HC Deb 02 February 1994 vol 236 cc779-80W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons have died by their own hand in prisons in each year since 1978; and what were the means by which such deaths were brought about.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information is set out in the table:

Year Means Total
1978 Hanging (2), cut throat (1), jumping (1) 4
1979 Hanging (2), jumping (1) 3
1980 Jumping1 1
1981 Hanging (3) solvent inhalation (1) 4
1982 Hanging 3
1983 Hanging (4), overdose (1), cell fire and asphyxiation (1)1 6
1984 Hanging (4), inhalation of toxic fumes in cell fire (1) 5
1985 Hanging 6

FTE
As at April
Unified 1989 1990 19911 19921 19931
Grade Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
1 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 —
2 7 — 8 — 7 — 7 — 7 —
3 22 1 21 1 23 1 21 2.5 20 3
4 10 — 10 — 14 1 14 1 13 2
Total 40 1 40 1 45 2 43 3.5 41 5
1 Medical staff at these grades are included in the figures with effect from 1 April 1991.

Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland main occupational group, as defined by Treasury, in each Office in each of the past five years in terms of occupational grades.

Number of Staff (FTE) employed by The Scottish Office, by occupational group2
FTE
Occupational group As at 1 April
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
a. The Scottish Office, excluding Scottish Prison Service1
Open Structure2 681.0 723.5 621.0 627.5 656.5
Administration Group 2,857.5 2,881.0 2,888.0 2,833.0 2,856.5
Economist group 9.5 9.5 11.5 11.5 13.5
Information Officer Group 24.0 27.5 28.5 26.0 27.5
Librarian Group 13.5 14.0 14.0 13.5 12.0
Statistician Group 8.0 10.0 11.0 9.0 15.0
Secretarial Group 555.0 568.5 568.5 545.0 543.0
Science group 215.0 219.0 224.0 225.0 223.5
Professional and Technology Group 301.5 296.5 291.0 288.5 245.5
Graphics Officer Group 3.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.0
Legal Group 5.0 7.0 9.0 5.0 6.0
Curatorial/Conservation Group 10.0 17.0 22.5 27.5 27.0
Research Officer Group 14.5 16.0 16.0 15.0 18.0
General Service Group 372.5 353.0 448.5 423.0 396.0
Departmental Groups 625.0 587.5 588.0 555.5 569.5
Industrial Grades 578.0 542.0 538.5 524.0 486.5
6,273.0 6,275.0 6,282.0 6,132.0 6,098.0
b. Scottish Prison Service1
Non-Industrial Grades 3,726.5 3,920.5 3,929.0 4,154.5 4,544.0
Industrial Grades 77.0 79.0 75.0 74.0 81.0
3,803.5 3,999.5 4,004.0 4,228.5 4,625.0

Year Means Total
1986 Hanging (5), jumping (2)1 7
1987 Hanging (6), inhalation of vomit, asphyxia and solvent abuse (1) 7
1988 Hanging 7
1989 Hanging (5), self-inflicted wounds to left arm (1) 6
1990 Hanging (2), self strangulation (1) 3
1991 Hanging 4
1992 Hanging 9
1993 Hanging 1
1Died in hospital.