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176032

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Churches
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what powers parochial church councils possess to convey (a) capital, (b) property and (c) other assets to a local community organisation or charity they are (i) seeking to assist and (ii) whose objections or plan they support.
	tabling member constituency	St Ives
	tabling member printed	Andrew George
	uin	222327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2015 answer text <p>A Parochial Church Council is a statutory corporation established for the purpose, among other more specific functions, of &quot;co-operating with the minster in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical”. The Parochial Church Council may properly convey money or property to another charity or community organisation if it considers that doing so would further this charitable purpose. A transfer of land would require the consent of the diocesan authority. No consent is required for a transfer of money or other property.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Sir Tony Baldry question first answered 30/01/2015 12:01:19 answering member 93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry
	tabling member	227 label Biography information for Andrew George

176033

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Churches
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how many and which parochial church councils (a) have and (b) have not registered their entitlement to the benefit of recovery of channel repair liability.
	tabling member constituency	St Ives
	tabling member printed	Andrew George
	uin	222328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2015 answer text <p>Each Parochial Church Council is an independent charity and it is for them to individually determine whether or not to register chancel repair liabilities in accordance with their responsibilities set out by the Charity Commission. No central register is kept.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Sir Tony Baldry question first answered 30/01/2015 12:02:20 answering member 93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry
	tabling member	227 label Biography information for Andrew George

176034

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Churches
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how many court cases have been brought by parochial church councils to recover channel repair liability since the Aston Cantlow judgement by the House of Lords in 2003.
	tabling member constituency	St Ives
	tabling member printed	Andrew George
	uin	222329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2015 answer text <p>The Church Commissioners are not aware of any litigation by Parochial Church Councils relating to chancel repair liability since the Aston Cantlow case.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Sir Tony Baldry question first answered 30/01/2015 12:03:31 answering member 93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry
	tabling member	227 label Biography information for Andrew George

176351

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Bishops
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Commissioners have had with Church of England bishops on the laying on of hands during the consecration of (a) female and (b) male bishops; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	222446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p><strong>The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York have always had the power to delegate to another bishop their role as chief consecrator. The five guiding principles of the House of Bishops’ declaration which underpinned General Synod’s agreement to women bishops clearly provided a framework to make it possible for arrangements to develop for the Church of England to maintain the highest possible degree of communion and contribute to mutual flourishing across all the diverse traditions that exist. Paragraph 30 of the House of Bishops’ declaration gave a very clear commitment to continuing the supply of traditionalist Catholic Bishops and Headship Evangelical Bishops.</strong></p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Sir Tony Baldry question first answered 02/02/2015 14:38:00 answering member 93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

177378

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2015
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Churches: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2015 to Question 222329, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful claims have been made by parochial church councils in court against lay rectors for recovery of chancel repair liability from 1 January 1985; and what amount was recovered.
	tabling member constituency	St Ives
	tabling member printed	Andrew George
	uin	223121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>I refer to the answer I gave to <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-01-27/222328/" target="_blank">Written Question 222328</a>. Each Parochial Church Council is an independent legal entity and no central record is kept relating to the number of claims made against lay rectors for the recovery of chancel repair liability as this is dealt with at a local parish level. The Church Commissioners are only aware of the case where the Parochial Church Council of Aston Cantlow and Wilmcote with Billesley was awarded £187,000 plus VAT.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Sir Tony Baldry question first answered 09/02/2015 15:57:41 answering member 93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry
	tabling member	227 label Biography information for Andrew George

224827

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Churches: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how many applications have been received by the Commissioners for funding from the Listed Places of Worship Roof Repair fund; when the Commissioners will determine which of those applications have been successful; and what assessment the Commissioners have made of the proportion of those applications likely to be wholly or partly successful.
	tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
	tabling member printed	Mr James Gray
	uin	226202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>The Listed Places of Worship Roof Repair Scheme is not administered by the Church Commissioners but by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.</p><p /> <p>The Church Commissioners understand that despite the very short window for applications, a very substantial number have been submitted. This amply illustrates the need for such a scheme.</p><p /> <p>All decisions regarding successful bids should be completed by the National Heritage Memorial Fund by the end of March.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Sir Tony Baldry question first answered 06/03/2015 17:07:26 answering member 93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry
	tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

