Petition · past parliament
Reduce the Sovereign Grant
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
It is inappropriate that losses incurred by Crown Estates arising from covid-19 are subsidised by an increase in the Sovereign Grant to Her Majesty The Queen. The Sovereign Grant should be reduced and funds used to help ordinary people survive the covid-19 pandemic.
HM The Queen, and the Royal Family, are one of the world’s wealthiest families. At a time of crisis, when many UK taxpayers are struggling to make ends meet, it is inappropriate to increase the Sovereign Grant to subsidise commercial losses incurred by the Crown Estates arising from covid-19.
Millions of pensioners, savers and other investors have had to absorb losses on their investments, which have not been subsidised by HM Treasury. It is inappropriate to ask taxpayers to pay a higher Grant.
Millions of pensioners, savers and other investors have had to absorb losses on their investments, which have not been subsidised by HM Treasury. It is inappropriate to ask taxpayers to pay a higher Grant.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 24 Sep 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Nov 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Nov 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.