HC Deb 28 June 1994 vol 245 cc457-8W
Ms Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners escaped from prisons in England and Wales on each day from 17 to 20 June; and if he will list the number of prisoners involved in each escape, the prisons from which they escaped, and whether they have been recaptured.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Derek Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 28 June 1994: The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about escape statistics during the period 17–20 June. During this period, one prisoner escaped from HMYOI Wetherby. No-one else is believed to have been involved. The prisoner concerned returned to Wetherby on 22 June 1994.