To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners how many acres of the Church Commissioners’ strategic land portfolio are (a) in the UK and (b) overseas. (294163)

This portfolio contains 4,089 acres, all in the UK.

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners what acreage of land has comprised the Church Commissioners’ strategic land portfolio in each of the last five years. (294164)

The strategic portfolio has only been split from the rural portfolio over the past two years. It comprised 3,287 acres at the end of 2007 and 3,640 acres at the end of 2008.

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners how much of the Church Commissioners’ assets were held in their strategic land portfolio (a) in the UK and (b) overseas in each of the last five years. (294166)

2.5 per cent. at the end of 2007 and 1.8 per cent. at the end of 2008, all in the UK.

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners what the policy of the Church Commissioners is on the use of land which is owned by them for the production of food. (294170)

The Commissioners’ farm land is let to tenants on Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 Tenancies and Farm Business Tenancies.

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners how many acres of the Church Commissioners’ rural let land portfolio has been transferred to their rural strategic land portfolio in each of the last five years. (294171)

349 acres were transferred in 2008 and 514 acres have been transferred in 2009.