§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of suicides in prisons in England and Wales during the year 1991; and if he will list the prisons and the number of suicides that took place within them.
§ Mrs Rumbold[pursuant to her reply, 22 January 1992, c. 191–92]: The total number of deaths in 1991 which resulted from an act of deliberate self-harm was 42 and not 41. The adjustment to the figure is necessary following the recent inquest into the death of a man at Cardiff prison in 45W October 1991, which was not initially thought to have been self-inflicted. Further evidence came to light at the inquest, however, and a verdict of "suicide while the balance of his mind was disturbed" was recorded.
Inquests have now been held on 29 of these deaths and a verdict of suicide was recorded for 23. The establishments at which the deaths occurred are listed in the table.
Deaths at HM Prison Service Establishments in 1991 resulting from an act of deliberate self-harm. Establishment Numbers of deaths Birmingham 3 Bristol 1 Brixton 1 Cardiff 2 Dorchester 1 Durham 1 Featherstone 1 Feltham 2 Full Sutton 2 Garth 1 Glen Parva 1 Gloucester 1 Grendon 2 Haverigg 1 Leeds 2 Liverpool 3 Long Lartin 1 Manchester 2 The Mount 1 Norwich 2 Nottingham 1 Oxford 1 Parkhurst 1 Pentonville 1 Preston 1 Stafford 1 Stoke Heath 1 Wakefield 1 Wandsworth 1 Winchester 1 Wormwood Scrubs 1