§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison chaplains were working within prisons in England and Wales on 16 November.
§ Mr. Peter LloydOn 16 November 1992 there were 397 chaplains working in prisons in England and Wales. These comprised:—
Number Anglican Full-time 109 Part-time 56 Methodist 129 Roman Catholic 103 In addition, the prison service employs 114 substitutes who stand in as required, when a full-time chaplain is on leave or undertaking training. 567 visiting ministers have also been appointed under section 10 of the Prison Act 1952 to meet the needs of prisoners of other faiths.