§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of houses
NUMBER OF PRISONERS WHO ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE FROM SCOTTISH PRISONS, 1968–73 1968 1969 1970 Attempts Successful Period at large Attempts Successful Period at large Attempts Successful Period at large Aberdeen … 1 — — — — — — — — Barlinnie … 2 — — — — — 1 — — Dumfries … 4 — — — — — — — — 3 3 hrs. Edinburgh … 4 2 34 hrs. 2 1 6 4 2 days 6 hrs. 10 mins. 3 3 days Greenock … 3 2 days — — — — — — 2 days Inverness … — — — — — — — — — Longriggend … 2 1 58 days — — — — — — Low Moss … — — — — — — — — — Penninghame … — — — — — — — — — Perth … 2 2 14 hrs. — — — 1 — — 14 hrs. Peterhead … 3 — — 1 1 1 day — — — 412W
1968 1969 1970 Attempts Successful Period at large Attempts Successful Period at large Attempts Successful Period at large Aberdeen … 1 1 38 days — — — — — — Barlinnie … — — — 2 1 1 day 1 — — Dumfries … — — — — — — — — — Edinburgh … 1 1 4 days — — — 3 1 3 days Greenock … — — — — — — — — — Inverness … — — — — — — — — — Longriggend … — — — — — — — — — 3 16 days 3 8 days Low Moss … 1 1 2 years 3 3 days 4 1 day 3 mths. 1 day Penninghame … — — — 1 1 2 hrs. — — — 3 20 mins. Perth … — — — 3 20 mins. — — — 72 days Peterhead … 5 2 5 days — — — 1 — — 1 hours The figures do not include 23 prisoners who attempted to abscond, 22 of them successfully, while outside prison for the purposes of hospital treatment, unescorted leave, outside employment and court appearance. All of these were returned to custody during the period in question. in Scotland was owner-occupied at the latest available date.
§ Mr. William Ross32.3 per cent. at December 1973.