§ Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners committed suicide in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many were(a) male, (b) female, (c) on remand and (d) aged under 21 years. [8456]
§ Beverley HughesStatistics for the number of self-inflicted prisoner deaths between 1996–2000 are shown in the table.
Number of suicides in England and Wales in each of the years 1996 to 2000 by gender, on remand and under 21 years of age Year Total Male Female On Remand Under 21 years 1996 64 62 2 31 12 1997 68 65 3 26 9 1998 82 79 3 39 14 1999 91 86 5 45 14 2000 81 73 8 39 16