§ Mr. Kevin McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) members and (b) employees of each of Her Majesty's armed forces are perceived to have died through self-inflicted injuries in (i) Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) Germany and (iv) other overseas postings in each year since 1990. [80684]
§ Dr. MoonieBetween 1 January 1990 and 31 December 2001 there have been 326 coroner confirmed suicides and coroners' open verdicts recorded for serving members of the Regular Armed Forces. No information is centrally held on suicides among civilian employees of her Majesty's Armed Forces. The following table breaks these down by location and year, and includes 285 coroner confirmed suicides and 41 open verdicts. Suicide and open verdicts for 1995 and later are subject to change as outstanding coroners' verdicts are confirmed. This could lead to significant increases, particularly for 1999 and later.
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Suicides and open verdicts: Regular Armed Forces personnel by location:1 January 1990 to 31 December 20011 Location Year of death Great Britain2 Northern Ireland Germany (BAOR) Other Grand total 1990 32 3 8 1 44 1991 24 2 8 5 39 1992 17 4 9 3 33 1993 23 2 5 2 32 1994 19 3 6 2 30 1995 14 8 4 3 29 1996 18 3 2 3 26 1997 22 1 2 0 25 1998 12 0 4 0 16 1999 16 0 1 0 17 2000 22 1 1 3 27 2001 7 0 1 0 8 Grand total 226 27 51 22 326 1 Figures for suicides and open verdicts are subject to revision as further coroner's verdicts are reported to DASA 2 Great Britain included UK waters and North Atlantic Note:
As at 15 November 2002