Early Day Motion·EDM 574
ESCAPE FROM HMP WORMWOOD SCRUBS
8 January 200733 Signatures
Primary sponsor
John McDonnell
Labour — Hayes and Harlington
Motion Text
That this House expresses its grave concern at the escape of a dangerous prisoner from HMP Wormwood Scrubs whilst being escorted to an outside hospital; shares the concerns of the Prison Officers Association (POA) at the failure of the procedures for categorising prisoners and at the contracting out of healthcare in prisons; and calls upon the Home Secretary to meet the POA as a matter of urgency to discuss the professional concerns of its members.