§ Mr. Blakerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total number of known attempted suicides in England and Wales in each of the years from 1964 to 1968, inclusive.
§ Mr. Elystan MorganSince the enactment of the Suicide Act, 1961, attempted suicide has ceased to constitute a criminal offence and no statistics of its incidence are collected by the police; neither, I understand, are they collected by hospitals or other authorities.