§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many deaths in custody there were in each of the last 10 years broken down by prison service region, indicating(a) where these were challenged at the inquest and (b) how many challenges were successful. [72329]
§ Hilary Benn[holding answer 24 July 2002]: Details of deaths in custody for the last 10 years by current Prison Service area and function are set out in the tables. Figures for natural causes deaths are available from 1996 onwards. No information is held centrally about challenges at inquests.
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Table showing the number of natural causes deaths in prisons in England and Wales by Prison Service Area between 01/01/96 and 19/07/02 Area Calendar Year Total 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 North East 1 1 1 4 2 9 Yorkshire and Humberside 3 3 2 3 3 5 1 20 East Midlands 2 3 3 5 2 1 2 18 Lancashire and Cumbria (North West) 5 2 2 6 6 2 2 25 East Midlands (South) 1 1 1 2 1 1 7 Manchester, Mersey and Cheshire (North West) 3 1 4 3 3 9 2 25 Eastern 8 5 4 4 5 3 4 33 West Midlands 4 3 2 4 2 3 1 19 Wales 1 2 1 1 2 7 South West 3 6 4 9 5 4 3 34 Thames Valley, Hampshire and Isle of Wight (South East) 5 5 6 7 5 6 3 37 Kent, Surrey and Sussex (South East) 5 8 4 4 5 2 4 32 London 3 1 6 3 4 4 2 23 Women's Prisons and Young Offender Institutions 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 11 High Security Prisons 8 8 4 4 11 12 4 51 Prisoner Escort Custody Service 1 1
Table showing the number of homicides in prisons in England and Wales by Prison Service Area between 01/01/9/ and 19/07/02 Area Calendar Year Total 1999 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 Yorkshire and Humberside 1 1 2 Lancashire and Cumbria (North West) 1 1 3 Manchester, Mersey and Cheshire (North West) 1 1 Eastern 1 1 1 1 4 West Midlands 1 1 2 1 5 Wales 1 1 2 London 1 1 High Security Prisons 1 1 2 1 1 1 7
Table showing the number of use of force deaths in Prison Service for England and Wales by area between 01/01/9/ and 01/01/96 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 London 1 1 1 South West 1 West Midlands 1 Note:
a)There were no use of force deaths in the other regions in this period.
b)There have been no such deaths since 1995.