§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers have been attacked by(a) pupils and (b) parents in each education authority, in each academic year since 1997. [133700]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisIn my answer to a similar question from the hon. Member on 8 September 2003,Official Report, column 148W, I stated that the number of serious injuries to primary and secondary school teachers in Great Britain caused by physical violence reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was as follows:
- 1996–97—83
- 1997–98—119
- 1998–99—124
- 1999–2000—135
- 2000–01—135
- 2001–02—110.
The injuries reported to the HSE are major injuries and those resulting in more than three days' absence from work as a result of assault. Information about who caused the injury is not available and the figures cannot be broken down by education authority.