§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish what information he has on the number of suicides and attempted suicides which have occurred in Scotland in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information available is as follows:
Number of Suicides1 Number of in-patient discharges for self-inflicted injury or poisoning2 1979 494 9,916 1980 515 8,609 1981 517 9,474 1982 563 9,269 1983 505 8,707 1984 519 9,337 1985 569 9,118 1986 568 8,963 1987 522 9,306 Data source:
1 Registrar General for Scotland
2 Scottish hospital data within admissions category "Emergency—Deliberate self inflicted injury or poisoning."