Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were involved in self-harm incidents in the most recent year for which figures are available.

Data on self-harm in prison custody is published quarterly in the Safety in Custody statistics. The most recent statistics were published on 25 January 2018 and cover self-harm in prison custody to September 2017. They are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-september-2017.

The Government takes very seriously its responsibility to keep prisoners safe. We have established a prison safety programme that includes a comprehensive set of actions, including: rolling out revised and improved training for staff in assessing and managing the risk of suicide and self-harm amongst prisoners; improving support for prisoners in their early days in custody; revising the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork case management process for those identified as being at risk; and funding the Samaritans to provide their valuable Listeners Scheme.