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Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Monday, 10 January 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 January 2000. It was answered by Lord Boateng (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 January 2000 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inmates held in London prisons attempted (a) to commit suicide and (b) to cause self-inflicted injuries in 1999. - Inc table.
Answer

Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many inmates held in London prisons attempted (a) to commit suicide and (b) to cause self-inflicted injuries in 1999. [104460] Mr. Boateng: The information requested is given in the table, which covers the period 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Establishment Incidents of self-harm financial year 1998-99 Belmarsh 61 Brixton 186 Downview 1 Feltham 292 High Down 61 Holloway 250 Latchmere House 0 Pentonville 94 Wandsworth 305 Wormwood Scrubs 185 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. These data are derived from information provided by establishments to the Directorate of Health Care. 2. Incidents do not equate to numbers of prisoners as an individual prisoner may self-harm more than once. 3. Statistics on self-harm are collected on a financial year basis. 4. The establishments listed are those in the Greater London area.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
104460; 342 c454W;342 c452W
Session
1999-00
Subjects
Greater London Injuries Prisoners Prisons Suicide Self-harm
Contains statistics
Yes