§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the hon. Member for Kingswood (Mr. Walker), as representing the Church Commissioners, whether the figures he gave of sums used to augment clerical stipends from 1966 to 1975 in his answer to the hon. Member for Melton on Friday 14th May 1976 included sums to pay pensions to retired 505W clergymen; and whether he will give the figures of money used for that purpose.
§ Mr. Terry WalkerThe figures given of sums used to augment clerical stipends from 1966 to 1975 in my answer to the hon. Member for Melton on Friday 14th May 1976 did not include sums to pay pensions to retired clergymen and to clergy widows. The figures of sums used for these latter purposes were as follows:
Year to 31st March £ million 1966 1.8 1967 2.1 1968 2.4 1969 2.7 1970 3.0 1971 3.1 1972 3.5 1973 3.7 1974 4.4 1975 5.0
§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the hon. Member for Kingswood (Mr. Walker) as representing the Church Commissioners what proportion of the (a) before tax and (b) after-tax investment income of the Church Commissioners was paid out in each of the years 1966 to 1975, inclusive, for the augmentation of stipends of clergymen.
§ Mr. Terry WalkerThe Church Commissioners are exempt from tax on their
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Name Method of Appointment Date of Original Appointment Sir Ronald Harris (First Church Estates Commissioner) Appointed by Her Majesty … 27th May 1969 The h M for Kingswood (Mr. Walker) (Second Church Estates Commissioner Appointed by Her Majesty … 2nd December 1974 Dame Betty Ridley (Third Church Estates Commissioner) Appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury … 1st December 1972* The Very Revd. A. B. Webster Dean of Norwich Appointed by the General Synod … 1st April 1973 The Very Revd. F. E. le Grice Dean of Ripon Appointed by the General Synod … 1st April 1973 The Very Revd. W. Fenton Morley Dean of Salisbury Appointed by the General Synod … 1st April 1968 The Very Revd. W. H. A. Cooper Provost of Bradford Appointed by the General Synod … 7th July 1972 The Very Revd. J. A. H. Waddington Provost of St. Edmundsbury Appointed by the General Synod … 7th July 1972 The Rt. Revd. W. J. Westwood Bishop of Edmonton Appointed by the General Synod … 1st April 1973 The Venerable B. C. Pawley Archdeacon of Canterbury Appointed by the General Synod … 1st April 1963 The Venerable E. A. Buchan Archdeacon of Coventry Appointed by the General Synod … 9th November 1964 The Venerable M. R. W. Brown Archdeacon of Nottingham Appointed by the General Synod … 1st April 1968 The Venerable D. C. Stewart-Smith Archdeacon of Rochester Appointed by the General Synod … 1st April 1973 The Venerable E. D. Cartwright Archdeacon of Winchester Appointed by the General Synod … 1st April 1973 The Revd. Canon F. Bamber Appointed by the General Synod … 1st April 1968 The Rev. Canon P. J. M. Bryan Appointed by the General Synod … 1st April 1973 investment income. The amount, expressed as a proportion of this income, paid out in each of the years 1966 to 1975 towards the stipends of clergymen was as follows:
% 1966 57.5 1967 58.5 1968 59.9 1969 60.8 1970 60.7 1971 62.5 1972 63.0 1973 62.8 1974 62.0 1975 63.9