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The Crown Estate operates independently from government and, as such, does not currently require the consent of any Government for the exercise of its functions. The Crown Estate does not, for example, require the consent of the Treasury or Parliament to exercise its functions in England. Such an amendment would therefore give the Welsh Government disproportionate control over part of the Crown Estate, out of step with England and Northern Ireland. Further, if the wording of the amendment were interpreted as giving the Welsh Government the ability to block the Crown Estate from, for example, exiting loss-making or lower value activities, this could conflict with the core statutory duty of the Crown Estate commissioners to enhance the long-term value of the estate as well as hinder their ability to move into other activities in Wales.