§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report the 10 district local authority areas with the highest suicide rate in each of the last three years.
§ Mrs. CurrieI regret that the full information requested can be provided only at disproportionate cost. However
Regional Health Authorities Total Capital Expenditure (£000) 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 Northern 27,590 35,014 44,357 48,072 44,337 47,880 49,525 Yorkshire 30,914 44,930 50,924 52,584 51,404 51,588 72,815 Trent 45,054 53,985 69,217 65,862 69,402 72,661 77,692 E. Anglian 22,069 27,866 32,254 31,879 24,064 29,976 31,954 N.W. Thames 25,931 35,838 43,387 46,989 50,539 55,369 64,906 N.E. Thames 31,700 48,652 51,592 56,017 61,600 66,652 65,932 S.E. Thames 25,992 35,138 39,422 46,327 51,988 49,852 55,181 S.W. Thames 22,997 36,030 37,582 34,669 35,834 42,174 52,859 Wessex 22,677 33,737 37,668 41,746 49,188 61,692 66,982 Oxford 12,483 18,689 26,382 28,769 32,334 29,099 30,126 South Western 24,791 33,004 43,034 44,354 54,836 60,813 64,920 West midlands 39,272 60,161 65,587 58,886 66,413 86,554 118,188 Mersey 26,511 32,573 36,037 36,611 36,088 39,921 37,337 North Western 50,957 60,739 84,679 82,522 69,224 84,831 83,187 Total 408,938 556,356 662,122 675,287 697,251 779,062 872,104 Note:
The figures for the years since 1982–83 are taken from the annual accounts of regional and district health authorities and prior to 1982–83 from those of their predecessor authorities.
410Wthe number of suicides by local authority area of usual residence is published in table 5 of "Mortality Statistics, area. Series DH5 no 12", a copy of which is in the Library.