A Bill to amend the Sovereign Grant Act 2011; to amend the succession to the title of the Duke of Cornwall; to redistribute the Duchy of Cornwall estate; and to remove the requirement for a Parliament to obtain the Queen's or Prince's consent to consideration of Bills passing through Parliament.
House of Lords
13 January 2014
This bill would reform royal funding by amending the Sovereign Grant Act 2011, change the rules around who inherits the title Duke of Cornwall, and reorganise the Duchy of Cornwall estate, while removing a formal requirement for Parliament to obtain the Queen's or Prince's consent to consider Bills. In essence, it touches on royal finances, succession to Cornwall’s title, land management, and Parliament’s engagement with royal prerogatives.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the Lords. If it progresses, it will move to committee stage and then to further readings before the Commons considers it.
Generated 21 February 2026
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - took place on 8 November.
Committee stage - line by line examination of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2013-14 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
