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Crown Estate: Wales

Asked by Llinos MediPlaid CymruTreasuryTabled Answered 9 September 2025UIN 75165

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the appointment of a Crown Estate Commissioner with special responsibility for Wales, in the context of the Crown Estate Act 2025.

Answered by James Murray

The UK Government has regular discussions with the Welsh Government at official and ministerial level. The Financial Secretary to the Treasury will next meet with Mark Drakeford, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Rebecca Evans, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning on 10 September. This will include discussion of the appointment of a Crown Estate Commissioner with special responsibility for Wales.

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