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Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: I am grateful for the opportunity to follow the right hon. Member for Penrith and The Border (David Maclean), who made not only an eloquent speech on Copenhagen and deforestation, but a moving speech. I have always admired the way that he speaks and have always told him that privately, although I have always been a little bashful about following him. I should also say-he did not say this...

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his intervention. All opinion polls show that, when asked which issues concern them most, only 8 per cent. of people say that they are worried about the allowances of Members of Parliament. When they are asked about their specific Member of Parliament, only 4 per cent. disapprove of what he or she is doing. I concur entirely with my right hon. Friend...

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: Yes, and that reminds me of the statement by Maynard Keynes that in the long term we are all dead. Economic forecasters have lots of ways to explain and describe where we are, but none of it makes much difference in the real world. I return to the Gracious Speech, which gives the Government of the day an opportunity to set out their stall. What could be better than a stall that will ensure...

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: That is a very interesting question in the context of the global economy. Many countries in Asia were afflicted by the global downturn, as was Brazil in south America. We cannot compare such different economies with our own, which is an industrial economy-an advanced economy-within the European Union. I have heard comparisons made with the German economy, which, we are told, is pulling out of...

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for answering the question much more eloquently than I did. He thinks on his feet more quickly.

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: I am happy to respond to that intervention. The hon. Gentleman makes a valid point about the debt ratio. We moved into a position-light-touch regulation has been mentioned-where debt became easy and available. The sub-prime mortgage market in the United States, which was the original cause of the economic downturn, enabled house ownership to increase from 55 to 65 per cent., and everyone...

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Church Commissioners: Land (10 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: Land with significant development potential is transferred into the strategic land portfolio.

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Church Commissioners: Land (10 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: The strategic land portfolio consists of sites throughout England in the counties of: Bedfordshire (three sites), Cambridgeshire (eight sites), Cheshire (four sites), Cumbria (one site), Devon (one site), Durham (two sites), Hampshire (one site), Herefordshire one site), Kent (five sites), Lincolnshire (three sites), Norfolk (one site), North Yorkshire (one site), Nottinghamshire one site),...

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Church Commissioners: Land (10 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: The strategic land portfolio includes land at various stages in the planning process. Some has scope for allocation in a development plan; some is already allocated for development; some has planning permission; and some is being developed. The location of the various sites is set out in my previous answer (question no. 298427).

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Church Commissioners: Land (10 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: My estimate is that the Church Commissioners' Property Investments Department holds approximately 2,400 files at the Commissioners' Westminster office and approximately 70,000 at the Church of England Record Centre in south London. They do not use a firm to transport files between these sites as this is carried out by the Church's own staff.

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Church Commissioners: Land (10 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: The Commissioners are advised by their own official solicitor as well as a number of external legal firms including Lovells, Cripps Harries Hall, Bond Pearce, Ashurts and Farrers.

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Church Commissioners: Land (10 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: We do not record as a separate sub-category expenditure on legal advice relating specifically to land sales although we are currently implementing a financial computing package that will enable this kind of detailed cost analysis to be undertaken in future. We do publish in our annual report total external asset management costs which include the cost of various professional advisers,...

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Church Commissioners: Land (10 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: The Commissioners take public consultation very seriously and welcome feedback, which plays an important part in achieving high quality schemes. We undertake the appropriate level of public consultation commensurate with the proposals in question and local circumstances.

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Church Commissioners: Land (10 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: Information regarding the cost of taking an individual site through the planning process is commercially sensitive. In reference to my earlier answer (question no. 298433), it is intended that such information will be available for the portfolio as a whole in the future.

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Church Commissioners: Land (10 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: Before the planning application was submitted the Commissioners carried out two public exhibitions close to the site and in Bognor as well as two workshops at Jubilee Hall for community representatives. Thousands of local residents were personally invited to the exhibitions, which were also advertised in the press. The public has also been consulted on major development north of Chalcraft...

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Church Commissioners: Land (10 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: The Commissioners have received a number of representations from local groups and individuals in the form of letters, telephone calls and engagement at public events. In addition we have answered a number of Questions from, and had meetings with, the hon. Gentleman. By way of a statement, sites such as the proposed Eco Quarter at Bognor Regis are promoted through the planning system, usually...

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Church Commissioners: Meetings (10 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: No. These papers are confidential to the Church Commissioners.

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Church of England: Finance (10 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: Collating financial information for the whole Church requires data from parishes, cathedrals, dioceses and the national Church institutions. Analysing regular annual data from thousands of legally independent entities is carried out through and in liaison with Church of England dioceses who use it for their own purposes. This exercise consequently takes significant time but we endeavour to...

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Church of England: Investment (10 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: The Ethical Investment Advisory Group has not formulated a policy specifically on planning and development, but its advice that the Church's national investing bodies should have regard to sustainable environmental practice in the investments they make applies to all asset classes including land and property.

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Written Answers: Government Responses (10 Nov 2009)

Stuart Bell: As I said in my answer of 17 November 2008, Official Report, column 5W, the Church Commissioners' record of questions does not distinguish between those for written and oral answer. However, I believe the total number of questions tabled in 2008 and in 2009 to date to be as follows: 2008—54 questions 2009 (to date)—98 questions As far as I am aware, during this period I have...