HC Deb 25 February 2002 vol 380 c681W
41. Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, how many(a) graveyards and (b) other church lands have been deconsecrated since 1972 and sold for development. [34271]

Mr. Bell

Since 1972 the Commissioners have completed 634 pastoral schemes to enable surplus churchyard or burial ground to be used for some other purpose, in most cases removing the legal effects of consecration. Very few of these cases have involved sale for development.

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