HC Deb 03 July 2000 vol 353 c65W
Mr. Bob Russell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners committed suicide in 1998; and of these suicides how many were caused by hanging. [128517]

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 criteria3,5
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

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