§ 29 and 50. Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) whether she will issue a circular requesting all heads of schools to make reports to her of the number of their pupils aged eight years or above who have suffered from poisoning by pills or drugs during each of the years from 1965 to 1971 inclusive; how many of them died; and how many of them were treated as cases of suicide or attempted suicide;
(2) whether she will issue a circular requesting all heads of schools in future 358W to make periodical reports to her of the number of pupils aged eight years or above who suffer from poisoning by pills or drugs; how many of them died; and how many of them are treated as cases of suicide or attempted suicide.
§ Mrs. ThatcherThis is not information which head teachers or the school medical service would be expected to have or to collect, but relevant figures were provided by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services on 13th June.—[Vol. 838, c. 237–8.]