Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker why Queen's Consent was required in respect of the Pensions Schemes Bill.

Queen’s Consent is required for provisions affecting the Royal Prerogative, and the hereditary revenues, the Duchy of Lancaster or the Duchy of Cornwall, and the personal property or personal interests of the Crown. Queen’s Consent was sought for the Pension Schemes Bill as it affected the interests of the Crown in relation to the pensions of Royal Household employees.