asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many incidents of attempted suicides have been recorded since 1 January 2002 at immigration detention centres.[HL6595]
We do not keep records of attempted suicides, rather self-harm attempts. Figures for 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 to 31 May 2006 are in the table. No figures are available for periods before this.
Immigration Removal Centre Number of individuals on Formal Self-Harm at Risk 01/04/04—31/03/05 Number of incidents of self-harm requiring medical treatment in 01/04/04—31/03/05 Campsfield House 33 19 Colnbrook (opened August 2004) 95 34 Dover 72 28 Dungavel 127 1 Harmondsworth 192 39 Haslar 44 8 Lindholme 24 2 Oakington 57 15 Tinsley House 91 8 Yarl's Wood 123 Immigration Removal Centre Number of individuals on Formal Self-Harm at Risk 01/04/05—31/03/06 Number of incidents of self-harm requiring medical treatment 01/04/05—31/03/06 Campsfield House 40 19 Colnbrook 718 91 Dover 91 28 Dungavel 110 0 Harmondsworth 482 40 Haslar 36 2 Lindholme 11 4 Oakington 75 17 Tinsley House 47 3 Yarl's Wood 196 27 Immigration Removal Centre Number of individuals on Formal Self-Harm at Risk 01/04/06—31/05/06 Number of incidents of self-harm requiring medical treatment 01/04/06—01/05/06 Campsfield House 3 1 Colnbrook 166 18 Dover 13 8 Dungavel 12 0 Harmondsworth 103 0 Haslar 4 1 Lindholme 0 0 Oakington 8 3 Tinsley House 5 1 Yarl's Wood 45 5