§ Mr. John Leeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of persons convicted of murder who escaped from prison during the last 12 months; what were the corresponding figures for 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968; and how many remain at large.
§ Mr. CallaghanThe answer, for England and Wales, in respect of the last 12 months, and 1965, 1967 and 1968, is "None". Three—two women and one man—escaped in 1966, one of them from an open prison. Two were recaptured within a few hours. The third surrendered to the police after a month.
§ Mr. John Leeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of indictable offences during 1967 and 1968 committed by persons convicted of murder and subsequently released; and how many of these offences involved the use of firearms.
§ Mr. CallaghanTwelve such cases were reported to me in 1967 and two in 1968; none involved the use of firearms.