§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of escapes from prison in each year since 1979 stating(a) which prison the prisoner escaped from, (b) what the offence of the prisoner was and (c) for how long each prisoner was at large.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 6 February 1995]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 Mrs. Barbara Roche, dated 8 February 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking for details of the number of escapes from prison in 256W each year sincc 1979 stating (a) which prison the prisoner escaped from (b) what the offence of the prisoner was and (c) for how long each prisoner was at large.Before 20 June 1988, records were not kept centrally on escapes. The attached table lists the number of prisoners who have escaped and the prison establishment concerned from that date until 31 December 1994. A copy of this table has been placed in the Library of the House.The information on the offence of the prisoner involved and the length of time these prisoners were unlawfully at large could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.257W
20 June 1988–31 Dec. Establishment 1989 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Acklington 2 6 11 6 2 3 0 Aldington 1 6 6 16 14 1 4 Ashwell 7 3 2 6 1 4 4 Bedford 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 Belmarsh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Birmingham 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Blakenhurst 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Blantyre House 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 Blundeston 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Brinsford 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Bristol 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Brixton 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Brockhill 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 Buckley Hall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bullwood Hall 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Camp Hill 1 1 3 1 4 1 2 Campsfield House 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Canterbury 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 Cardiff 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 Castington 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Channings Wood 2 5 3 9 8 2 6 Chelmsford 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Coldingley 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Dartmoor 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 Deerbolt 0 12 5 5 6 0 4 Doncaster 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dorchester 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Dover 0 0 0 7 4 0 0 Downview 0 0 0 3 4 6 5 Durham 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 Eastwood Park 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 Elmley 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Erlestoke 0 4 7 4 1 4 0 Everthorpe 0 0 0 4 12 4 2 Exeter 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 Featherstone 6 4 5 5 3 10 11 Feltham 20 3 0 14 18 3 0 Frankland 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Glen Parva 6 0 0 5 8 2 2 Gloucester 0 0 8 3 8 0 0 Guys Marsh 0 0 0 0 4 18 0 Haslar 0 5 0 0 7 5 8 Haverigg 0 1 6 4 3 10 5 Hewell Grange 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Highdown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Highpoint 14 28 11 15 17 2 3 Hindley 6 6 0 1 3 0 1 Holloway 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Huntercombe 0 0 7 3 4 0 0 Hull 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Kingston 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Kirklevington 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 Latchmere House 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Lancaster 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Lancaster Farms 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Leeds 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Leicester 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
20 June 1988–31 Dec. Establishment 1989 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Lewes 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Leyhill 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Lincoln 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Lindholme 11 4 7 29 9 8 6 Littlehey 2 0 5 1 5 7 1 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Maidstone 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 Manchester 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Moorland 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 The Mount 1 2 1 12 2 4 2 New Hall 0 0 0 1 9 1 1 Northeye 0 5 4 3 0 0 0 Norwich 2 4 9 7 5 3 0 Nottingham 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Onley 0 0 2 4 0 9 2 Oxford 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 Parkhurst 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Pentonville 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 Portland 1 3 4 24 10 17 4 Preston 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 Pucklechurch 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Ranby 4 9 29 11 14 22 9 Risley 0 0 0 4 3 1 4 Rochester 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 Rollestone 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Send 0 0 4 4 3 3 1 Shepton Mallet 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 Stafford 0 5 1 1 0 3 1 Stocken 1 3 2 0 3 0 0 Stoke Heath 0 0 0 8 0 3 0 Styal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sudbury 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 Swaleside 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Swansea 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 Thorn Cross 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Thorp Arch 1 2 3 0 1 0 6 USK 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 The Verne 3 5 3 1 6 8 2 Wandsworth 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 Wayland 2 0 7 7 3 0 1 Wellingborough 0 0 2 4 5 7 3 Werrington 0 0 0 4 7 8 9 Wetherby 0 3 0 2 3 5 10 Whatton 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Whitemoor 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Winchester 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 The Wolds 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Wormwood Scrubs 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Wymott 3 11 5 18 1 0 0 Total 103 161 195 303 254 204 156