§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the right hon. Member for Selby, representing the Church Commissioners, what was the financial provision for the Church Commission on poverty in the last available year. [11151]
§ Mr. AlisonMost of the commissioners' expenditure goes on the support of a nationwide ministry, which includes the most deprived areas of the country. In 1996 this support included £22 million on allocations for stipends and housing outgoings which was specifically targeted on the needier dioceses.