§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) male and (b) female suicides there were in prisons in 1993–94.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Butler to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 26 May 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about how many (a) male and (b) female suicides there were in prisons in 1993–94.The information is shown in the table below:
Year Male female 1993 46 1 1994 16 0