There is no definition of what constitutes an attempted suicide, as it is very difficult to measure suicidal intent, and therefore my Department is unable to provide the data requested. However, the following table gives details of all self-harm incidents and apparently self-inflicted deaths in each Welsh prison from 2003 onwards.
Prison Self-inflicted deaths per prison Self-harm (SH) incidents per prison1 Total SH incidents 20032 Cardiff 0 56 Parc 0 326 Swansea 1 62 Usk/Prescoed 0 1 Total 445 2004 Cardiff 0 99 Parc 0 251 Swansea 1 33 Usk/Prescoed 0 1 Total 384 2005 Cardiff 1 74 Parc 0 368 Swansea 1 64 Usk/Prescoed 0 1 Total 507 2006 Cardiff 1 96 Parc 1 285 Swansea 0 63 Total 444 20073 Cardiff 1 26 Parc 0 163 Swansea 1 43 Usk/Prescoed 0 1 Total 233 1 It is not possible to measure the number of self harm incidents with absolute precision. The reported numbers of incidents provide useful management information but should not be treated as absolute. 2 A new system for recording self harm was introduced in December 2002 and as a result the total figures for that year are not directly comparable with later years. 3 Year to date figure reported on IRS by 31 October 2007.