Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what facilities are available for prisoners at HMP Brixton to take part in an act of worship.

The following services are scheduled weekly at HMP Brixton:

Friday

12.30pm Muslim Prayers

1.45pm Sikh, Buddhist and Hindu service.

Sunday

9.15 am Roman Catholic Mass

10.15 am Church of England & Free Church Service

Evening bible studies are run on A and B wings on Wednesdays at 4.30pm; on G wing on Mondays at 4.30pm; and on C wing at 6.00pm and D wing on Thursdays at 4.30pm. Muslim classes run each day Monday to Thursday. There is also a full-time, four week, paid resettlement course “Faith in the Future” that is open to people of any faith and none – although it looks at resettlement from a Christian perspective.

In addition, prisoners have access and can see chaplains or ministers from the following faiths:

Church of England

Roman Catholic

Free Church

Orthodox Christian

Muslim

Jew

Sikh

Hindu

Buddhist

Jehovah’s Witness

Pagan