HC Deb 17 June 1986 vol 99 cc475-6W
Mr. Peter Bruinvels

asked the hon. Member for Wokingham, as representing the Church Commissioners, how many (a) written and (b) oral questions the Church Commissioners have answered in each of the past 10 Sessions and in the current Session to date.

Sir William van Straubenzee

The Commissioners do not have a comprehensive record for the whole of the period in question. However, since 1979, they have answered the following number of questions:

Session Oral Written
1979–80 5 3
1980–81 1 1
1981–82 5 16
1982–83 9 8
1983–84 21 28
1984–85 17 19
1985- 26 31