Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many self-inflicted deaths there have been in each month since January 2014.

The number of deaths in custody for the requested period is not yet available. The number of deaths in prison custody for the first quarter of 2014 will be published on 31^st July 2014.

The latest information on deaths in prison custody can be found in the Safety in Custody Statistics bulletin which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics