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Mr. Fraser
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many suicides per quarter have taken place in Brixton prison in the last two years.
Mrs. Rumbold
The number of deaths of inmates at their own hand at Brixton prison in each quarter over the last two years is shown in the table.
| Deaths at the prisoner's own hand at Her Majesty's prison Brixton between 1 October 1988 and 30 September 1990 | |
| Period | Number of deaths at own hand1 |
| 1 October to 31 December 1988 | — |
| 1 January to 31 March 1989 | 1 |
| 1 April to 30 June 1989 | 13 |
| 1 July to 30 September 1989 | 1 23 |
| 1 October to 31 December 1989 | 1 |
| 1 January to 31 March 1990 | 1 |
| 1 April to 30 June 1990 | — |
| 1 July to 30 September 1990 | 32 |
| 1 The figures in brackets give the number of deaths in respect of which a verdict of suicide was returned at the inquest. | |
| 2 Includes one death which occurred at Isleworth crown court. | |
| 3 Neither inquest has yet been held. | |