§ Sir R. Birdasked the Home Secretary what are the proportions receivable, under the Welsh Church Acts, by the county boroughs of Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Merthyr Tydfil, the University of Wales, and the 13 county councils, respectively, out of the property and funds of the Welsh Church still in the hands of the Welsh Church Commission?
§ Mr. H. MorrisonIt is impossible to give the proportions receivable by the authorities mentioned by my hon. Friend, since there is no general estate or fund, but each county or county borough is entitled to receive, in the case of tithe rent-charge, an amount of redemption stock based on the previous value of tithe rent-charge attached to benefices situated within its area and, in the case of land and minerals, such property as is situated in their respective areas. With regard to the University of Wales, it is entitled to receive certain properties, including redemption stock representing tithe rent-charge, originally attached to capitular estates which were previously vested in the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and all the land has already been transferred to the university as my hon. Friend is aware. He will therefore see that it is not possible to represent these interests as proportions of any general total. I would add that the actual amount of tithe redemption stock has not yet been decided by the Tithe Redemption Commission.