§ Baroness Gould of Potternewtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many prisoners have (a) committed suicide, (b) died of natural causes and (c) died at the hands of other prisoners, in each of the past five years.
Earl FerrersResponsibility for the subject of this Question has been delegated to the Prison Service and its Director General, Mr. Derek Lewis. The Director General has therefore responded to the Question and his letter is given below.
Letter to Baroness Gould of Potternewton from the Director General of the Prison Service, Mr. Derek Lewis, dated 25th May 1994.
Lord Ferrers has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking how many prisoners have (a) committed suicide, (b) died of natural causes and (c) died at the hands of other prisoners in each of the last five years.
The information is as follows:
Year Suicide Natural Causes Died at hands of other prisoners 1989 48 31 0 1990 50 41 4 1991 42 27 4 1992 41 34 3 1993 47 37 4