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Written question asked by Shailesh Vara (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 January 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 January 2007. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 January 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.


Prisons

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 5 December 2006, Official Report, columns 292-3W, on prisons, how many inmates who (a) self-harmed and (b) committed suicide (i) had previously been identified as suffering from mental illness and (ii) were subsequently identified as suffering from mental illness in each year since 1997.
Answer

[holding answer 22 January 2007]: Information about mental illness among prisoners is not collated centrally in the requested format and could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
455 c1705-6W; 117183
Session
2006-07
Related items
Prisoners: Mentally Ill
Monday, 19 February 2007
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Prisoners Suicide Self-harm
Link
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