Royal Yacht

Countess of Mar Excerpts
Wednesday 26th October 2016

(7 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Countess of Mar Portrait The Countess of Mar (CB)
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My Lords, has the noble Earl considered crowdfunding for this ship? There are a great many people interested in having a new “Britannia”, and they would all feel a bit of ownership, even if only of a rivet.

Earl Howe Portrait Earl Howe
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My Lords, I do not want to give the impression that the Government’s mind is ever closed to good ideas. If a proposal comes forward for a royal yacht, from whatever quarter, and the business case is made, we will look at that constructively.