§ Queen's Consent and Prince of Wales's Consent having been signified—
§ 11.47 p.m.
§ Mr. E. L. Mallalieu (Brigg)I beg to move,
That the Sharing of Church Buildings Measure, passed by the National Assembly of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for Her Royal Assent in the form in which the said Measure was laid before Parliament.The Sharing of Church Buildings Act, 1969, permits a number of Churches, amongst which is the Church of England, to make sharing agreements for a building or buildings owned by one Church to be used by another or jointly to be used. There transpired certain difficulties in the course of joint ownership where consecrated buildings and parsonage buildings were concerned. This Measure is intended to deal with that situation. It was passed through all its stages by the Church Assembly without any division and the Ecclesiastical Commission of Parliament recommended to this House that the Measure should be sent to Her Majesty for her assent.
§ Question put and agreed to.