HC Deb 25 November 1991 vol 199 cc356-7W
39. Mr. John Marshall

To ask the right hon. Member for Selby, as representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church Commissioners have considered replacing the minimum stipend by performance-related pay.

Mr. Alison

Stipends have traditionally been regarded as remuneration which enables clergy to pursue their ministry and support themselves and their families, rather than rewards or salaries for a job of work. In this sense, stipends are not competitive remuneration for which performance-related pay might be an appropriate mechanism.

The stipend levels of individual clergy are set by their dioceses within recommendations of the Commissioners, as central stipends authority.

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