§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total cost of running the prison chaplaincy service at the latest convenient date; and how this compares with the figures for each of the previous three years at current prices.
§ Mr. MayhewI regret that detailed information on the specific costs of the prison chaplaincy is not available. The largest single element is the cost of chaplaincy salaries, which is currently about £1 million per annum.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison chaplains at each grade were employed in the prison chaplaincy service at the latest convenient date; and what were the figures for each of the last three years.
§ Mr. MayhewThe numbers and grades of chaplains currently employed are as follows. Corresponding figures for 1980 are shown in brackets:—
Church of England Chaplains Chaplain General 1 (1) Assistant Chaplain General 1 (1) Regional Chaplains 3 (4) Chaplain I 18 (17) Chaplain II 44 (41) Assistant Chaplains 6 (7) Part-time Chaplain 63 (42)
Roman Catholic Chaplains Senior RC Chaplain 1 (1) Assistant Senior Chaplain 1 (1) RC Chaplain I 3 (3) RC Chaplain II 8 (7) Part-time RC Chaplain 93 (83) A new grading structure for chaplains was introduced on 1 January 1980 and numbers and grades prior to that were as follows:—
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Church of England 1979 1978 Chaplain General 1 1 Assistant Chaplain General 1 1 Regional Chaplains 4 4 Full-time Chaplains 61 60 Part-time Chaplains 48 51
Roman Catholic 1979 1978 Senior RC Chaplain 1 1 Full-time RC Chaplains 10 11 Part-time RC Chaplains 76 81