GROUNDHOG DUCHY
29 February 2012
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water .… another question about the status of the duchy of Cornwall.
In the Lords Tony Berkeley asked in what circumstances the duchy is considered a public body or a private estate. I think we’re in oyster territory here.
Tom McNally, the Libdem minister, said it is a private estate whose funds support the public, charitable, and private activities of the duke and his wife and children. Yes, it’s oysters because he went on to say that the duchy is still considering whether to appeal against decision of the first tier tribunal under the Environmental information regulations and “until then, it would be premature for HM Government to attempt to examine the potential consequences of the ruling”. [Lords Hansard 27 February 2012 column WA231-232]
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