§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list each of the reported serious incidents that have taken place in prisons in England and Wales between 1 January and 9 July.
§ Mr. MellorThe following numbers of incidents between 1 January and 9 July 1990 are recorded as having been reported by prison service establishments under the broad headings shown, excluding incidents under headings categorised as minor.
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Number Escapes 53 Attempted escapes 7 Escapes from escort 46 Attempted escapes from escort 3 Recapture/surrender of escaped inmates 50 Assaults—on staff 48 —on inmates 77 —on other 8 Deaths of inmates, believed to be suicide 21 Other deaths of inmates 20 Deaths of staff 3 Fires causing personal injury, or serious and/or extensive damage to property 11 Acts of concerted indiscipline 60 Barricade incidents 7 Rooftop demonstrations 26 Food refusals 39 Key/lock compromises 7 Hostage incidents 11 Bomb threats/explosions 24 Dirty protest 1 Other miscellaneous incidents 38 To be meaningful, a list would need to include some description of incidents. In view of the number of incidents, such information could be given only at disproportionate cost.