§ Mr. Terry Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many attempted male suicides were recorded for each year from 1979 to 1986 inclusive; and how many of these involved unemployed males.
§ Mr. Currie[pursuant to her reply, 3 March 1987]: Information is not available in the form requested. The number of male suicide deaths for England and Wales in each year from 1979 to 1985 is given in the table. Information for 1986 is not yet available.
Male suicide deaths for England and Wales 1979–85 (ICD Nos. E950—E959) Year Number 1979 2,564 1980 2,629 1981 2,761 1982 2,781 1983 2,812 1984 2,859 1985 2,949
§ Mr. Terry Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what studies have been undertaken into possible links between male unemployment and the incidence of attempted suicides.
§ Mrs. Currie[pursuant to her reply, 3 March 1987]: I understand that the Medical Research Council, which receives grant-in-aid from the science vote of the Department of Education and Science and is the main Government body for biomedical research in the United Kingdom, is funding research at its unit for epidemiological studies in psychiatry.