Church Commissioners written question – answered at on 19 February 2026.
Gareth Thomas
Labour/Co-operative, Harrow West
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church commissioners, whether the Church will offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable them to join a credit union.
Marsha de Cordova
The Second Church Estates Commissioner
The National Church Institutions, in partnership with the Churches Mutual Credit Union, provide a facility for those on the central Church of England payroll to save or repay loans via payroll deduction. Currently, approximately 400 clergy and National Church Institutions' employees use this system.
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