§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many prisoners are at present incarcerated in Her Majesty's prison at the Maze, county
13 November 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 Church of Ireland … 53 63 65 102 169 Presbyterian … 35 50 44 87 113 Methodist … 2 10 11 14 24 Roman Catholic … 62 80 208 257 361 Others … 4 8 15 29 47 TOTALS … 156 211 343 489 714 The religious breakdown for the years before 1975 is not readily available.
§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many
252WAntrim; how many of them are registered as belonging to the Protestant churches; how many of them are registered as belonging to the Roman Catholic Church; and how these figures compare with those since the prison was opened.
§ Mr. Alison[pursuant to his reply, 15 November 1979, c. 783]: On 13 November 1979 there were a total of 1,571 prisoners in Maze prison. The religious denominations recorded at the prison were as follows:
Church of Ireland 280 Presbyterian 244 Methodist 46 Roman Catholic 959 Others 42 Total 1571 This information is not held centrally, and the breakdown by religion for previous years is not readily available.
§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many prisoners are at present incarcerated in Her Majesty's prison at Magilligan, county Londonderry; how many of them are registered as belonging to the Roman Catholic Church; and how these figures compare with those since the prison opened.
§ Mr. Alison[pursuant to his reply, 15 November 1979, c. 783]: On 13 November 1979 there were 156 prisoners in Magilligan prison. The religious denominations recorded at the prison at that date, and the comparable figures for the four preceding years, were as follows:
prisoners are at present incarcerated in Her Majesty's prison Crumlin Road, Belfast; how many of them are registered as belonging to the Protestant Churches; 253W how many of them are registered as belonging to the Roman Catholic Church; and how these figures compare with those of the last five years.
§ Mr. Alison[pursuant to his reply, 15 November 1979, c. 783]: On 13 November 1979 there were a total of 691 prisoners, convicted and unconvicted, in Belfast prison. The religious denominations recorded at the prison were as follows:
1978 1977 1975 1974 Church of Ireland … … … … … 143 174 203 196 Presbyterian … … … … … 132 147 188 142 Methodist … … … … … 22 20 42 28 Roman Catholic … … … … … 393 415 282 326 Others … … … … … 45 65 69 56 Totals … … … … … 735 821 784 748