§ 50 and 51. Sir J. Langford-Holtasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many escapes from prison lasting more than one hour have been made in each of the last three years;
(2) how many escapes have taken place from maximum-security prisons in each of the last three years.
§ Miss BaconThe number of escapers not recaptured on the day of the escape, including those who escaped from open prisons, is as follows:
1962 … … 118 1963 … … 195 1964 … … 310 1965 … … 186 (up to 19th November) The figures for escapes from maximum security prisons are as follows:
1962 … … 39 1963 … … 52 1964 … … 69 1965 … … 55 (up to 19th November)