Member

I turn to the matters raised by the noble Lord, Lord Holmes. Amendment 18 would require the Crown Estate to publish a review assessing the inclusivity of its policies, practices, procedures and assets. In particular, the review would consider the Crown Estate’s corporate governance and assess whether new board roles are required to support inclusion. While I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment of the amendment, I stress that the Crown Estate already takes the matter of inclusion very seriously. For example, it has recently launched an open-source measurement tool to help commercial property owners assess and improve building inclusivity. It has also co-created an inclusive design brief for new developments and established the Accessible and Inclusive Places Industry Group to foster sector-wide collaboration.