§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total number of(a) farmers and (b) farm workers for each year since 1988, giving the 239W figures as a percentage of the total population for Northern Ireland. [21860]
§ Mr AncramThe information is given in the table:
Farmers Other farm workers Year Persons Per Cent. of total population Persons Per cent. of total population 1988 37,417 2.4 24,638 1.6 1989 36,709 2.3 24,987 1.6 1990 36,302 2.3 24,733 1.6 1991 35,991 2.2 23,821 1.5 1992 36,224 2.2 22,905 1.4 1993 34,408 2.1 25,216 1.5 1994 35,377 2.2 24,230 1.5
§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many suicides occurred among(a) farmers, (b) farm workers and (c) the general population in each year since 1988. [21908]
§ Sir John WheelerThe number of deaths registered as suicides in Northern Ireland in each year since 1988 are set out in the table. Deaths are recorded according to date of registration and not by date of occurrence.
Year Farmers Farm workers General population 1988 10 2 153 1989 1 1 116 1990 3 0 158 1991 8 0 129 1992 2 1 107 1993 9 1 129 19941 5 1 95 1 to 30 September 1994