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Written question asked by Lord Pearson of Rannoch (UK Independence Party) on Wednesday, 16 January 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 January 2019. It was answered by Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 January 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Prisons: Islam

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of (1) prisoners, and (2) managing chaplains in prisons in England and Wales are Muslims; and which prisons in England and Wales have managing chaplains who are Muslims.

Answer

Data on the prisoners’ religion is published and can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2018 (table 1.5 of the prison population tables for 30 September 2018). Latest data shows that 16% of prisoners in England and Wales identify themselves as Muslims.

There are 33 prisons in which there are Muslim Managing Chaplains. These are HMPs Aylesbury, Bedford, Brinsford, Bristol, Brixton, Buckley Hall, Bullingdon, Channings Wood, Cookham Wood, Deerbolt, Doncaster, Featherstone, Forest Bank, Garth, Gartree, Grendon/Springhill, Highpoint, Humber, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Long Lartin, Nottingham, Oakwood, Pentonville, Preston, Stoke Heath, Sudbury, Swinfen Hall, Thameside, Werrington, Whitemoor, and Wormwood Scrubs.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL12901
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Prisoners Prisons Muslims Imams
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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