§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Prime Minister what is the total number of ecclesiastical appointments for which he is responsible; and if he will list them.
§ The Prime MinisterI have already advised the hon. Member of the main categories of appointments, including church appointments, for which I am responsible. But the total number, including those appointments on which I advise Her Majesty the Queen, cannot be accurately calculated since I have discretion in some cases as to how many appointments I make; and in the case of church appointments, some vacancies fall casually and unpredictably to the Crown by virtue of the royal prerogative.