§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many attempted suicides were recorded in Northern Ireland during 1989 at(a) prison establishments, (b) remand establishments and (c) young offenders centres; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CopeThe precise information requested is not available as it is not possible always to distinguish between an attempted suicide and self-inflicted injury perpetrated for other reasons.
The table records incidents of self-inflicted injury in Northern Ireland prison service establishments during 1989:
resources for school building have made it necessary to give priority to provision for children of compulsory school age. The Department of Education monitors the quality of nursery education being provided through its inspectorate's programme of school inspections and visits.