HC Deb 17 February 1994 vol 237 cc928-9W
Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list by region the number of suicides for each year since 1990; and if she will publish the available data on their employment status.

Mr. Bowis

The number of suicides, including undetermined deaths, in each region for the years 1990 to 1992 are shown in the table. Information on employment status at the time of death is not routinely recorded on death certificates.

Year
Region 1990 1991 1992
Northern 345 341 362
Yorkshire 432 428 437
Trent 515 520 526

Year
Region 1990 1991 1992
East Anglian 261 251 245
North West Thames 403 445 401
North East Thames 445 443 379
South East Thames 493 466 474
South West Thames 326 325 349
Wessex 346 359 350
Oxford 293 264 284
South Western 416 389 419
West Midlands 584 533 555
Mersey 250 244 216
North Western 485 559 544
England 5,594 5,567 5,541