Written question asked by Evan Harris (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 15 October 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 October 2002. It was answered by Ruth Kelly (Labour) on Monday, 28 October 2002 on behalf of the Office for National Statistics.

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the data available on death rates from (a) suicide and (b) undetermined injury in each year since 1996. - Inc letter from Len Cook from the Office for National Statistics.

Answer: Dr. Evan Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the data available on death rates from (a) suicide and (b) undetermined injury in each year since 1996. [75641] Ruth Kelly: The Information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply. Letter from L. Cook to Mr. E. Harris, dated 28 October 2002: As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your enquiry about the publication of death rates from (a) suicide and (b) undetermined injury in each year since 1996. (75641) These data were published in Table 3 of Mortality Statistics from injury and poisoning 2000, Series DH4 no. 25 which is available on the National Statistics website at hhttp:// www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme--health/DH4--NO25/ DH4--No25.pdf.

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