Church Commission (Assets)

HC Deb 06 February 1985 vol 72 cc559-60W

Mr. Greenway

asked the hon. Member for Wokingham, as representing the Church Commissioners, what is the total value of all the assets of the Church Commission; what was the income of the Church Commission in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

Sir William van Straubenzee:

As at 31 December 1983 the total value of the assets of the Church Commissioners, excluding £30,592,000 held for particular beneficiaries, amounted to £1,599,827,000.

The income from the Commissioners' own assets for the last 10 years was as follows:

	£ million
1973–74	28–4
1974–75	30–1
1975–76	33–4
1976–77	36.9
1977–78	40.0
1978–79	46.2
9 months to 31 December 1979*	41.7
1980	59.3
1981	64.2
1982	69.5
1983	76.0
* Denotes change from financial year to calendar year.