HC Deb 29 June 1988 vol 136 cc237-8W
Mr. McTaggart

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has on the number of non-resident patients admitted to the Glasgow royal maternity hospital in April, including who authorised any such admissions; and if he will make a statement.

Number of prisoners who escaped
Prison 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Aberdeen
Barlinnie 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 3
Cornton Vale 1
Dumfries 1
Dungavel 4 1 1 3 2 5 1
Edinburgh 3 3 1 2 1 2 1
Friarton Young Offenders Institution Detention Centre 2
Glenochil Young Offenders Institution 2
Inverness 1
Low Moss 1 1 3 3 5 4 13
Penninghame 1 1 1 2
Perth 3 2 1 3 1 2 4 1
Peterhead 5 1
Shotts 2
Total 4 8 9 5 12 14 9 26 5 14 10

An escape is defined as circumstances where any inmate, convicted or untried, leaves the precincts of an open or closed institution without authority, where this involves overcoming a physical security barrier, or breaking away from a close escort when outside the secure perimeter of a closed institution.

Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prisoners have escaped from police custody in the last 10 years for which information is available; and which police forces they escaped from.

Crimes recorded by the police
Escape and rescue (including escaping from police custody or prison)
Central Dumfries and Galloway Fife Grampian Lothian and Borders Northern Strathclyde Tayside Scotland
1978 14 0 1 13 2 27 249 35 347
1979 10 0 13 13 3 17 199 48 303
1980 22 1 8 15 15 22 209 73 365
1981 28 5 5 12 28 31 246 53 408
1982 20 11 11 21 29 26 334 42 494
1983 15 16 28 16 6 29 321 57 488
1984 34 6 13 35 85 31 385 54 643
1985 32 16 23 36 116 33 357 76 689

Mr. Michael Forsyth

This information is not available centrally.