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Written question asked by Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on Friday, 25 November 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 November 2011. It was answered by Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 December 2011 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Suicide: Pendle

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what information his Department holds on the age of victims of suicide in Pendle constituency in the last 10 years.
Answer

The information requested is not held centrally. Coroners make annual returns on their verdicts, including suicide verdicts, but this information does not contain the level of detail requested. The Coroner for East Lancashire has provided details in the following table of the number of suicide verdicts in his district over the last 10 years but to obtain the address and age of the deceased would be at disproportionate cost as every suicide verdict would have to be interrogated.

Suicide verdicts for East Lancashire coroner district (number)
2001 17
2002 13
2003 18
2004 18
2005 22
2006 15
2007 15
2008 20
2009 27
2010 14

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
83874; 536 c1045-6W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Suicide Pendle
Link
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