Written Question · S3W-07097 · Session 3
Further to the answer to question S1W-15069 by Mr Jim Wallace on 26 April 2001, whether the number of Catholic prisoners is now proportiona…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-15069 by Mr Jim Wallace on 26 April 2001, whether the number of Catholic prisoners is now proportionate to the number of Catholics in Scotland.
The answer
I have asked MikeEwart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response isas follows:
Further to the responseto S1W-15069 on 26 April 2001, a further survey was carried out in October2007. Each prisoner’s religion is among routine information collected on admission.The breakdown of prison population’s declared religious beliefs was as follows:
Religion
| No of Prisoners
| Percentage
Buddhist
| 15
|
Further to the responseto S1W-15069 on 26 April 2001, a further survey was carried out in October2007. Each prisoner’s religion is among routine information collected on admission.The breakdown of prison population’s declared religious beliefs was as follows:
Religion
| No of Prisoners
| Percentage
Buddhist
| 15
|
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-07097 by reference.