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Prisoners: Religion

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide a breakdown of the religion of the prison population by ethnicity for each of the past four years.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
16 Jul 2026
Answer
23 Jul 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide a breakdown of the religion of the prison population by ethnicity for each of the past four years.

  2. 16 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The requested information is provided in the accompanying table.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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