§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Prime Minister for how many church livings he has the responsibility of appointment.
§ The Prime MinisterI am responsible for recommending clergy to Her Majesty the Queen for appointment to 206 benefices where the Crown has rights of presentation. Of these, 126 belong to the Crown in full right, while appointment to the remaining 80 is undertaken alternately or sequentially depending upon the number of other patrons having rights of presentation to those benefices.