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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rhiannon James

MPs support proposals to give Crown Estate more investment and borrowing powers

King Charles and Queen Camilla at the state opening of Parliament (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA) - (PA Wire)

Proposals to give the Crown Estate more investment and borrowing powers have been supported in the Commons, after MPs were told the change will return more money to taxpayers and aid the transition to net zero.

Treasury minister Darren Jones said the Government will bring the outdated Crown Estate Act 1961 into the modern age, as he opened the Bill’s second reading.

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