Open Prisons Mr. Laws To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have absconded from Leyhill Open Prison in each month since November 2005, broken down by offence; and if he will make a statement. Mr. Sutcliffe The information is provided in the following table. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Month/year |Offence |Total| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |November |Supplying drugs |4 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Possession drugs with intent to supply | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Robbery | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Conspiracy to commit theft | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |December |Robbery x 5 |9 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Rape | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Blackmail | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Possession drugs | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Burglary | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |January |Arson |4 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Grievous Bodily Harm | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Burglary | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Robbery | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |February |Theft |2 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Robbery | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |March |Possession of firearm with intent to endanger life|2 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Murder | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |April |Burglary |2 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Robbery | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |May |Burglary |1 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |June |Burglary x 2 |2 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |July |— |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |August |Burglary x 2 |3 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Robbery | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |September |Burglary x 2 |2 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |October(to 24 October 2006) |Driving while disqualified x 2 |6 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Robbery x 3 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Fraud and deception | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Note:Data from April 2006 to October 2006 is provisional| | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------