HC Deb 16 December 1912 vol 45 c1092
51. Captain FABER

asked whether it is obligatory for every member of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to belong to the Church of England?

The PRIME MINISTER

The Act requires that every Commissioner, before acting under the Commission, shall make a declaration that he is a member of the Church of England.

Mr. JOYNSON-HICKS

Is it sufficient to have a declaration by a gentleman who has habitually taken advantage of the Toleration Act and says in this House that he is not a member of the Church?

The PRIME MINISTER

I do not know-to what the hon. Member refers.

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