§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has yet held a review of the current policy of not classifying remand prisoners who are an exceptional risk, and requiring them to be held in a special secure unit separate from standard risk prisoners; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. RumboldThis review is in hand. As my right hon. Friend said in a statement on 5 August following the report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons into the
Name Date of escape Sentence length Time served Penalty imposed on recapture Transfer destination Doyle 7 November 1990 3 years 6 months 1 year — Still at large Smith 7 November 1990 2 years 1 year 2 months — Still at large Clarke 14 January 1991 2 years 2 months 6 months 175 days LOR HMP Stafford Hunter 22 February 1991 2 years 6 months 4 months 140 days LOR HMP Hull Barker 22 Febuary 1991 1 year 6 months 8 months 190 days LOR HMP Hull Dewhurst 27 February 1991 2 years 1 year 1 month 190 days LOR HMP Stafford Baker 29 April 1991 1 year 6 months 1 month 150 days LOR HMP Everthorpe White 29 April 1991 3 years 1 year 1 month 165 days LOR HMP Hull O'Neill 1 May 1991 1 year 7 months — Still at large Shannon 1 May 1991 4 years 3 months 2 years 2 months 190 days LOR HMP Liverpool Dunne 23 May 1991 9 years 2 years 10 months 170 days LOR HMP Bedford Stones 24 June 1991 Life 6 years 7 months Charges not proven HMP Leeds Berseberry 24 June 1991 4 years 11 months 170 days LOR HMP Liverpool Rafiq 24 June 1991 2 years 9 months 2 months Charges not proven HMP Hull Wright 26 June 1991 1 year 4 months 180 days LOR HMP Norwich Pickering 6 July 1991 1 year 7 months 8 months 156 days LOR Remains at HMP Lindholme Winspear 8 August 1991 3 years 6 months 20 days 155 days LOR HMP Hull Neale 27 August 1991 2 years 1 year — Still at large Burrows 6 September 1991 3 years 1 year 1 month — Still at large Bradley 18 September 1991 2 years 6 months 12 days 7 months 142 days LOR Remains at HMP Lindholme Luttman 18 September 1991 3 years 2 years 3 months — Still at large MacGillivary 27 September 1991 5 years 1 year 10 months — Still at large Charnley 27 September 1991 3 years 6 months 2 years 2 months — Still at large Barratt 29 September 1991 3 years 6 months 1 year 3 months — Still at large Graham 29 September 1991 2 years 6 months 1 year 1 month — Still at large 1 LOR = Loss of remission.