§ Mr. Fieldasked the hon. Member for Wokingham (Sir W. van Straubenzee), as representing the Church Commissioners, if he will list the income of the Church Commissioners for each financial year from 1960; and if he will also represent these data in real terms and as an index with 1960=100.
§ Sir William van StraubenzeeThe commissioners' income for the: period 1960 to 1980, excluding trust income and money contributed by dioceses and parishes which passed through the commissioners' accounts was as follows:
Year £ million Index of Church Commissioner's income adjusted by RPI 1960 13.4 100 1961 14.8 108 1962 15.3 107 1963 16.1 110 1964 16.8 113 1965 18.9 121 1966 19.9 123 1967 20.4 122 1968 20.6 119 1969 21.7 118 1970 22.9 118 1971 23.7 112 1972 25.4 112 1973 26.8 109 1974 28.4 102 1975 30.1 89 1976 33.4 82 1977 36.9 77 1978 40.0 77 1979 46.2 81 1979 *41.7 64 1980 59.3 79 *9 Months.