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Sovereign Grant

The other House is now going through the same steps. If it makes changes, both Houses must agree the final wording.

Official title: Sovereign Grant Bill

  1. 1Introduced1st reading
  2. 2Main debate2nd reading
  3. 3Detailed checksCommittee
  4. 4ChangesReport stage
  5. 5Final vote3rd reading
  6. 6Other houseLords or Commons
  7. 7Becomes lawRoyal Assent

Next sitting: 14 Oct 2026 (2nd reading in the Lords).

Put forward by John Healey, Lord Pitt-Watson.

Votes so far

No Commons votes on this bill in the last 12 months.

Full timeline
DateStageHouse
1 Sep 20261st readingCommons
14 Sep 2026Allocation of time motionCommons
14 Sep 20262nd readingCommons
14 Sep 2026Committee of the whole HouseCommons
14 Sep 20263rd readingCommons
15 Sep 20261st readingLords
14 Oct 20262nd readingLords
14 Oct 2026Committee stageLords
14 Oct 2026Report stageLords
14 Oct 20263rd readingLords

In the bill’s own words: A Bill to Specify the amount of the Sovereign Grant for the financial year 2027-28 and the percentage of the income account net surplus of the Crown Estate to be used by the Royal Trustees to determine the amount of the Sovereign Grant in subsequent financial years; to confer a duty and a power on the Treasury to specify the amount of the Sovereign Grant in subsequent financial years in certain circumstances; and for connected purposes.

Official page on Parliament’s site

Source: Parliament Bills API · Commons votes from the Commons Votes API.