§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has ben the suicide rate for (i) each local health authority, (ii) each regional health authority and (iii) nationally among(a) young men, (b) young women, (c) all men, (d) all women and (e) the population as a whole for each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information she has on the number of terminally or very seriously ill people who commit suicide with or without assistance from others.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Office of Population Censuses and Surveys routinely collects information relating to deaths registered in England and Wales for which there is a statutory requirement to do so. For each death it is possible for the certifying registered medical practitioner to record on the death certificate
Other significant conditions CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEATH but not related to the disease or condition causing it".
Whole-time equivalents of consultant rheumatologists by region as at 30 September 1986–1993 Region 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Northern 15 15 15 16 16 16 18 17 Yorkshire 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 12 Trent 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 East Anglia 10 10 10 11 10 9 11 7 North west Thames 21 22 20 20 21 24 19 17 North east Thames 30 23 28 23 30 28 31 27 South east Thames 27 24 24 26 28 28 27 27 South west Thames 15 15 15 15 17 19 13 18 Wessex 20 21 20 20 18 17 21 21 Oxford 12 11 13 14 14 13 13 12 South Western 5 6 8 8 8 9 7 7 West Midlands 12 10 11 11 13 13 12 14 Mersey 4 5 4 4 5 8 6 6 North Western 17 15 16 18 19 16 15 16 SHAs 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 England Total 210 200 210 210 230 230 220 220 Note:
1. Figures for 1990 and 1991 are estimates.
2. Regional figures have been rounded to the nearest whole number; England figures to the nearest 10. Regional figures may not sum to the England totals because of rounding.