Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will collect information on how many prisoners escaped from Morton Hall open prison in(a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994; how many have been returned to prison; how many absconders were convicted of drug offences; and how many of these are still at large; [15460]
(2) if he will collect information on how many prisoners escaped from Leyhill open prison in (a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994; how many have been returned to prison; how many absconders were convicted of drug offences; and how many of these are still at large; [15461]
(3) if he will collect information on how many prisoners escaped from Kirkham open prison in (a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994; how many have been returned to prison; how many absconders were convicted of drug offences; and how many of these are still at large; [15462]
(4) if he will collect information on how many prisoners escaped from Askham Grange prison in (a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994; how many have been returned to prison; how many absconders were convicted of drug offences; and how many of these are still at large; [15463]
(5) if he will collect information on how many prisoners escaped from Drake Hall prison in (a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994; how many have been returned to prison; how many absconders were convicted of drug offences; and how many of these are still at large; [15464]
(6) if he will collect information on how many prisoners escaped from Spring Hill prison in (a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994; how many have been returned to prison; how many absconders were convicted of drug offences; and how many of these are still at large; [15465]
(7) if he will collect information on how many prisoners escaped from Ford open prison in (a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994; how many have been returned to prison; how many absconders were convicted of drug offences; and how many of these are still at large; [15466]
(8) if he will collect information on how many prisoners escaped from High Point open prison in (a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994; how many have been returned to prison; how many absconders were convicted of drug offences; and how many of these are still at large; [15467]
(9) if he will collect information on how many prisoners escaped from North Sea Camp in (a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994; how many have been returned to prison; how many absconders were convicted of drug offences; and how many of these are still at large; [15468]
(10) if he will collect information on how many prisoners escaped from Rudgate open prison in (a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994; how many have been returned to prison; how many absconders were convicted of drug offences; and how many of these are still at large; [15469]
(11) if he will collect information on how many prisoners escaped from Standford Hill open prison in (a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994; how many have been returned to prison; how many absconders were convicted of drug offences; and how many of these are still at large; [15471]
(12) if he will collect information on how many prisoners escaped from Sudbury open prison in (a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994; how many have been 473W returned to prison; how many absconders were convicted of drug offences; and how many of these are still at large. [15472]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility 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 Mr. Alan Williams, dated 27 March 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Questions asking how many prisoners absconded from Askham Grange, Rudgate, Kirkham, Spring Hill, Standford Hill, High Point, Sudbury, Drake hall, Leyhill, Ford, Morton Hall and North Sea Camp prisons in each of the last three years; how many have been returned to prison; how many absconders were convicted of drug offences; and how many of these were still at large.Information on the number of absconds and those convicted of drugs offences is shown in the attached tables, a copy of which will be placed in the Library at the House. I regret that information on the number of absconds who have been returned to prison or are still at large is not recorded centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Establishment Number of absconders Number of absconders convicted of drug offences 1992 Askham Grange 39 3 Drake Hall 121 4 Ford 59 2 High Point 16 0 Kirkham 281 10 Leyhill 14 0 Morton Hall 72 0 North Sea Camp 62 0 Rudgate 91 2 Spring Hill 38 2 Standford Hill 66 4 Sudbury 106 2 1993 Askham Grange 23 3 Drake Hall 55 3 Ford 39 2 High Point N/A N/A Kirkham 349 13 Leyhill 25 0 Morton Hall 78 0 North Sea Camp 49 1 Rudgate 135 2 Spring Hill 61 1 Standford Hill 69 4 Sudbury 74 2 1994 Askham Grange 36 5 Drake Hall 135 11 Ford 38 1 High Point N/A N/A Kirkham 274 13 Leyhill 20 0 Morton Hall 51 0 North Sea Camp 56 2 Rudgate 125 0 Spring Hill 38 4 Standford Hill 85 7 Sudbury 55 2 There are no figures for Highpoint open prison for 1993 and 1994 because it closed on 18 November 1992.