HC Deb 19 May 1992 vol 208 c91W
Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the cost of the prison chaplaincy service in the last financial year for which figures are available; and how this was broken down by(a) chaplaincy salaries, (b) salaries of chaplaincy support staff, (c) chaplaincy budget, (d) expenses for visiting Christian chaplains and (e) expenses for visiting non-Christian ministers.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The cost of the Prison Service chaplaincy in 1991–92 was £4.9 million. This can be broken down as follows:

£
Salaries and related costs of all permanent staff 3,145,327
Fees and travelling for all visiting staff 1,191,603
Travelling expenses of volunteers 17,874
Other miscellaneous running costs 584,110
4,938,914

There is no separate chaplaincy budget figure.