Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 19 April 1948.
Mr George Odey
, Howdenshire
12:00,
19 April 1948
How can that possibly be so in view of the fact that some 200 acres of land were requisitioned to form this aerodrome and that the land had been cultivated by Mr. Loftus who is a tenant of the Church commissioners?
Matters concerning the established Church of England are dealt with at Question Time by a parliamentary representative of the church commissioners.
The church commissioner's role is to answer any parliamentary questions relating to the Church of England in the same way that a government minister may face questions about a particular government department.
The Second Church Estates Commissioner is appointed by the crown and is traditionally a backbench member of the party in government. The appointment lasts for the duration of the Parliament.
