§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many self-inflicted deaths have occurred in each year since 1992(a) in each prison and (b) by security category in each prison. [37978]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 A. J. Pearson to Mr. George Howarth, Dated 22 July 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about self-inflicted deaths in prison.The attached table shows the number of self-inflicted deaths that have occurred each year since 1992 in prisons in England and Wales by security category.49W
Establishment 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Acklington — — — 1(C) — Albany — — 1(C) — — Ashwell 2(C, C) — — — — Aylesbury — — — 1(U) — Bedford — — 1(U) 2(U, U) — Belmarsh — 1(A) — 2(U, U) — Birmingham 1(U) — 1(D) 2(A. U) 1(U) Blakenhurst — — — 1(C) — Blundeston — — — 2(C. B) — Brinsford 1(U) — 1(U) — 1(U) Bristol 1(U) 2(U, U) — 1(C) 1(U) Brixton 1(U) 1(U) 3(U. B, U) — 1(U) Bullingdon 1(U) — — 1(U) 1(B) Canterbury — 1(U) — — — Cardiff — — 2(U, U) — — Chelmsford — — 1(C) 1(U) — Dartmoor — 1(B) 1(C) — 2(B) Deerbolt 1(U) — — — — Doncaster — — 2(U. U) 2(U. U) 1(U) Dorchester 1(C) — — — 2(U, U) Dover — — — 1(U) — Downview — — — 1(C) — Durham 2(U. U) 1(U) — — 1(U) Elmley 1(U) — 1(U) — — Erlestoke — — — 2(C, C) — Exeter — 4(C. U x3) 1(B) 2(U, B) — Featherstone — — — 1(C) — Feltham 2(U, U) — — — 1(U) Frankland — — — 1(B) —
Establishment 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Full Sutton — 1(A) — 1(B) 1(B) Garth — — 1(B) 1(B) — Gartree 1(B) — 1(B) — 1(B) Glen Parva 1(U) — — — 1(U) Gloucester — — — 1(U) — Grendon — — 2(C, B) 1(B) — Haverigg — — — 1(C) — Highdown — 1(U) 1(C) 4(B, C. A, U) 1(C) Hindley 1(U) 1(U) — — — Holloway 1(U) 1(U) — 2(U, U) — Holme House — 2(D, C) — — 1(C) Hull 2(U. U) 1(C) 2(C, U) 1(U) 1(U) Kirkham — — — — 1(U) Leeds 2(U, U) 2(U. U) 1(U) 1(U) — Leicester 1(U) 3(U. U. C) 3(U x3) 1(B) — Lewes 1(U) 1(U) — 1(D) — Lincoln — 3(U. C, U) 1(D) 2(C, C) 1(U) Lindholme — 1(C) — — 1(C) Littlehey 1(C) — — — — Liverpool 1(U) 2(U. U) 5(U x3. B. C) 1(U) 2(U, U) Long Lartin 1(A) 1(B) 1(B) 1(B) 1(A) Low Newton — — 2(U, U) 2(U, U) — Maidstone 1(D) — — — — Manchester — 2(U. U) 2(U, C) — 4(Ux4) Moorland — — 3(U x3) — — New Hall — — 1(U) — — Norwich 2(U. C) 2(U. U) — 4(U x3, B) — Nottingham — 1(B) — 1(B) — Parkhurst 1(C) 1(C) 2(B. B) — — Pentonville 4(U x4) — — 2(U, B) 1(U) Portland — — 1(U) — 1(U) Preston — — 1(U) 1(U) — Risley — — 1(C) — — Shepton Mallet — 1(C) — — — Shrewsbury — — 1(U) — 1(U) Stafford 1(C) — — — — Stocken — — — — 1(C) Stoke Heath — — — 1(U) — Styal 1(U) — — — — Swaleside 1(C) — 1(U) — — Swansea — — 1(U) 1(U) — The Mount — — — 1(C) 1(C) The Verne — — 1(C) — — Usk — — 1(C) — — Wakefield 1(B) 3(B. B. D) 1(B) 1(B) — Wandsworth — 2(U. B) 4(U x3, D) — — Wellingborough 1(B) — — — — Wetherby — 1(U) — — — Whatton — — — 1(C) — Whitemoor — — — 1(B) — Winchester — 1(U) 1(U) — 2(B. C) Wolds — 1(U) — 1(U) 1(B) Woodhill — 1(U) 1(U) — — Wormwood Scrubs 1(U) — 4(B, B. U. U) — 1(U) P.E.C.S. (Prison Escort Court Custody Service) — — — — 1(B) Key to security classification: A = Category A; B = Category B; C = Category C; D = Category D; U = Unclassified. N.B. Unclassified refers to the following categories: unsentenced on remand; sentenced but awaiting categorisation; young offender; females non category A.