§ Mr. AshdownTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many suicides there have been in(a) Somerset and (b) Yeovil constituency in each year since 1980, broken down by age; and if he will make a statement. [110794]
§ Mr. TimmsThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Paddy Ashdown, dated 22 February 2000:
1001WAs Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question asking how many suicides there have been in Somerset and Yeovil.Figures for the county of Somerset are presented in the attached table for years up to 1998 (the latest available.) Boundary changes to the Yeovil constituency mean that figures are not available for years prior to 1988. Figures for Yeovil are therefore presented in the attached table only for years 1988 to 1998, based on the 1999 constituency boundary.
Suicides and undetermined deaths 1 for usual residents of the electoral constituency of Yeovil, by age, 1988–982 Year Total 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 1988 10 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 1989 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1990 14 0 2 0 1 0 4 1 1 1991 9 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 1992 9 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1993 12 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1994 15 0 2 1 1 4 0 1 4 1995 6 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1996 10 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1997 8 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1998 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1
Suicides and undetermined deaths 1 for usual residents of the electoral constituency of Yeovil, by age, 1988–982 Year 55–59 60–64 65–69 70–74 75–79 80–84 85+ 1988 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1989 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1990 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1991 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1992 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1993 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1994 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1995 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1996 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1997 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1998 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, codes E950–E959 and E980–E989 excluding E988.8. 2 For 1988 to 1992 the year is the year when the deaths were registered. Note:
For 1993 to 1998 the year is the year when death occurred.