§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many acts of deliberate self-harm there have been among those held in detention for immigration or asylum reasons in each of the last four years.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe number of immigration detainees who have committed acts of deliberate self-harm in immigration detention accommodation, and in Haslar holding centre, in the last four years is as follows:
Immigration Detention Accommodation Haslar 1990 8 3 1991 15 0 1992 10 1 1993 16 2 Information about acts of self-harm in other Prison Service establishments did not identify immigration detainees separately until June 1993. Between June and December 1993 there were 13 such incidents.