§ Mr. BakerTo ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what consideration is given during the execution of their duties by the Church Commissioners to the references made in scripture to the accumulation of wealth. [145414]
§ Mr. Stuart BellThe Church Commissioners' decisions are governed by the duty, laid on them by Parliament and the General Synod, to manage their inherited assets to provide sustainable financial support for the Church of England's ministry, especially in areas of need and opportunity. They are advised on ethical investment issues by the Church of England's Ethical Investment Advisory Group whose members include, as do the Commissioners, a number of senior clergy.