Written Question·Treasury·UIN 12856

Duchy of Cornwall and Duchy of Lancaster

Tabled: 5 November 2024
Answered: 18 November 2024

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour — Poole

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will have discussions with the Royal Household on the administration of the Duchies of (a) Cornwall and (b) Lancaster.

Answer

Darren Jones
The Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster are private estates, and neither Duchy manages public money. The government has a limited number of functions in relation to their administration, prescribed by Acts of Parliament.