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Chamber and committees

Profits on the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall

  • Submitted by: James Dornan, Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-15212
  • Current status: Achieved cross-party support

That the Parliament believes that people in Scotland, including in the Glasgow Cathcart constituency, watched with horror and disgust the report from Channel 4's Dispatches programme, which highlighted what it sees as the unconscionable greed of members of the Royal Family; considers that King Charles and his son, William, Prince of Wales, drained numerous charities and the NHS of vitally important funds, by charging rent for the use of their lands; believes that this deprived those crucial bodies and services of much-needed funds; notes the belief that a constitutional monarchy, as portrayed by the Royal Family, is no longer a suitable basis of government for the UK or any potential future independent Scotland; further notes the support for moves towards the creation of a democratic system of government, in which the heads of state are selected by the people of the country that they purport to represent and not by chance of birth, as at present, and notes the belief that the monarchy, until such time, should be liable to the same environmental, housing and other regulations as other businesses and pay taxes on any profits made from its private income related to the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall.


Supported by: Stephanie Callaghan, Maggie Chapman, Ross Greer, Patrick Harvie, Bill Kidd