§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of recorded incidents of self-harm among 15-year-old boys and girls by individual penal institution in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. George Howarth, dated 20 March 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of recorded incidents of self harm among 15 year old boys and girls in each penal institution in each of the last 10 years.I regret that the information you have requested is not collected centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.