§ 41. Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the right hon. member for Selby, representing the Church Commissioners, how many currently beneficed clergy are(a) male and (b) female; and if he will make a statement. [20675]
§ Mr. AlisonAs at 31 December 1995, 5,835 men and 63 women held benefices. The total numbers of clergy of incumbent status, including priests-in-charge and team vicars, were 7,417 men and 250 women.