§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) verbal and (b) physical assaults against (i) nurses and (ii) other health care staff in each Northern Ireland health trust area there were in each of the last three years. [168271]
§ Angela SmithThe information is not available in the format requested. However, the number of recorded assaults (both verbal and physical) on Health and Personal Social Services staff in all disciplines, during the financial years for which figures are currently available, is detailed in the following table:
Number 2002–03 5,065 2001–02 2,438 2000–01 1,956
§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) arrests were made, (b) people were charged, (c) cautions were issued and (d) convictions were reached for assaults on NHS staff in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years. [168272]
§ Angela SmithThe information requested is not available.