Part of Church Commissioners – in the House of Commons at on 23 May 2024.
Martin Vickers
Conservative, Cleethorpes
What recent assessment the Church of England has made of the impact of Church schools on the level of educational attainment in (a) Cleethorpes Constituency and (b) England.
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.
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent
