§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by penal institution the number of instances of self-inflicted injury in the last 10 years for which information is available.
Lord James Douglas Hamilton[holding answer 12 May 1992]: The numbers of self-inflicted injuries by institution over the last 10 years are as follows:
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Institution Number 1982 Aberdeen 2 Barlinnie 1 159W
Institution Number Dumfries 1 Friarton 1 Longriggend 1 Polmont 1 Perth 1 1983 Aberdeen 2 Edinburgh 2 Glenochil 3 Longriggend 2 Polmont 1 Perth 1 1984 Aberdeen 1 Barlinnie 2 Cornton Vale 2 Edinburgh 1 Friarton 1 Inverness 2 Longriggend 5 Perth 1 1985 Aberdeen 2 Barlinnie 1 Cornton Vale 2 Dungavel 1 Dumfries 1 Edinburgh 1 Friarton 2 Glenochil 1 Inverness 2 Longriggend 14 Noranside 1 Polmont 3 Perth 1 Peterhead 1 1986 Aberdeen 2 Cornton Vale 2 Edinburgh 2 Inverness 1 Longriggend 11 Low Moss 1 Polmont 5 Perth 2 Shotts 1 1987 Aberdeen 3 Barlinnie 2 Cornton Vale 4 Dumfries 1 Glenochil 2 Longriggend 1 Polmont 2 Perth 1 1988 Aberdeen 1 Barlinnie 1 Cornton Vale 1 Edinburgh 1 Glenochil 1 Polmont 3 Peterhead 3 Shotts 2 1989 Aberdeen 3 Barlinnie 6 Cornton Vale 1 Edinburgh 1 Inverness 1 Longriggend 5
Institution Number Polmont 1 Peterhead 3 Shotts 1 1990 Aberdeen 3 Barlinnie 11 Cornton Vale 1 Edinburgh 1 Glenochil 1 Greenock 2 Inverness 1 Peterhead 1 Shotts 1 1991 Aberdeen 3 Barlinnie 12 Edinburgh 1 Greenock 1 Polmont 3 Shotts 1 1992 (to date) Barlinnie 4 Barlinnie special unit 1 Edinburgh 1 Perth 2