§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Why the mosque at Her Majesty's Prison, Wormwood Scrubs has been closed, and when it will reopen.
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Blatch)Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter to Lord Avebury from the Director General of the Prison Service, Mr. Derek Lewis, dated 23 January 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the mosque at Wormwood Scrubs.The mosque has been closed temporarily for the last four months to allow for the refurbishment of this area of the prison. The expectations are that it will re-open in March of this year. Until then an alternative site for worship has been provided for use by prisoners of the Islamic faith and other religious denominations.