§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners died in prison in England and Wales in each year since 1992; and of these deaths how many were(a) self-inflicted, (b) accidental, (c) homicides, (d) due to disease, (e) due to AIDS, (D due to tuberculosis, (g) due to cancer and (h) due to vascular and heart disease. [16682]
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§ 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. Neil Gerrard, dated 26 February 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about deaths in prison custody in England and Wales since 1992.The detailed information requested is not recorded centrally. The attached table gives the number of deaths for each year since 1992 broken down into self-inflicted, natural causes, accidental deaths and murders.
Cause of death 1992 1993 1994 1995 Self-inflicted 41 47 62 60 Natural causes 34 42 43 56 Accidental death 4 3 0 0 Murder 2 2 3 1 Total 81 94 108 117 Note:
These figures do not include deaths of prisoners which occurred outside of prison, for example on home leave or while unlawfully at large.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the number of suicides in prisons in England and Wales since 1 January. [16321]
§ 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 A. J. Pearson to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 26 February 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about the total number of suicides in prisons in England and Wales since 1 January.There have been 11 self inflicted deaths between 1 January and 21 February 1996. No inquests have yet been held into any of these deaths.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of suicides in prisons in England and Wales during 1995. [16319]
§ 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 A. J. Pearson to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 26 February 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about the total number of suicides in prisons in England and Wales during 1995.There were 60 self-inflicted deaths in 1995. Inquest verdicts were: suicide (27), open verdicts (6), accidental deaths (3) natural causes (1). Inquests are still awaited in 23 cases.