§ Mr. Stonehouseasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of prisoners who have escaped from Brixton Prison in the last five years.
§ Dr. SummerskillTwenty.
§ Mr. Stonehouseasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the circumstances of the escapes from Brixton Prison during the last 12 months.
§ Dr. SummerskillThere has been one escape from Brixton Prison during the last 12 months. On 12th July, 1975 a prisoner who was being visited succeeded in mingling with a group of visitors as they left the room and thereby escaped.