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Written Question
Suicide: Terminal Illnesses
Friday 19th February 2021

Asked by: Baroness Hayman (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with coroners about the number of people with terminal illnesses who die as a result of suicide per year.

Answered by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar

The Ministry of Justice oversees the legal framework that governs the coronial system but does not have operational responsibility for coroner services. Ministers and officials meet with the Chief Coroner, individual coroners and local authorities from time to time to discuss a range of issues including suicide. We have not had recent discussions on the issue or the number of people with terminal illnesses who take their own lives.