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Baroness Burt of Solihull to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compatibility with equality and human rights legislation of section 7 of the Prison Act 1952, which mandates that every prison must employ a clergyman from the Church of England to fulfil its chaplain position before members of other religions or beliefs can be considered for employment.  HL3350

Question HL3350: tabled on 20 November 2017 and due for answer by 4 December 2017

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Baroness Burt of Solihull to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compatibility with equality and human rights legislation of section 7 of the Prison Act 1952, which mandates that every prison must employ a clergyman from the Church of England to fulfil its chaplain position before members of other religions or beliefs can be considered for employment.  HL3350
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Baroness Burt of Solihull
Liberal Democrat
Life peer