asked Her Majesty's Government:
In each year since 1980, how many prisoners committed suicide while in prison in Northern Ireland.[HL7676]
The information is shown in the following table. Eight coroners' inquests have still to be held.
Year Number of prisoners who committed suicide in Northern Ireland prisons 1980 Nil 1981 Nil 1982 Nil 1983 Nil 1984 1 1985 2 1986 1 1987 1 1988 2 1989 1 1990 1 1991 1 1992 Nil 1993 Nil 1994 3 1995 2 1996 1 (one additional inquest yet to be held) 1997 1 1998 1 (one additional inquest yet to be held) 1999 3 2000 4 2001 Nil 2002 1 2003 1 2004 1 (one additional inquest yet to be held) 2005 Nil (four inquests yet to be held; none are suspected suicides) 2006 to date Nil (one inquest yet to be held; not suspected suicide)