§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many remand prisoners escaped from custody while detained in cells in magistrates' courts and police stations in 1986, 1987 and 1988.
The Minister of State, Home Office (Earl Ferrers)I regret that this information is not available for the country as a whole. However, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has provided the following information which relates only to the Metropolitan Police District:—
Remand prisoners who have escaped from police custody No. escaped from magistrates' courts cells No. recaptured No. escaped from police cells No. recaptured 1986 1 1 6 5 1987 0 — 12 10 1988 7* 4 0 — *Escaped 6th March