§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many successful escapes by prisoners occurred in each year since 1988 from(a) prison and (b) escort. [35911]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Richard Tilt to Mr. George Howarth, dated 9 July 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking how many successful escapes by prisoners occurred in each year since 1988 from (a) prison and (b) escort.The requested information is given in the attached table. (The first full year for which figures are available is 1989–90.)
Year Escapes from establishment Escapes from escort Total 1989–90 146 111 257 1990–91 225 111 336 1991–92 308 155 463 1992–93 232 115 347 1993–94 171 125 1296 1994–95 151 66 217 1995–96 52 70 122 1 In 1993–94, 23 of the escapes were from escorts that, prior to contracting out, would have been the responsibility of the police. In 1994–95 there were 15 such escapes and in 1995–96, 34.
§ Mr. HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what factors underlay the interval leading up to the publication of the Prison Service annual report for 1994–95. [53861]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Richard Tilt to Mr. George Howarth, dated 9 July 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking what factors underlay the interval leading up to the publication of the Prison Service annual report for 1994–5.144WFactors underlying the delay included changes at Director level during a critical time in the preparation of the report and other priorities, in particular the implementation of the security recommendations in the Woodcock Report and the introduction of mandatory drug testing. In addition a major revision of the report was undertaken following the publication of the Learmont Report.Work is currently underway on the 1995–96 report which we expect will be published later this year.
§ Mr. HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what grants were made by the Prison Service to non-profit-making organisations during the(a) current and (b) last financial year. [35869]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Richard Tilt to Mr. George Howarth, dated 9 July 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about grants made by the Prison Service to non-profit making organisations during the current and last financial year.The expenditure for 1995–96 and from April 1996 to June 1996 is given in the attached table.
Grants 1995–96 1996–97 April to June 1996 Community Service Volunteers 192,000 48,000 Prisoners Abroad 88,357 23,389 NACRO 226,000 — National Association of Prison Visitors 82,000 10,000 Prison Visitors Centres 637,465 189,310