
5 November 2024
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
18 November 2024
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons

Minutes of Proceedings
4 March 2025
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
11 March 2025