§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many attempted suicides there were in each penal establishment in 1984 and so far in 1985.
§ Mr. MellorThis information is not yet available.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied with the measures taken at Pentonville prison to prevent suicides.
§ Mr. MellorA recent suicide at Pentonville revealed that there had been a failure in the procedure for checking on inmates at the beginning of the day; the governor has taken action to remedy this and I am not aware of any other specific points of this kind that need attention at Pentonville. I naturally regret the two suicides that have taken place in the prison so far this year, but, taking the figures for the last five years, it is clear that suicide is no more frequent at Pentonville than at other comparable establishments.
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§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the age, sex, prison and accommodation occupied by each of those who committed suicide in penal establishments in 1984.
§ Mr. MellorThe available information is as follows. Details of the location of the prisoners concerned are not recorded centrally.
Age Sex Prison 1. 44 Male Brixton 2. 31 Male Brixton 3. 33 Male Parkhurst 4. 37 Male Parkhurst 5. 27 Male Norwich 6. 53 Male Wormwood Scrubs 7. 17 Male Swansea 8. 19 Male Pentonville 9. 23 Male Brixton 10. 47 Male Durham 11. 26 Male Norwich 12. 22 Male Exeter 13. 37 Male Leeds 14. 24 Male Preston 15. 44 Male Portsmouth 16. 43 Male Exeter 17. 27 Male Brixton 18. 37 Male Shrewsbury 19. 26 Male Lewes 20. 24 Male Wandsworth 21. 34 Male Wakefield 22. 37 Male Brixton