§ Mr. Rhys Daviesasked the Home Secretary how many times the headmaster of Wigmore approved school, West Bromwich, used corporal punishment during the last 12 months for which statistics are available; for what offences; how many boys were concerned; how many boys were there altogether in the school; and how many cases of corporal punishment which he administered when the boys were in camp were recorded in the punishment book?
§ Sir S. HoareThe School referred to accommodates 140 boys and 35 of them were caned (seven of them twice and one boy three times) during the year ending 30th June, 1938. In 15 cases the punishment was for absconding; in the remaining cases for repeated misbehaviour. At camp in 1937 two boys were caned and the punishment recorded. There were no cases at camp this year.