HC Deb 22 January 1992 vol 202 cc191-2W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of suicides in prisons in England and Wales during the year 1991; and if he will list the prisons and the number of suicides that took place within them.

Mrs. Rumbold

The total number of deaths in 1991 which resulted from an act of deliberate self-harm was 41. Of the 26 inquests which have so far been held into these deaths, a verdict of suicide was recorded in 20. The establishments at which the deaths occurred are listed in the table.

Deaths at HM Prison Service Establishments in 1991 resulting from an act of deliberate self-harm
Establishment Number of Deaths
Birmingham 3
Bristol 1
Brixton 1
Cardiff 1
Dorchester 1
Durham 1
Featherstone 1
Feltham 2
Full Sutton 2
Garth 1
Glen Parva 1
Gloucester 1
Grendon 2
Haverigg 1
Leeds 2
Liverpool 3
Long Lartin 1
Manchester 2
The Mount 1
Norwich 2
Nottingham 1
Oxford 1
Parkhurst 1
Pentonville 1
Preston 1

Establishment Number of Deaths
Stafford 1
Stoke Heath 1
Wakefield 1
Wandsworth 1
Winchester 1
Wormwood Scrubs 1

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