HC Deb 05 March 1930 vol 236 cc464-5W
Mr. BUTLER

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether any loss has been incurred by Queen Anne's Bounty in cases where the value of land is not worth the tithe levied upon it; and, if so, how that loss is made good?

Mr. N. BUXTON

I am informed by Queen Anne's Bounty that for the year 1927 the total amount of tithe rentcharge which has proved to be irrecoverable by the Bounty is £9,000, or 5 per cent. of the total amount held. The incomes of the respective incumbents for whom the Bounty held the tithe rentcharge in trust were reduced accordingly. The tithe rentcharge was irrecoverable for various reasons, including remission where the tithe rentcharge exceeded two-thirds of the Schedule B annual value, and cases of land temporarily un-let or unused, such as building estates awaiting development, derelict land, etc., but I have no information as to the amounts falling under the various headings.