§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of
Escapes from prison Escort from escorts1 Sub-total Escapes from court escort service (previously police responsibility) Total 1994 March 5 9 14 1 15 April 15 6 21 0 21 May 10 9 19 5 24 June 9 5 14 4 18 July 21 8 29 1 30 August 21 2 23 2 25 September 24 2 26 0 26 October 10 6 16 0 16 November 10 4 14 1 15 December 9 2 11 1 12 1995 January 11 1 12 0 12 February 5 3 8 1 9 Figures exclude prisoners recaptured within 15 minutes provided that no further offence has been committed.
1 Includes escapes from the Court Escort Service which would have been the responsibility of the Prison Service in previous years (3 in 1993–94; Nil in April-January 1994–95.