Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 30 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 April 2004. It was answered by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 April 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 25th March, Official Report, column 941W, on self-harm, what target he has set for the completion of the feasibility stage of the project to collate data centrally on incidents of self-harm in the services; what the targets are for completion of the project; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 25 March, Official Report, column 941W, on self-harm, what target he has set for the completion of the feasibility stage of the project to collate data centrally on incidents of self-harm in the services; what the targets are for completion of the project; and if he will make a statement. [165755] Mr. Caplin: The Ministry of Defence continues to look at the identification and recording of self-harm incidents, of reporting systems and of analysis within the services. A feasibility report is due by the end of the summer. Its conclusions will determine future work.

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