Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they expect the draft Memorandum of Understanding between the Treasury and the Crown Estates to be published before consideration of the Crown Estates Bill is concluded in the House of Lords.

Yes. As committed at Second Reading of the Crown Estate Bill, the Government will publish a draft Memorandum of Understanding between the Treasury and The Crown Estate by November. This will be before Report stage of the Bill in the House of Lords.