§ Mr. MossTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) successful escapes and (b) unsuccessful escape attempts there have been from prisons in Scotland by category A prisoners in each of the last 10 years.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 4 April 1989]: The information is set out in the table.
Year Prison Escapes Attempted escapes 1979 Perth 1 — 1980 — — — 1981 — — — 1982 Peterhead 3 1 1983 Peterhead — 1 1984 — — — 1985 Peterhead — 3 1986 Inverness — 2 1987 — — — 1988 — — —