I regret that the answer given to the hon. Member for Aylesbury (Mr. Lidington) on 17 December, Official Report, column 1196W, about the number of deaths in custody at Broadmoor hospital was incorrect.
The correct information is as follows.
The information is not held centrally. However, Broadmoor hospital has supplied the following data in the attached table:
Year Number of suicides (suspected or with inquest verdict) Other deaths (natural causes) Total deaths 1997 1 5 6 1998 2 1 3 1999 6 6 12 2000 1 3 4 2001 0 2 2 2002 2 4 6 2003 0 1 1 2004 0 14 4 2005 3 2 3 2006 0 3 3 2007 (to 30/1 1/07) 3 2 5 1This includes one homicide.