§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the hon. Member for Kingswood (Mr. Walker), as representing the Church Commissioners if he will name each of the current Commissioners indicating (a) how long each has served and (b) on whose recommendation they are appointed.
§ Mr. Terry WalkerThe Archbishops of Canterbury and York and all the 41 diocesan bishops of the Provinces of Canterbury and York are Church Commissionersex officio.
The particulars about the remaining Commissioners are as follows:
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Name Method of Appointment Date of Original Appointment The Revd. Canon K. W. H. Felstead … Appointed by the General Synod 1st April 1973 One vacancy for a clerk in Holy Orders Appointed by the General Synod O. W. H. Clark, Esq. … Appointed by the General Synod 1st April 1958 H. S. Cranfield, Esq. … Appointed by the General Synod 1st April 1976 Mrs. A. J. Dann … Appointed by the General Synod 1st April 1968 Miss J. M. Henderson … Appointed by the General Synod 1st April 1973 D. H. L. Hopkinson, Esq. … Appointed by the General Synod 1st April 1973 Mrs. C. M. Lucas … Appointed by the General Synod 1st April 1976 T. L. F. Royle, Esq. … Appointed by the General Synod 1st April 1968 J. F. M. Smallwood, Esq. … Appointed by the General Synod 1st August 1966 The h M for Wokingham (Mr. van Straubenzee) … Appointed by the General Synod 1st April 1968 M. W. G. Wathen, Esq. … Appointed by the General Synod 1st April 1973 Sir John Arbuthnot, Bt. … Nominated by Her Majesty 1st June 1962 F. G. King, Esq., Q.C. … Nominated by Her Majesty 23rd August 1973 D. E. Longe, Esq. … Nominated by Her Majesty 10th March 1970 T. A. Roberts, Esq. … Nominated by Her Majesty 12th May 1973 The h M for Newark (Mr. Bishop) … Nominated by the Archbishop of Canterbury 1st April 1968 W. B. Harris, Esq., Q.C. … Nominated by the Archbishop of Canterbury 10th June 1966 Sir Ashley Ponsonby, Bt. … Nominated by the Archbishop of Canterbury 1st January 1963 One vacancy … Nominated by the Archbishop of Canterbury Sir Gilbert Ingiefield … Nominated by the Court of Aldermen of the City of London 1st April 1969 Sir Denis Truscott … Nominated by the Court of Aldermen of the City of London 1st April 1962 G. R. F. Bredin, Esq. … Nominated by the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 20th September 1964 The Revd. E. Garth Moore … Nominated by the Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University 20th October 1964 * Prior to her appointment as Third Church Estates Commissioner in 1972 Dame Betty Ridley had been a Commissioner nominated by Her Majesty from 1st April 1959. Also ex officio Commissioners are: The Lord Chancellor; the First Lord of the Treasury; the Lord President of the Council; the Speaker of the House of Commons; the Secretary of State for the Home Department; the Chancellor of the Exchequer; the Lord Chief Justice; the Master of the Rolls; the Attorney-General; the Solicitor-General; the Lord Mayor of London; and the Lord Mayor of York.
I am sending the hon. Member a copy of the Commissioners' Report and Accounts.