§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the proportion of young men who commit suicide who are black or from ethnic minorities. [17088]
§ Mr. BoatengThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Oliver Heald, dated 22 November 2001:
As National Statistician I have been asked to answer your question on what assessment has been made of the proportion of young men who commit suicide who are black or from ethnic minorities (17088)Ethnicity is not recorded at death registration. Information collected at death registration relates to country of birth. However, country of birth would not detect the generations who are black or from ethnic minorities that were born in the UK, or those members of the white ethnic group that were born in other countries. Therefore suicide figures for ethnic groups are not available.