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MPs could debate Prince Andrew’s conduct,<\/span><\/a> his 30-room mansion, and the possibility of stripping him of his dukedom. <\/p>\n The government has so far refused to allocate time in the House of Commons for MPs to debate Andrew’s situation, because the royal family wants parliament to focus on “important issues”. <\/p>\n But the issue could be raised on one of the days when ministers are not in control of the parliamentary timetable. <\/p>\n A Liberal Democrat source indicated to the Sunday Times that the party could be prepared to use one of its opposition days to allow MPs to discuss Andrew’s behaviour, and his future. <\/p>\n Although Andrew has given up using his Duke of York title<\/span><\/a>, only a law passed by parliament can formally remove it. <\/p>\n The prince is reportedly in discussions about leaving his Royal Lodge home voluntarily,<\/span><\/a> following the furore over the “peppercorn” rent for his Windsor property. <\/p>\n The King’s brother is said to be in talks with Charles’ representatives, but is reluctant to give up his residence of more than 20 years, with the sticking points said to be the location of his new home and financial compensation for funds spent on the lodge. <\/p>\n Andrew attempted to draw a line under years of controversy, following allegations he sexually abused Virginia Giuffre, by giving up his dukedom and other honours ahead of the publication of Giuffre’s posthumous memoir. <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n But the prince, who strenuously denies the allegations, was instead swamped by criticism that focused on the property he has lived in effectively rent-free since 2003. <\/p>\n Andrew currently lives at Royal Lodge on a so-called peppercorn rent – a token amount that typically exists only to ensure the lease is valid.<\/p>\n The King has long been said to have tried to encourage his younger brother, who lives in the home with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, to move out, but Andrew signed a watertight 75-year lease on the property in 2003.<\/p>\n