§ 51. Mr. Sorensenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to what extent all remand homes and approved schools employ corporal punishment on occasion; to what extent the incidence of this punishment has increased or diminished in recent years; and what reports he has as to whether those institutions with a proportionate higher frequency of corporal punishment have substantially less or more indiscipline than those where corporal punishment is not inflicted or is rare.
§ Mr. Fletcher-CookeDuring the three years 1958 to 1960, corporal punishment was used in 90 of the 95 approved schools and in 29 of the 30 remand homes in which its use is authorised by the relevant statutory rules. It is not permitted in girls' remand homes or in senior girls' approved schools. In relation to the average number of those in the schools and homes in these years, there was a slight increase in the incidence of corporal punishment in 1959 as compared with 1958, and a further slight increase in 1960. As regards the last part of the Question, no firm conclusions can be drawn from the information available.
180Weach of the last two convenient yearly periods, to the County of London Sessions Appeals Committee from convictions or sentences for driving under the influence of alcohol, and in how many cases a disqualification, which had been ordered by the magistrates court, was increased, confirmed or reduced respectively; and what are the figures for similar appeals in respect of dangerous driving.
§ Mr. RentonThe following is the Answer: