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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...

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Ministers of Religion (26 Oct 2009)

Stuart Bell: At the end of 2007—the last year for which figures are available—there were 3,198 licensed non-stipendiary ministers but it is not possible to say how many were full- and part-time as requested. Non-stipendiary ministers are usually employed outside the Church and some minister regularly while others minister only occasionally. In addition, there were 1,568 clergy in chaplaincy...

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Church Commissioners: Land (21 Oct 2009)

Stuart Bell: This portfolio contains 4,089 acres, all in the UK.

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Church Commissioners: Land (21 Oct 2009)

Stuart Bell: The strategic portfolio has only been split from the rural portfolio over the past two years. It comprised 3,287 acres at the end of 2007 and 3,640 acres at the end of 2008.

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Church Commissioners: Land (21 Oct 2009)

Stuart Bell: 2.5 per cent. at the end of 2007 and 1.8 per cent. at the end of 2008, all in the UK.

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Church Commissioners: Land (21 Oct 2009)

Stuart Bell: The Commissioners' farm land is let to tenants on Agricultural Holdings Act Tenancies and Farm Business Tenancies.

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Church Commissioners: Land (21 Oct 2009)

Stuart Bell: 349 acres were transferred in 2008 and 514 acres have been transferred in 2009.