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Danny Kruger Excerpts
Thursday 28th October 2021

(2 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Danny Kruger Portrait Danny Kruger (Devizes) (Con)
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6. How much and what proportion of the Church of England’s payroll budget is allocated to (a) ordained ministers in parishes, (b) staff in Diocesan offices and (c) National Church Institutions.

Andrew Selous Portrait Andrew Selous
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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. This is an important question, and I am grateful to get the answer on the record.

The Church of England is not a single institution, so it does not have a single payroll budget. In 2019, £255 million was spent on stipends and pension contributions for ordained ministers in parishes and a further £124 million was spent on clergy housing and working costs, £65 million was spent on staff in dioceses and £30 million was spent on staff in the National Church Institutions.