Written question asked by Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 February 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 February 2000. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 28 February 2000 on behalf of the Office for National Statistics.

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the suicide plus undetermined injury rate per 100,000 people in England based on a three year average around (a) 1997 and (b) 1998. - Inc figures and text of letter from Tim Holt of the Office for National Statistics.

Answer: Mr. Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the suicide plus undetermined injury rate per 100,000 people in England based on a three-year average around (a) 1997 and (b) 1998. [109817] Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply. Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Frank Field, dated 28 February 2000: As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent question on suicides plus undetermined injury rate per 100,000 people in England. The European age standardised rate for the average of the years 1996 to 1998 for England is 9.2 suicides or undetermined injury deaths per 100,000 population. 1999 figures are not yet available and we are therefore unable to provide a three year average around 1998.

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