30. To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners how many churches are in the ownership of the Church of England. (124560)

The Church of England has 16,200 church buildings. About 12,200 of these are listed by the Government as being of special architectural or historic interest, including around 45 per cent. of all Grade I and 20 per cent. of all Grade 2 buildings.