§ Charles HendryTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many suicides of people under 30-years-old there have been in each year since 1997, broken down by(a) age and (b) sex. [161083]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Charles Hendry, dated 15 March 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning how many suicides of people under 30 years old there have been in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) age and (b) sex. (161083)The most recent available figures on suicide mortality are for the calendar year 2002. Figures for each year are given in the table below for the calendar years 1997 to 2002.