Prisons: Census of Religious Affiliation

HL Deb 10 February 1997 vol 578 c6WA

Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When the Prison Service will conduct the annual census of religious affiliation in prisons for 1997 and when the results will be published.

Baroness Blatch

Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply.

Letter to Lord Avebury from the Director General of the Prison Service, Mr. Richard Tilt.

Lady Blatch has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the 1997 census of religious affiliation.

The Annual Census of Religious Affiliation in prison for 1997 will be conducted in March and the results will be published as soon as possible after the information is obtained.