§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the timetable is for completion of the national suicide prevention strategy. [11521]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 31 October 2001]: The Department is in the process of developing, under the direction of the National Director for Mental Health, Professor Louis Appleby, a coherent national suicide prevention strategy to ensure that we are doing all we can to prevent suicides. We hope to launch this strategy in spring 2002.