§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many suicides there have been in each prison in England and Wales during each year since 1970.
§ Mr. BrittanThe information for each prison department establishment in which a suicide occurred is set out in the table below. The figures include four cases where the suicide took place outside the establishment concerned.
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Establishment 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Low Newton (Female) — — — — — 1 — — — — Manchester Prison — — — — — 1 2 — — — Norwich Prison — — — — — 1 — — — — Parkhurst — — — — 1 — — 1 — — Pentonville 1 1 — 1 — — — — — 1 Pucklechurch (Male) — — — — — — — 1 — — Reading — 1 — — — — — — — — Risley (Male) — — — — — 2 — — — — Shrewsbury — — — — — — — 1 — 1 Stafford — — — — — — — 1 — 1 Swansea — — — — — — 1 1 — — Wakefield — — 1 1 — — 2 1 — — Wandsworth — 1 3 1 — — — — 1 2 Winchester Prison — — 1 — — — — — 1 1 Wormwood Scrubs Prison — 1 1 1 — — 1 1 1 2 Wormwood Scrubs (BAC) 1 — — — — — — — — — Totals 6 13 13 14 6 14 20 11 16 21