§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the number and proportion of self-inflicted deaths in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last five years which involved remand prisoners; and what information is available on the proportion of the latter group who were known or suspected to be mentally disordered.
Earl FerrersResponsibility for the subject of this Question has been delegated to the prison service and its Director General, Mr. Derek Lewis. The Director General has therefore responded to the Question and his letter is given below.
Letter from Mr. Derek Lewis, Director General of H.M. Prison Service, to Lord Harris of Greenwich:
Earl Ferrers has asked me to reply to your recent parliamentary Question concerning self-inflicted deaths in prison, with particular reference to remand prisoners who are mentally disordered.
The attached table contains the information you require.