Prisoners (Suicides) (Hansard, 3 July 2000)

§ Mr. Boateng

There were 83 self-inflicted deaths in prison custody in 1998. Of these, 80 were caused by hanging.

Asylum applications¹ received in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, and initial decisions² on applications, June 1999 to May 2000 by month, nationals of Sierra Leone
Principal applicants
	Applications	Decisions
	Total	Port	In country	Total decisions	Grants of asylum	Grants of ELR	Total refusals	Grants of ELR under backlog criteria.^3,4	Non compliance refusals under backlog criteria^3,5
June 1999	95	40	55	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—
July	140	85	60	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—
August	80	50	30	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—
September	130	60	65	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—
October	95	45	50	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—
November	85	50	35	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—
December	100	75	30	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—
January 2000	75	50	30	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—
February	105	45	65	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—
March	105	40	60	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—	⁶—
April	75	25	45	120	^*	30	10	80	—
May	105	25	80	155	20	60	30	35	10
Total to date	1,190	585	605	275	25	90	40	115	10
¹Figures rounded to nearest 5 with ^* = 1 or 2.
²Information is of initial determination decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions.
³Cases decided under pragmatic measures aimed at reducing the pre '96 act asylum backlog.
⁴May include a small number of cases where asylum has been granted.
⁵May include a small number of cases where the application has been refused on substantive grounds.
⁶Not applicable