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Norman Baker
To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners what percentage of the Church Commissioners' total expenditure was spent on bishops' emoluments in each year from 1999. [127220]
Mr. Bell
The Commissioners are responsible for funding the emoluments of all diocesan, suffragan and full-time assistant bishops as part of their support for bishops. Emoluments include the stipend paid to each bishop, employer's national insurance contributions and pension contributions.The Commissioners' annual spending on bishops' emoluments from 1999 is shown in the table in monetary values and as a proportion of their total expenditure.
| Number of bishops with use of a driver | Percentage of bishops | Total cost (calendar years) (£) | Equivalent at May 2003 prices (£) | Number of part- time drivers | Number of full—time drivers | |
| 2000 | 32 | 28 | 306,318 | 325,698 | 23 | 9 |
| 2001 | 35 | 30 | 336,595 | 350,700 | 27 | 8 |
| 2002 | 34 | 30 | 324,145 | 333,895 | 27 | 7 |
| 2003 | 32 | 28 | not yet available | n/a | 25 | 7 |