HC Deb 30 November 2000 vol 357 c924W
Mr. Llwyd

To 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. Boateng

The 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