§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) 15, (b) 16 and (c) 17-year-olds have been recorded as self-injuring in prison in each year since 1990, by prison. [15014]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. George Howarth, dated 14 February 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number, by prison, of 15, 16 and 17 year olds who have been recorded as self-injuring in prison in each year since 1990.The information you have requested is not collected centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.