HC Deb 11 February 1985 vol 73 cc10-1W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has any evidence that would suggest why a majority of those who committed suicide in penal establishments in 1984 were unsentenced prisoners.

Mr. Mellor

No. The Chief Inspector of Prisons' recent report on suicides in prison recommended that research should be mounted into the circumstances and characteristics of prisoners who kill themselves, and this is under consideration.