PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Prisoners: Islam (2 December 2014)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Muslim prisoners there are in England and Wales.
Asked by:
Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative)
Asked by:
Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative)
Answer
Information on the number of offenders in prison by self-declared religion (including Islam) in England and Wales is published routinely in the ‘Offender Management Statistics Quarterly bulletin’ and can be found in Table 1.5. Copies of the publication are available from the Library of the House and via the following link:
Please note that the religion of prisoners is self declared and prisoners are under no obligation to declare their religion.
Answered by:
Andrew Selous (Conservative)
5 December 2014
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