§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many suicides there have been in each of the armed services in each year since 1990. [15387]
§ Mr. Soames[holding answer 12 February 1997]: The number of coroner verdicts of suicide in each of the armed services, including Gurkhas1, for each year since 1990 are:
Year Navy Army1 RAF Total 1990 8 20 14 42 1991 5 22 7 34 1992 6 19 5 30 1993 1 18 4 23 1994 6 18 5 29 1995 1 15 2 18 1996 2 3 0 5 1997 0 0 0 0 Information in the table as at 10 February 1997.