§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when and why, with whose authority and with what official assistance Father Anthony Lawn was permitted to carry out exorcism of the prisoner Peter Sutcliffe; and what is the general entitlement of prisoners to such treatment.
§ Mr. MellorFather Anthony Lawn has not at any time carried out exorcism of the prisoner Peter Sutcliffe. There is no general entitlement to such treatment; the spiritual needs of a prisoner are a matter for the chaplain concerned.