§ Mr. LivingstoneTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many staff employed at the Government communications headquarters have committed suicide since 1979; and if he will list the date of each suicide and the coroner's court which heard the inquest.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggTo the best of my knowledge, having consulted GCHQ, the answer to the hon. Gentleman's question is as follows:
Coroner's court 16 December 1980 Cheltenham 24 November 1982 Cheltenham 7 August 1986 Taunton 31 July 1986 Gloucester 21 January 1990 Scarborough 10 March 1991 Cheltenham 7 March 1992 Tewkesbury 19 March 1992 Cheltenham Before 1982 GCHQ did not keep a separate record of employee suicides. Figures before that date are given to the best of GCHQ's knowledge.