§ 14. Mr. Studholmeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of escapes per year from Dartmoor Prison from 1939 up to the present time; also the number for each of the eight years before 1939.
§ Mr. EdeThe following are the figures:
1931 … 2 1940 … 6 1932 … 2 1941 … 3 1933 … Nil 1942 … 2 1934 … 2 1943 … 2 1935 … Nil 1944 … 2 1936 … 2 1945 … 10 1937 … 1 1946 … 9 1938 … Nil 1947 … 4 1939 … 6