227481

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what criteria the Commissioners will use in their decision on releasing additional funds to support Church mission and ministry; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	227726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>Last month, General Synod supported the idea of the Church Commissioners “giving consideration to the basis on which they might, for a limited period, release additional funds in order to support changes that will equip the Church of England more effectively for sustainable mission and ministry over the coming generations”.</p><p>The Commissioners’ own Board of Governors has also expressed its preparedness, following extensive consultation, to release additional time limited funds provided this could be done in an effective and disciplined manner. Robust processes are already in place to govern the distribution of existing discretionary funding streams and the same will be true of any additional funding.</p><p>The specific funding criteria have not yet been worked out but I can assure my hon. Friend that any additional money will only be released for focused, evidence-based projects which are rooted in dioceses’ strategies and will be advised by carefully worked through calculations by external actuaries as to the impact on the Commissioners’ ability to make distributions to the Church in perpetuity.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Sir Tony Baldry question first answered 19/03/2015 12:29:09 answering member 93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

227730

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	King Richard III
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, who has been invited to represent the Church of England at the service at Leicester Cathedral for the reburial of King Richard III.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Bayley
	uin	227784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd &amp; Rt Hon Justin Welby &amp; Mrs Welby will be representing the Church of England at the reburial service for King Richard III in Leicester Cathedral on the 26 March. The local diocese will be represented by the Bishop of Leicester, the Rt Revd Tim Stevens alongside other senior clergy from across the country, local dignitaries, ecumenical guests and representatives of other faiths.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Sir Tony Baldry question first answered 19/03/2015 12:48:20 answering member 93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

347265

	registered interest
	date	28/05/2015
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Churches: Bats
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church Commissioners have had with the Department for Communities and Local Government on changes to planning regulations that could increase the supply of places suitable for bat roosts and reduce the incidence of bats roosting in churches.
	tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
	uin	407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>Following the General Election the Church Commissioners plan to seek an early meeting with the Department for Communities and Local Government regarding changing the regulations on bat roosts. In recent years the Church of England has seen increased numbers of bats using church buildings as roosts. This increased usage of our church buildings by bats for roosting is causing considerable strain on the parish communities and volunteers who maintain the parish churches alongside the great expense in cleaning and restoration of items of great religious, cultural and historic significance. In extreme cases the presence of bats is preventing the building being used for worship or by its wider community.</p><p>The Church of England is working alongside Natural England on a substantial Heritage Lottery Fund bid which will seek to provide physical and long lasting solutions for the worst affected churches and create a wider support network for those with smaller or transient bat populations. Both St . Margaret of Antioch, Wellington and St Mary’s Church, Pembridge in my Hon Friend’s constituency have faced significant problems with bat populations. Both churches are part of the Heritage Lottery Fund bid and have already installed mitigation measures. We hope the bid for support will be successful and that this might then be able to bring some relief to churches across the country.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Mrs Caroline Spelman question first answered 02/06/2015 10:42:20 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
	tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

348080

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Clergy: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, how many members of the clergy in each of the last 10 years have been women.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The most recent statistics available on the number of women in ordained ministry in the Church of England can be found in the table below. These figures combine all clergy who are full time or part time stipendiary clergy and those who are self-supporting clergy. Although more recent figures are not yet available, the general trend is towards an increase in women training for ordained ministry and the Church of England has most recently appointed three women as bishops who are:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>The Bishop of Gloucester, the Rt Revd Rachel Treweek,</p></li><li><p>The Bishop of Stockport, Rt Revd Elizabeth Lane,</p></li><li><p>And the Bishop of Hull, Rt Revd Alison White.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3,650</p></td><td><p>7,725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3,575</p></td><td><p>7,843</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>3,535</p></td><td><p>8,087</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>3,401</p></td><td><p>8,257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>3,414</p></td><td><p>8,531</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>3,268</p></td><td><p>8,645</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>3,119</p></td><td><p>8,785</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>2,986</p></td><td><p>8,936</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>2,654</p></td><td><p>8,852</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Mrs Caroline Spelman question first answered 08/06/2015 16:31:11 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma