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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-07more like thismore than 2019-01-07
answering body
Church Commissioners remove filter
answering dept id 9 more like this
answering dept short name Church Commissioners more like this
answering dept sort name Church Commissioners more like this
hansard heading Cathedrals: Music more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Right Honourable Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, how many cathedrals and abbeys (a) do and (b) do not appoint a head chorister. more like this
tabling member constituency Gravesham more like this
tabling member printed
Adam Holloway more like this
uin 205856 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-09more like thismore than 2019-01-09
answer text <p>The operation and governance of cathedral choirs is not a matter for the Church Commissioners and no data on this is held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>In Rochester Cathedral which is nearest to the Hon. Member’s constituency the cathedral has appointed Dean’s Choristers (two boys and two girls) to share the responsibility, the rationale for which is to enable a larger number of choristers to gain leadership experience. This is also the case at some but not all other cathedrals.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Meriden more like this
answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-01-09T17:11:27.697Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-09T17:11:27.697Z
answering member
312
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman more like this
tabling member
1522
label Biography information for Adam Holloway more like this