§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many farmers and farm workers have committed suicide in Wales in each of the last 10 years. [30983]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe information requested is shown in the following table.
Deaths of farmers and farm workers recorded as suicide Farmers Farm workers 1983 12 2 1984 12 3 1985 6 6 1986 17 2 1987 2 2 1988 9 2 1989 7 0 1990 10 1 1991 8 2 1992 4 0 19931 9 2 1 In 1993 Office of Population Censuses and Surveys made changes to the coding and data collection system which may have affected the numbers of deaths for many causes, including suicides.