§ Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Education whether his attention has been called to a recent case in which a teacher caned all the children in a class for the alleged misdemeanour of one child; and whether he will issue instructions to local education committees prohibiting such action by any teacher at any time.
§ Sir D. EcclesI am not sure to which incident the hon. Member refers, but the answer to the second part of his Question is, "No."