Question

To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how much and what proportion of the Commissioners' budget was spent on activities which were contracted out in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14; and how much and what proportion of his Department's budget he expects to be contracted out in 2014-15.

The Church Commissioners, as one of the National Church Institutions (NCIs) alongside:

(a) The Archbishops' Council,

(b) The Church of England Pensions Board,

(c) The Archbishop of Canterbury (in his Corporate Capacity),

(d) The Archbishop of York (in his Corporate Capacity),

(e) Lambeth Palace Library,

(f) The National Society (Church of England) for Promoting Religious Education

jointly employ staff carrying out service functions that are often contracted out to external organisations – including Finance, Legal, HR, Communications, Records, IT & Office Services.

The figures shown below represent the cost (and associated proportion of the Church Commissioners' administration budget) of those wholly outsourced/contracted out activities that were not provided by the NCIs themselves.

Also to note note:

(i) The Church Commissioners operate with a January-December financial year.

(ii) The figures do not include Investment Management fees – such costs of investing are treated as a direct deduction from investment income.