§ Lord Windleshamasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the number of firearms-related deaths, including suicide and fatal accidents, in each year since 1985, including Scotland as well as England and Wales.
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Firearms-related deaths in Great Britain, 1985–1995 Cause of death Accident Suicide Homicide Undetermined Total England and Wales Scotland England and Wales Scotland England and Wales Scotland England and Wales Scotland England and Wales Scotland 1985 18 3 204 35 23 9 29 5 274 52 1986 16 1 193 31 46 2 37 7 292 41 1987 12 2 187 24 41 4 32 2 272 32 1988 17 1 212 18 28 1 28 4 285 24 1989 17 0 159 24 18 6 40 1 234 31 1990 8 1 158 18 27 4 31 2 224 25 1991 5 2 146 19 27 6 29 1 207 28 1992 8 1 168 16 34 6 22 2 232 25 1993 11 1 157 26 61 3 16 3 245 33 1994 9 1 154 17 28 16 20 2 211 30 1995 12 0 136 30 30 9 24 4 202 43
§ Baroness BlatchThe readily available information is given in the table below.
These figures were supplied by the Office for National Statistics and the General Register Office for Scotland. The statistics are taken from the cause of death as recorded on death certificates and may vary from other sources, such as those used in Criminal Statistics, for example, especially in regard to the classification of the "undetermined" group.