Mr. Creech Jonesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in view of the local feeling and the number of recent escapes of prisoners from Wakefield Prison, what steps are being taken to tighten security and make it more effective at the prison.
§ Mr. BrookeInquiries are still proceeding into the two recent incidents at Wakefield Prison, in the course of which five prisoners escaped; I will write to the right hon. Member as soon as these inquiries have been completed.