§ Mr. Lathamasked the hon. Member for Wokingham, as representing the Church Commissioners, what was the total sum of money provided by the laity for each of the years 1981, 1982 and 1983 towards the expenses of the Church of England, showing separately (a) stipends and (b) working expenses.
§ Sir William van StraubenzeeFrom the information available, the best estimates I can offer for the total sums of money provided by the laity for the expenses of the Church of England in each of the (calendar) years 1981, 1982 and 1983 are as follows: 197W
Year (a) For Stipends (b) For Clergy Working Expenses Total Giving including (a) and (b) £ million £ million £ million 1981 *23.2 6.9 91.1 1982 27.7 7.5 †101.7 1983 31.7 ‡8.0 Not available * Revised † Provisional ‡ Estimate