§ 52. Mr. Dribergasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total annual charge on the public funds in respect of the pay of Service and prison chaplains?
§ The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Kingsley Wood)The total annual charge on public funds in respect of the pay of Service and prison chaplains is approximately £1,160,000.
§ Mr. DribergApart from this relatively small minority—consisting, of course, of all denominations—would it be correct to say that none of the clergy or bishops of the Church of England are paid by the State?
§ Sir K. WoodYes, Sir.