Member

I will speak to Amendments 18 and 19, which are in my name. In many ways, they are underpinned by a simple connection: it is all about the people involved. Amendment 18 looks at the issues of governance and those inside the Crown Estate—the stewards of the land and ocean. It suggests that, as the remit and in many ways the extent of the Crown Estate’s activities are being significantly and materially changed by this Bill, this would seem an opportune moment to review all the practices, policies, procedures, assets and investments of the Crown Estate. This would be to assess how they shape up around the principles of inclusion and inclusive by design, and ensure that they reflect what we want from 21st century Britain. Similarly, on the new appointees at the board table, we should look at those appointments and ensure that, when they come about, they really deliver on all the elements of inclusion in its broadest conception.