§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by penal institution the number of cases of(a) attempted suicide and (b) suicide in the last 10 years for which information is available.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 12 May 1992]: The numbers of attempted suicides and suicides by institution over the last 10 years are as follows:
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Institution Number 1982 Suicides Dumfries 1 Glenochil 2 Attempted suicides Aberdeen 1 Barlinnie 1 Edinburgh 2 Noranside 1 1983 Suicides Barlinnie 1 Glenochil 1 Attempted suicides Barlinnie 1 1984 Suicides Barlinnie 3 Edinburgh 1 Glenochil 1 Attempted Suicides Barlinnie 4 Glenochil 2 Longriggend 2 Polmont 1 Perth 2 1985 Suicides 161W
Institution Number Barlinnie 3 Glenochil 2 Perth 1 Attempted Suicides Aberdeen 9 Barlinnie 2 Cornton Vale 1 Dumfries 1 Edinburgh 2 Glenochil 1 Longriggend 5 Low Moss 1 Noranside 1 Polmont 8 1986 Suicides Barlinnie 3 Cornton Vale 1 Edinburgh 1 Perth 2 Attempted Suicides Barlinnie 3 Cornton Vale 1 Longriggend 10 Polmont 9 Perth 1 1987 Suicides Barlinnie 3 Dumfries 1 Edinburgh 1 Glenochil 1 Attempted Suicides Aberdeen 1 Barlinnie 1 Cornton Vale 1 Dungavel 1 Edinburgh 3 Longriggend 2 Shotts 3 1988 Suicides Barlinnie 6 Glenochil 1 Attempted Suicides Barlinnie 3 Cornton Vale 2 Edinburgh 4 Glenochil 3 Longriggend 7 Polmont 2 Perth 1 Peterhead 4 Shotts 8 1989 Suicides Aberdeen 1 Barlinnie 1 Polmont 1 Perth 1 Shotts 2 Attempted Suicides Aberdeen 4 Barlinnie 2 Cornton Vale 1 Edinburgh 2 Glenochil 1 Inverness 1 Longriggend 5
Institution Number Low Moss 1 Polmont 3 Peterhead 2 Shotts 1 1990 Suicides Barlinnie 2 Attempted suicides Barlinnie 11 Cornton Vale 2 Edinburgh 3 Glenochil 1 Longriggend 6 Polmont 1 1991 Suicides Barlinnie 1 Greenock 1 Longriggend 1 Perth 1 Attempted suicides Aberdeen 1 Barlinnie 1 Cornton Vale 4 Edinburgh 5 Inverness 3 Longriggend 5 Polmont 1 Perth 3 Peterhead 1 Shotts 1 1992(to date) Suicides Barlinnie 1 Polmont 1 Attempted suicides Aberdeen 1 Barlinnie 6 Glenochil 1 Polmont 6