HC Deb 16 September 2003 vol 410 cc701-2W
Mr. Hancock

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 9 September 2003, ref. 127070, if he will make it his policy to collate data centrally concerning incidents of self harm in army barracks; and if he will make a statement. [130223]

Mr. Caplin

I take the issue of self-harm in the armed forces extremely seriously. The collation of data in this area is complex, due to the number of agencies involved and the sensitivity of the information. However, I have commissioned work to trial the collection and analysis of the existing information for the Army. This work is due to report back later this year.