§ 56. Sir Knox Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give details of the special precautions which, as as a result of the escape of prisoner Mitchell, have now been taken to prevent dangerous prisoners from escaping from Her Majesty's Prisons.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsFollowing Mitchell's escape from an outside working party, I have arranged, in consultation with Lord Mountbatten, for the Chief Constable of Leicester, Mr. Robert Mark, to carry out an immediate investigation into the circumstances of the escape and the events leading up to it. Mr. Mark arrived at Dartmoor yesterday afternoon, and the results of his investigation will be dealt with in Lord Mountbatten's Report.
The present arrangements affecting outside working parties are being reviewed, and I shall give urgent consideration to any recommendations made by Lord Mountbatten.