§ 46. Mr. Reesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, in view of recent Government economic measures, he will ask the Commissioners for Crown Estates to reconsider their decision to increase the royalty payable by licensees for dredgings of sand in the Bristol Channel.
§ Sir E. BoyleI am advised that the Commissioners' proposed revision of the royalty rate is the first since 1949, that it follows an up-to-date assessment by the Valuation Office and that it has been under discussion for a considerable time. My right hon. and learned Friend sees no reason to ask the Commissioners to reconsider this matter.