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This may not satisfy my noble friend Lord Berkeley, but a number of existing governance arrangements are in place to ensure that the Crown Estate is accountable for the exercise of its statutory functions. This includes the requirement for the Crown Estate to lay a report and its accounts before Parliament, audited by the National Audit Office, setting out the performance of its functions in that year. In addition, the Crown Estate has an accounting officer who is answerable to Parliament for the stewardship of the Crown Estate’s resources.