HL Deb 30 March 1998 vol 588 cc9-10WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many visiting ministers, and of which religions, have been appointed to Her Majesty's Prison Weare. [HL1151]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

The Weare currently has four ministers, a full-time Church of England chaplain, a part-time Roman Catholic priest, a part-time free-church minister and a sessional Imam.

In addition, the prison has a Rabbi and Buddhist minister visiting when required and a Quaker Prison Visitor. The prison has been seeking a Hindu minister but has so far been unsuccessful.