HC Deb 22 February 1993 vol 219 cc420-1W
Mr. Gerrard

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many escapes there have been from prison escort in each of the last 12 months; and how many of these escapes were from(a) cellular vehicles and (b) hired taxis.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

There have been 124 escapes from escort incidents involving 146 prisoners.

Monthly breakdown Incidents Prisoners
February 1992 8 8
March 13 15
April 9 9
May 5 6
June 10 12
July 10 12

Monthly breakdown Incidents Prisoners
August 8 9
September 12 13
October 9 13
November 19 19
December 10 16
January 1993 11 14
Total 124 146

  1. (a) There were no escapes from cellular vehicles during this period.
  2. (b) There were seven prisoners who escaped from hired taxis during this period.

Number
February 1992 1
April 1992 1
June 1992 3
January 1993 2
Total 7