§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the number of suicides among Scottish prisoners in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. AncramThe following table gives the information requested. The figures cover inmates of all ages.
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Number 1974 2 1975 1 1976 4 1977 3 1978 4 1979 3
Number 1980 1 1981 3 1982 3 In 1983 there were seven deaths in Scottish penal establishments. Of these, suicide was considered to be the cause in death of two cases and in another two cases the findings of the fatal accident inquiries are not yet known.