Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Church Commissioners – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 18 June 2009.
Andrew Robathan
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
10:30,
18 June 2009
What assessment the Church commissioners have made of the cost to parishes of dealing with bat populations in churches in the last five years.
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.
