Mr. Baker Whiteasked the Chancellor if the Exchequer the amount of rent, inclusive of municipal rates, paid out each 14W year by the Tithe Redemption Commission; and what is the comparative figure for 1938.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe present rent is £12,967, and the contribution in lieu of rates is £8,450. In 1938, the rent was £15,414 and the contribution in lieu of rates was £6,120.
Mr. Baker Whiteasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of persons employed by the Tithe Redemption Commission on full-time service and the number on part-time service; and what are the comparative figures of persons employed in each category in 1938.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe number of persons employed by the Tithe Redemption Commission on 1st October, 1952, was 596 full-time and 21 part-time. On 1st October, 1938, the number employed was 828 full-time and 12 part-time and, in addition, 122 collectors, with their staffs, who were employed locally. No local collectors are employed now.