§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Lord President of the Council if he will introduce legislation to provide for the levying of charges on the Church of England for the passage of Church of England Measures along the lines of those levied on promoters of private Bills.
§ Mr. NewtonI have no plans to do so.
§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, as representing the House of Commons Commission if he will list the numbers and grades of staff whose work involves a significant amount of time spent on matters relating to Church of England or Church Commissioners' business in the House.
§ Mr. BeithOne assistant clerk—HEO/D—is made available as Commons secretary of the Ecclesiastical Committee and spends not more than 10 per cent. of his time on work associated with that committee. No other member of staff spends a significant amount of time on Church of England or Church Commissioners' business.
§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Lord President of the Council how much time has been devoted to(a) oral questions to the right hon. Member answering on behalf of the Church Commissioners and (b) to the passage of Church of England measures, in Sessions 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93 to date.
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§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is as follows:
(a) Oral Questions (Church Commissioners) (b)Church of England measures 1990–91 35 minutes 1 hour 17 minutes 1991–92 15 minutes 1 hour 1 minute 1992–93 (up to 25 March 1993) 25 minutes nil
§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Lord President of the Council how many questions tabled to the right hon. Member answering on behalf of the Church Commissioners have been printed in the Order Paper; and how many received(a) oral and (b) written answers, for Sessions 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93 to date.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is as follows:
Total (a) oral answer (b) written answer1 (c) withdrawn 1990–91 44 18 26 — 1991–92 12 7 5 — 1992–93 (up to 25 March 1993) 48 16 30 2 1Includes questions tabled for oral answer which were not reached, and therefore received a written reply.