HC Deb 05 April 1989 vol 150 cc225-8W
Mr. Bermingham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners escaped from prisons in England and Wales in each of the years since 1979; and if he will list the prisons from which the escapes were made.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

[holding answer 20 March 1989]: The following tables show escapes by prisoners from closed prisons. The information in relation to the years from 1979 to 1985–86 has largely been derived from published annual reports on the work of the prison department, the most convenient source. The information for 1984–85 covers the 15-month period from 1 January 1984–31 March 1985. Thereafter, information relates to the financial year, until the final period which covers from 1 April to 31 December 1988:

Establishment Number
1979
Acklington 4
Brixton 1
Camp Hill 4
Channings Wood 7
Dorchester 1
Erlestoke House 2
Featherstone 7
Haverigg 6
Liverpool 2
Northallerton 1
Northeye 19
Norwich 23
Standford Hill 27
The Verne 11
Wymott 2
Total 97
1980
Acklington 2
Brixton 4
Camp Hill 4
Canterbury 1
Channings Wood 3
Coldingley 1
Erlestoke 4
Exeter 1
Featherstone 2
Establishment Number
Haverigg 2
Liverpool 2
Northallerton 1
Northeye 12
Norwich 3
Preston 1
Ranby 2
Standford Hill 20
The Verne 6
Total 71
1981
Acklington 1
Beckingham 1
Exeter 1
Haverigg 1
Highpoint 4
Lancaster 1
Manchester 1
Northeye 16
Norwich 3
Ranby 1
Rollestone 6
Standford Hill 32
The Verne 10
Wymott 1
Total 79
1982
Birmingham 5
Brixton 1
Camp Hill 3
Channings Wood 2
Erlestoke 9
Grendon 1
Haverigg 5
Highpoint 3
Leeds 1
Maidstone 2
Manchester 1
Northeye 25
Norwich 10
Nottingham 6
Preston 3
Ranby 1
Standford Hill 23
Swinfen Hall 2
The Verne 11
Wandsworth 2
Establishment Number
Wymott 1
Total 117
1983
Acklington 4
Bedford 4
Cardiff 1
Channings Wood 4
Exeter 2
Haverigg 3
Highpoint 4
Manchester 1
Northeye 36
Norwich 4
Ranby 5
Stafford 4
Standford Hill 22
The Verne 2
Wymott 1
Total 97
1984–85
Birmingham 1
Cardiff 1
Channings Wood 9
Coldingley 1
Haverigg 14
Highpoint 8
Lewes 2
Maidstone 2
Northeye 14
Norwich 4
Oxford 1
Preston 2
Ranby 7
Reading 1
Standford Hill 42
The Verne 5
Total 114
1985–86
Acklington 5
Blundeston 2
Brixton 5
Channings Wood 6
Featherstone 7
Haverigg 5
Highpoint 10
Lewes 1
Lindholme 5
Maidstone 1
Northeye 23
Norwich 17
Oxford 2
Pentonville 4
Ranby 11
Stocken 1
The Verne 2
Wayland 6
Wormwood Scrubs 1
Wymott 3
Total 117
1986–87
Acklington 1
Blundeston 2
Cardiff 3
Channings Wood 1
Dartmoor 1
Featherstone 2
Haverigg 5
Highpoint 7
Lindholme 13
Manchester 4
Establishment Number
Northeye 10
Norwich 5
Pentonville 1
Ranby 11
Send 2
Stafford 1
The Verne 4
Wayland 6
Total 79
1987–88
Acklingtom 3
Aldington 7
Bedford 2
Bristol 2
Brixton 2
Camp Hill 1
Canterbury 1
Channings Wood 6
Cookham Wood 2
Dartmoor 1
Exeter 1
Featherstone 3
Gartree —
Havering 5
Highpoint 7
Holloway 1
Lindholme 26
Manchester 2
Medomsley 1
Northeye 2
Norwich 4
Nottingham 1
Oxford 1
Pentonville 3
Preston 2
Ranby 1
Send 4
Shepton Mallet 3
StafTord 2
The Verne 5
Thorp Arch 1
Wayland 8
Winchester 1
Wymott 2
Total 115
1988 (from 1 April)
Acklington 3
Ashwell 7
Bedford 3
Brixton 2
Camp Hill 1
Channings Wood 3
Dartmoor 2
Featherstone 9
Havering 3
Highpoint 21
Lindholme 21
Littlehey 3
Manchester 2
Norwich 2
Nottingham 1
Pentonville 7
Ranby 6
Rollestone 1
Stocken 1
Swansea 2
The Verne 6
Thorp Arch 1
Wayland 2
Wymott 3
Total 112