§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many suicides there were in prisons in England and Wales for each of the last 10 years. [140960]
§ Mr. BoatengThe information requested is given in the table.
Self-inflicted deaths in HMP establishments England and Wales, 1990–20001 Calendar year Male Female Total 1990 49 1 50 1991 42 0 42 1992 39 2 41 1993 46 1 47 1994 61 1 62 1995 57 2 59 1996 62 2 64 1997 65 3 68 1998 79 3 82 1999 86 5 91 2000 69 8 77 Total 655 28 683 1Count as at 28 November 2000