§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many escapes occurred from prisons in the Greater London region in(a) 1979, (b) 1985 and (c) the last year for which figures are available;
(2) how many escapes occurred from prisons in (a) 1979, (b) 1985 and (c) the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answers 18 January 1995]: Responsibility for these matters 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 Mrs. Barbara Roche, dated 2 February 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Questions about the number of escapes from prisons generally and the number from the Greater London region in (a) 1979, (b) 1985 and (c) the last year for which figures are available.The information you request is shown in the table below:
Year Escapes from Prisons Escapes from Greater London Prisons 1979 97 2n/a 1984–85 114 2n/a 1985–86 117 2n/a 1993–94 1171 11 1 Excludes non-Key Performance Indicator escapes (i.e. those recaptured within 15 minutes). 2 Information not available