§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners in open prisons absconded in each of the years 1972, 1973 and 1974; and what percentage of the total in such prisons these figures represent.
§ Dr. SummerskillIn 1972, 194 men and 15 women absconded from open prisons in England and Wales. The corresponding figures for 1973 were 227 men and 19 women and for 1974 236 men and 20 women. I regret that it would be possible to provide an accurate answer to the second part of the Question only at disproportionate cost.